Chris Lyon
Executive Management
Leawood,KS
Summary
No Nonsense Leader with extensive business background and decisive leadership style. Offers strategic planning abilities, background in change management and forward-thinking mindset. Ready for challenges and focused on meeting future demands.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
COO
Shannon Lyon Group LLC
Overland Park, Kansas
12.2002 - Current
- Coordinated and implemented effective training for team members jumpstart sales production and profitability
- Maintained P&L and shouldered corporate fiscal responsibility.
- Shaped solutions and approaches by leveraging trends in customer marketplaces.
- Developed innovative sales and marketing strategies to facilitate business expansion.
- Directed technological improvements, reducing waste and business bottlenecks.
- Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
Senior Business and Sale Coach
The Mike Ferry Organization
Las Vegas, NV
06.2017 - 09.2020
- Assessed client's personal and business financial picture to determine action plan to support start-up, recovery and expansion of business.
- Weekly monitored and analyzed clients' progress, results and overall satisfaction to implement process improvement initiatives.
- Coordinated business and financial health reviews to discuss business performance and new opportunities and provide benchmarking data and insights.
- Identified workflow and process inefficiencies to formulate and implement operational improvements
- Coached up to 60 CEOs and business owners ranging from new to the business to over 100 million in sales.
KW MAPS Coach
Keller Williams
Austin, Texas
12.2015 - 09.2017
- Implemented award-winning programs designed for real estate professionals and business leaders committed to transforming their businesses and lives through education and coaching.
- Identified workflow inefficiencies to formulate and implement operational improvements.
- Held business owners accountable to their business plans through weekly coaching and accountability sessions.
- Coached up to 60 business owners weekly ranging from new to the business through top producers with excess 50 million dollars in sales.
COO/VP of Operations
Tap Enterprise INC.
Spring Hill, Kansas
12.1998 - 09.2010
- Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
- Strategically coordinated operations according to objectives and capabilities, effectively allocating resources to meet demands
- Identified issues with production, workforce and material sourcing and implemented successful solutions.
- Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across departments to achieve business goals for bottom-line profits.
- Resolved issues and recommended actions based on production and compliance reports.
- Oversaw hiring, adding valuable, talented professionals to strengthen management team.
- Integrated marketing plans to reach wider audience and push business prospects closer to conversion.
Education
Penn Valley
Kansas City, MOMBA Essentials
Kansas University School of Business
Lawrence, KSSkills
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Negotiation
Consulting
Business planning
Business Development
Budgeting
Staff Management
Financial Management
Decision Making
Business administration
Program oversight
Multitasking Abilities
Timeline
Senior Business and Sale Coach
The Mike Ferry Organization
06.2017 - 09.2020
KW MAPS Coach
Keller Williams
12.2015 - 09.2017
COO
Shannon Lyon Group LLC
12.2002 - Current
COO/VP of Operations
Tap Enterprise INC.
12.1998 - 09.2010
Penn Valley
MBA Essentials
Kansas University School of Business