Stan Gwizdak

About Stan Gwizdak

Stan Gwizdak is CEO of The Kormac Group, a results-driven management consulting firm that embodies his clean heart and commitment to serving others. As a chief executive and Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Stan has spent more than 30 years leading business transformations at General Electric, BAE Systems, Honeywell, Textron, Aurora Capital, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and more.Stan founded Kormac as a heart-led consultancy to help clients achieve real improvements in profitability and shareholder value. Since then, he has built a culture of “good people doing good work for good companies.” The firm offers operational improvement, process enhancement, and value creation services in manufacturing environments of all kinds, including aerospace, automotive, oilfield services, chemicals, food, and medtech. Under Stan’s leadership, Kormac helps companies to address challenges in integrated supply chain and logistics, sales and operations planning, throughput, OEE, inventory management, labor and footprint optimization, safety, M&A, and more. The firm’s Surgical Strike Methodology empowers them to serve clients with no minimum project size. Kormac meets every client partner at their point of need with a fully customized engagement approach, project scope, and elite team – even if that team is just one interim executive or functional leader.A trusted advisor to executives and board members worldwide, Stan understands the challenges of leadership. He has served as Board Member, CEO, President, COO, and VP at several of the world’s top manufacturers, including collaborations across the USA, Europe, Latin and South America, and Asia.Stan lives a life rooted in authenticity and seeking to help—not sell—every person he meets. He believes in karma: doing good for others comes back to us. In his bestselling book, Karmic Selling: Earning Business by Earning Trust, Stan shares how he applies his clean-heart approach to the business world. He begins every conversation by asking, “How can I help you?” In the words of his clients:“When Stan sold into my organization, he and I built trust, transparency, and friendship. We made a win-win deal and both realized huge value from our collaboration.” – Richard Ward, Former Senior Vice President, Baker Hughes“Stan’s thoughtful guidance works, and not just in business — you can use it to make all the relationships in your life more rewarding.” – Steve Henderson, Executive Vice President, Leggett & Platt“Quite frankly, nobody does it better than Stan!” – Paul J. Tudor, CEO, Private Equity

Experience

1. CEO, President, and Founder

   The Kormac Group

   Jul 2005 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Building a heart-led consultancy that helps clients achieve real improvements in profitability and shareholder value• Recruiting and retaining top team members, including partners, executives, consultants, and subject matter experts• Serving as a trusted advisor to chief executives and board members worldwide• Leading and developing Kormac’s “good people doing good work for good companies\"• Delivering big results with small, expert teams for leaders seeking sustainable improvements in sales and operations planning, throughput/OEE, inventory management, logistics/supply chain, labor and footprint optimization, sales effectiveness, innovation, safety, M&A, and more• Looking to help – not sell – every executive I meet by introducing them to new partners, solutions, employees, or opportunities (Friends joke, “Stan connects more people than Match.com!”)

Education

• Center For Creative Leadership

  Situational Leadership Training

  1997

• Penn State University

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

• Lean Manufacturing

  Shingijutsu Training, Japan

  1998

Skills

• Start-Ups
• Presidents Club
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategy
• Lean Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Logistics
• Strategic Leadership
• Sales Management
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Process Improvement
• Business Process
• Business Process Improvement
• Tqm
• Black Belt
• Sales Management Consulting
• Thought Leadership
• International Business
• Business Strategy
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Vice Presidents
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Operational Excellence
• Business Development
• Leadership
• Recruiting
• Management Consulting
• Outsourcing
• Sales
• Directors
• Acquisition Integration
• Management
• Change Management
• Board of Director Experience
• C Suite
• Manufacturing