Lisa Reardon

About Lisa Reardon

Lisa Reardon is an innovative business leader focused on creating a successful portfolio of diverse businesses that returns value to the OwnersEdge ESOP, enabling its employee owners to achieve their American Dream. The origins of OwnersEdge trace back to Lisa’s time at CC and N. She was recruited to the company in 2005 and became president in 2008. Over the years, CC and N\'s success created an opportunity to build a diversified ESOP holding company. In 2015, Lisa established OwnerEdge to protect and serve the sustainability and wealth creation of employee owners. Since then, Lisa has led ten business acquisitions, restructured two companies, completed two divestitures, and executed four business mergers. To date, OwnersEdge has achieved more than 300 percent revenue growth, reaching over $170 million and expanding its workforce to more than 400 employees. Lisa possesses a diverse skill set built on a strong combination of strategy, execution and business finance. She has held numerous board positions and industry experience across service, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, nonprofit, automation, and construction. As an accomplished problem solver and ESOP expert, Lisa has a track record of growth even during economic downturns and the pandemic. In 2023, she was recognized by the Small Business Network as a Master Dealmaker and inducted into the Milwaukee Dealmakers Hall of Fame. Lisa’s board experience includes public, private, and ESOP-structured organizations. Internally, she serves as Executive Chair of the OwnersEdge board. Externally, she leads board committees focused on strategic CEO succession, audit, finance, and compensation. In her role as Executive Chair, Lisa focuses primarily on strategic board leadership and acquisitions. She works with the CEOs and the OwnersEdge board to achieve the holding company\'s long-term vision, which includes establishing OwnersEdge as a nationally recognized leader in the ESOP industry. Her responsibilities include acquisition strategy, evaluation and negotiations, board leadership, long-term vision, and strategic planning for OwnersEdge, and a high-level ESOP strategy. Lisa is a graduate of Marquette University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance. She also attended executive continuing education programs at Marquette and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Experience

1. Board of Directors

   Hatco Corporation

   Jan 2019 — Present

Education

• Marquette University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration, Concentration in Finance and Management

  1988

Skills

• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Cabling
• Board Experience
• Managed Services
• Wireless
• Voip
• P&L Management
• Six Sigma
• Customer Satisfaction
• Photography
• Fiber Optics
• Lean Management
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Talent Development
• Troubleshooting
• Project Management
• Customer Service
• Organizational Restructuring
• Vendor Management
• Budgets
• Major Account Management
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Telephony
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Talent Management
• Talent Acquisition
• Telecommunications
• Operations
• Ypo Forum Moderator
• Account Management
• Call Centers
• Process Improvement