president, Ann Ranson is a strategic planning consultant who helps organizations create and implement strategies that deliver on the mission, brand promise and revenue goals. Her Bottom Line ³ Strategic Planning System is based on the business principle, triple bottom line, which states that every organization has three bottom lines, people, planet and profit. This system provides a framework for
integrating values and trust at the strategic level. Ann has personally facilitated strategic plans for nine years. Ann gives you the benefit of her Fortune 500 experience in her career spanning 30+ years in the rough-and-tumble media world. Add to that experience her years as a marketing and strategic planner and you’re assured that the process is productive and efficient and that you get the benefit of learning what does and doesn’t work, minimizing the fear that strategic planning will be a waste of time. A few career highlights:
• Invitation to give two TED Talks at TEDxSMU
• Affiliation with Core Clarity, Inc. who helps people understand their unique talents and strengths
• Creation and facilitation of Bottom Line ³ Strategic Planning System
• Creation and launch of a gourmet tea company, By the Grace of Tea
• Certification as a Connection Practice and Selling to Women coach and facilitator
• Building the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network sales operation from the ground up
• Developer and manager of 6-7 figure marketing campaigns for major national companies
Ann has worked with organizations including such familiar names as: Honda Cars, PNC Bank, State Farm, Albertson’s and General Motors. Nonprofits: Allen Community Outreach, Texas HIPPY, Salvation Army, American Cancer Society, Boys and Girls Clubs and Dallas Holocaust Museum. Associations: American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), DFW Association Executives, Dallas Press Club, Texas Society of Association Executives and the Texas Workforce Commission. Recognition and Community Involvement
Ann serves on the board of Rasur Foundation International and the Friends of the Bath House Cultural Center. Other recent board service includes: National Speakers Association/North Texas, American Marketing Association/DFW and Women of Visionary Influence/Addison. According to Now Discover Your Strengths, Ann's Talents are:
Empathy – Connectedness – Strategic – Maximizer – Relator
To view Ann’s TEDxSMU Women talk on No Regrets, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_5OUE2bd2s
To view Ann’s TEDxSMU Talk on Celebrating Age, visit https://youtu.be/cMhPOiuDzBc
