Leadership
Keith Meyerson
Keith has over 20 years of experience as a Learning, Talent, and Performance professional. He has worked for such iconic brands as Polo Ralph Lauren, Tiffany & Co., Neiman Marcus, Topgolf and The Home Depot. His experience with people development includes onboarding, performance management, succession planning, curriculum development, leadership & management development programs and oversight of both corporate and field learning functions for domestic and global brands. Keith is also one of the pioneers in the use of social collaboration tools as part of an integrated talent management strategy. He is also a frequent speaker at industry events and a contributor to many industry articles as well as a member of the Global Executive Advisory Council for 3Sixty Insights. Keith began his career as a United States Marine entering service as an Intelligence Analyst where he was stationed in a variety of assignments that brought him to Korea, Japan, the Philippines, El Salvador, California and The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. He earned his flight crew wings as a machine gunner with a helicopter squadron in Okinawa and became one of less than 1% of all Marines who earned a certification as a Water Survival Instructor. Though his assignments were varied, the time he spent as a Water Survival Instructor is where he developed his passion for training and helping others. On a related note, Keith has been acting since early childhood and, if you are quick enough with the pause button, you may see him in the movie “Talladega Nights–the Legend of Ricky Bobby.“ Keith has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, as well as a Master’s degree in Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness. He resides in Texas with his wife and son, while his daughter attends college in DC.
Leslie Wootton
Leslie began his career in the Hospitality Industry in Austin, TX, he has been part of over 60 restaurant openings, has hired 1000s of staff and teams of over 400 employees for new store openings. He began in operations and transitioned to openings, management, organizational development, training and Human Resources. He believes in developing a strong culture to help steer confidence and understanding with operational standards.
His career has taken him to Yellowstone, Disney, Dallas, London and he currently resides in New York City.
- Culture: The ability to motivate can be taught. A motivated staff has a purpose that goes beyond a transactional employee and manager relationship. Culture can be created, shaped and maintained.
- Operations: Establishment of standards, from sanitation to career pathing, gives responsibility and direction to everyone. Accountability is not a feeling; it is a process that can be measured.
- Staffing: Human Resources, recruitment, training curriculum, career pathing and positional reviews. From documentation and handbook creation, to HRIS implementation to eLearning and compliance, all aspects from hiring to promotion to replacement is covered.
- Design: Document creation to instructional design, consistency and professionalism with design simplifies learning, operations and execution.
- Leadership & Change Management: With strong management following proven direction along emotional intelligence and project management, changes from within come naturally to any successful operation.
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