Mike McNamara
Redefining Talent Management
Mike McNamara
Redefining Talent Management
Redefining Talent Management
Redefining Talent Management
"I really like what I’m seeing Mike. Your client actually came to me unsolicited and said that he is glad we decided on coaching for his report ... it’s like working with someone completely different."
"Mike’s ability to impact others is a true gift. His ability to quickly assess and strategically adapt to changing conditions is commendable. He’s made me a better leader."
"Mike is a seasoned, effective, senior executive with a great ability to identify talent and lead successful teams. I worked through two divestitures and an acquisition of businesses he managed. His ability to help successfully accomplish these strategic goals while keeping an increasingly uneasy employee base engaged was nothing less than remarkable. He is a humble yet assertive manager who truly cares for his team."
"Mike McNamara is among the best managers and strategic visionaries I encountered in my 30 years of company management. He is analytical, insightful and a motivator of those who surround him. His experiences in multiple industries provide an exceptional basis for planning and executing business and marketing plans."
"Mike comes up a lot in conversation. Peers .... usually ask, "What does he do?" I respond by saying, "He's a mentor - a ray of sunshine - and a rock when you're trying to enhance your career." I found him - and it was like finding gold. He helped me build the confidence I needed to tweak my approach to my own life and career."
"Mike will teach you how to trust your instinct while being reasonable through a sometimes unreasonable daily grind. It won't be hard to listen to him and learn from him, because he'll listen to you. He values people, in general, regardless of their career choices. He doesn't judge; he looks for solutions while making you laugh. What does Mike do? He makes you better. Period."
"I have so much respect for Mike and his vision of a better way to market talent in the news biz! I’ve gained valuable industry knowledge while working with him, and so much more confidence in my career path/journey. I highly recommend working with Mike and signing up with TalentBlvd."
....has held C-Suite and Executive roles with Equifax, Cox Enterprises, WW Grainger, and Federal-Mogul Corporation. Mike has led organizations of over 1,500 associates and P&L responsibility of more than $500M.
Mike formed The MBAR Group in 2009, providing career and business consulting services. His consulting engagements have taken him into network TV studios, 17-time world champion NBA locker room, auto parts stores in South Africa, 1,200 feet below the surface in a working lead mine, and into an operating room in the organ transplant industry.
Today as founder and CEO of TalentBlvd, he coaches several high-profile business and media personalities from Fox News, Fox Sports, CNN, CBS News, NBCUniversal, Telemundo, Univision, ESPN, Disney, TEGNA, Scripps, Hearst, Nexstar, Sinclair, Cox/Apollo, and Spectrum.
Mike earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University. He is a past chapter President of the American Marketing Association.
Mike and family split time between their adopted state of Missouri and family home in NW Michigan where their philanthropic causes include The Kingdom House – St Louis, BACN in Benzonia, MI., and Samaritan’s Purse, Boone NC .
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