Ron Pate
Electrical Energy Visionary, Talent Ambassador, Author, Trainer, Inventor, Real Estate Investment Leader
- Role
- President at Key Business
- Location
- Hillsborough, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ron Pate
Passionate, results-oriented executive with 35+ years of general management, strategic marketing, product and solutions management, sales and sales management, and engineering experience. Strong interest and experience in electrical grid modernization strategy and implementation. Solid, hands-on experience with many aspects of corporate leadership including strategy development and implementation, team building and leadership coaching, P&L oversight, mergers and acquisitions, and executive advisory services.Recognized as an inspiring, creative, and visionary thought leader in the energy industry. Focused on helping industry participants and others serving the industry to find ways to evolve and prosper, ultimately helping protect and improve the environment and quality of life for all those we serve.Exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and writing and speaking skills. Particularly experienced in taking leading-edge concepts and crystallizing them into clear language and structure, enabling better implementation and more effective long term results.Additional areas of interest and expertise include real estate, apiculture, personal and professional development, languages, and martial arts.
Experience
President
Sep 2001 — Present · Raleigh-Durham, NC, US
Key Business Institute, Inc. offers a range of professional development training and consultative services targeted at small and medium sized businesses. Leveraging over 100 years of highly successful intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial experience of its leadership team, Key Business Institute, Inc. specializes in teaching corporate leaders how to create, build, and maintain profitable and sustainable companies. Our corporate clients include companies in the real estate, energy, IT, healthcare, and agriculture/apiculture industries. In addition to corporate success, Key Business Institute, Inc. also occasionally offers specialized training events focused on bringing lessons from the corporate world into a more personal realm - helping individuals form a powerful and successful vision and plan for their personal lives. Our name is inspired by our mission of improving the life of business while we help people be better at the business of life.
Education
North Carolina State University
BSEE, Power
1984 — 1988
Centre d'Approches Vivantes des Langues et des Médias
Languages and Culture
1988 — 1988
Skills
- Ami
- Business Development
- Spanish
- Executive Management
- Business Planning
- Energy
- Management Consulting
- Smart Grid
- Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Strategic Partnerships
- International Business
- Alternative Energy
- Sales Management
- Demand Response
- Energy Markets
- Crm
- International Sales
- Telecommunications
- Product Development
- French
- Competitive Analysis
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Strategy
- Business Strategy
- Product Management
- Team Building
- Management
- Market Analysis
- Sales
- English
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Program Management
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Marketing Strategy
- Product Marketing
- Energy Management
- Cleantech
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