Thana Sakas

About Thana Sakas

Thana brings over 20 years of corporate leadership and Big 4 consulting experience to her…

Experience

1. President Owner

   Gramercy Consulting

   Mar 2014 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   At Gramercy Consulting, our mission is to help leaders get better results. We work with CEOs of small to mid-sized entrepreneurial businesses and executives of large companies who are in the C-Suite or on track to get there. Our clients are committed to developing personally and professionally in order to drive exceptional results. Even the best leaders get stuck. After several years of double-digit growth, a business softens and the owner struggles to get it back on track. The Chief Technology Officer of a Fortune 500 company is stumped because she has a great plan and solid talent, but is still getting poor results. A top leader at a manufacturing company loses sleep and his family over competing priorities. A high potential leader is at risk of not getting selected for the promotion she is hoping for. Great reputations today do not guarantee success tomorrow. That is where we come in.Leaders are paid to deliver business results. Our business-centric approach bridges the gap between personal development and business growth and sets us apart in the industry. Many executive coaches are principally focused on a leader’s personal and professional growth. Gramercy Consulting\'s approach addresses business needs from day one. At the start of each executive coaching, senior team development or consulting engagement, we work with leaders to:• Understand industry drivers that shape how customers buy their products or services, and the stress this is putting on their business.• Discuss their strategic response to changes in the industry; review business goals and get clear on what success looks like.• Identify internal organizational issues that are constraining their success; including an assessment of senior team effectiveness.We help leaders understand what type of leadership is required to move the organization forward and what holds them back personally as they drive for results.

Education

• State University of New York

  Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

  1982 — 1985

Skills

• Training
• Executive Coaching
• Leadership Development
• Performance Management
• Change Management
• Organizational Design
• Operations and Sales Management
• Talent Acquisition
• Employee Relations
• Leadership
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Talent Management
• Human Resources
• Recruiting
• Management
• HR Management and Transformation