Accelerate

Kim Rivera Beattie

As a member of Accelerate's team, Kim consults with clients in a diverse array of industries, ranging from the hospitality industry to high-tech to commercial real estate. The range of the types of service she provides is equally as broad, from facilitation of corporate leadership programs to coaching to conducting organizational effectiveness studies. Kim has 17 years of experience in the areas of corporate coaching, human resources, and training and development, 5 years of which were at the executive level as VP of Human Resources, Recruiting, and Training for one of the most recognized brands in the Hospitality Industry. During her tenure there, the company grew from 100 restaurants to over 300 restaurants, representing annual sales of over $840 million. Kim's was the largest department, with 25 people ranging from entry-level coordinators to experienced directors.

Michael Landers

Michael specializes in providing international executive recruiting, coaching, and training for global companies including General Electric, MasterCard, Citibank, and Samsung. He obtained a MA in Intercultural Training and Management at Lesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts and lectures at schools and universities on subjects such as intercultural communication, marketing, negotiation, and management. He has lived in Colombia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Japan, and is fluent in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese and proficient in Japanese and Italian.

Carol Malady

As Accelerate's Marketing and Communications Manager, it's Carol's job to effectively describe and promote our products and services through our website and other communications programs, as well as ensure the design and production quality of all our training materials. She is a multi-disciplined creative professional with 20 years experience in marketing and graphic design, 10 of which she dedicated to operating her own graphic design and marketing services company where her clients included Netscape, Hewlett Packard, Silicon Graphics, Microsoft, Seagate, Creative Technologies, AT&T, PG&E, Exxon, Excite, Inc., Silicon Engineering Inc., and Atari/Time Warner. Before joining Accelerate, Carol held management positions at Optronic Technologies and McGraw-Hill Publishing.

Ejine Olga Nzeribe

Ejine is a resourceful trainer and facilitator with more than 20 years experience in the corporate arena. She has led the design and delivery of a wide array of training and development initiatives across numerous industries and disciplines, including customer service, communications, sales, and human resources. Early in her career, Ejine established herself as a leader in developing training and leadership development strategies for major companies in Nigeria such as Red Star Express, an affiliate of FedEx and Vmobile, which was later acquired by Zain. Her learning and development work with these firms produced significant and measurable business results and in the case of Vmobile, led to her being honored with the CEO Eagle Award for Excellent Performance.

As a valued Accelerator, Ejine has played an integral role in the design, development and delivery of one of Accelerate’s most recent and major leadership initiatives: Managing@Zain, a suite of management programs custom built for an international telecommunications company operating in 23 countries throughout the Middle East and Africa. Ejine obtained a BA in Theatre Arts from University of Jos Nigeria, an LL.B from the University of Buckingham, England, and an MBA from the Durham Business School, England. She is a British Chevening Scholar and a soon-to-be-published author.

Cheryl Tyler

A key Accelerator, Cheryl's wealth of experience ranges from operations management, to human resources executive, to professional facilitator and strategic consultant in a variety of industries. She partners with clients to include: vision, mission, and teambuilding initiatives; culture transition and change management; corporate university programming; selection and retention processes; performance management; behavioral assessments; executive and management leadership development program design and facilitation; coaching; and employee relations and liability training. Cheryl has extensive experience in video training production, has spoken at the National Press club in Washington DC and has been interviewed by countless national media channels. Several of her clients have received national recognition for their learning and development initiatives. Cheryl serves as VP of Professional Development for the Las Vegas Chapter of ASTD (American Society for Training and Development), has earned her PHR from the Society of Human Resource Management, and is trained by the IHCL in the institute's executive coaching methodology, by one of the world's top executive coaches.

Become an Accelerator

We're always looking for people that are the best in their field. We are continually expanding our consultant network of highly experienced trainers, facilitators, coaches, and project managers. People who are able to pick up new tasks, learn rapidly, assist in program design and development, and move straight to delivery. If you have a strong track record in these areas, we'd like to hear from you.

Please send your résumé / professional profile to opportunities@accelerate-ld.com.