Lorraine Richardson

About Lorraine Richardson

I am a business consultant, sales trainer, and entrepreneur. I work with our clients to…

Experience

1. Executive Vice President, Operations

   Growth Development Associates, Inc

   Nov 1989 — Present · Naples, FL, US

   As co-founder and Executive Vice President of GDA, Lorraine helped to establish GDA as a world class sales and management training and business consulting company. GDA has trained sales, customer support, and management teams in 40 countries, sharing best practices from key sales and preferred partner methodologies. GDA customizes every training and consulting service, delivering relevant and engaging experiences resulting in long-lasting increases in sales productivity.Lorraine is responsible for the orchestration of GDA’s delivery of training and consultant services to a broad customer clientele, facilitation of strategic planning sessions, and the management of GDA’s administrative resources. Lorraine also provides sales training classes workshops and conducts strategic planning sessions for select GDA clientele.

Education

• Cornell University

  Master's degree

  1972 — 1974

• St. Louis University

  Bachelor's degree

  1968 — 1972

Skills

• Business Development
• Program Management
• IT Operations
• Process Consulting
• Sales Leadership Training
• Sales Management
• Sales
• Leadership
• Systems Assurance
• Customer Service
• Strategic Planning
• Business Process
• Strategy
• Management Consulting
• Small Business Operations
• Small Business
• Coaching
• Consulting
• Business Relationship Management
• Team Building
• Management
• Personal Development
• IT Management
• Public Speaking
• Project Management
• Software Assurance
• Training