We're experts and
we'll prove it. We've fought the battles you're fighting now. Our experience in
independent retail and a decade as retail executives at Bose Corporation
provided an ideal testing ground for our innovative sales and training systems.
They worked for us in competitive markets. They work for our clients. And now,
they'll work for you.
Carin Casey
Senior Director of Speaking Services
Carin
Casey brings a very diverse background to her role as Senior Director of
Speaking Services at Dynamic Experiences Group,
LLC. Carin has held senior
positions in advertising, media, and non-profits.
Carin lives outside Boston where she is active in
the local schools and libraries.
Contact Carin to learn more about having Doug speak
at your company or trade meeting.
Laurie London
Partner
Laurie
London, a.k.a. The Process Doc, brings over 25 years of experience to her
clients’ business needs. Most recently, Laurie served as Bose® Corporation’s
Retail Operations Manager. She was responsible for developing, aligning, and
documenting business processes that today — 100 stores later — remain the
foundation for the retail division’s operational excellence.
Laurie’s expertise has been built through affiliations with diverse venues,
structures, systems, and of course, people, including World-renowned companies
such as Bose Corporation, Williams- Sonoma, The Sharper Image, and Neiman
Marcus. The non-profit sector including the USS Constitution Museum, Boston.
She was also a sole proprietor of both a design manufacturing company and a
specialty boutique.
Doug Fleener
President & Managing
Partner
Doug Fleener is a veteran
retailer with over 25 years of hands-on retail experience with world-class
retailers including Bose Corporation and The Sharper Image. He has also owned
and operated his own specialty stores.
In his ten years at Bose, Doug grew the Retail Direct Group from four to 100
stores and was instrumental in developing Bose’s unique and engaging retail
methods.
Under Doug’s leadership, the Bose
retail stores became one of the pre-eminent specialty retailers in consumer
electronics, known for their highly customer focused approach and multi-media
Bose Music Theater Show. Doug left Bose to continue to refine Experience Based
Retailing and share with others his passion for customer and employee
experiences.
Doug is a consultant, keynote
speaker and author of numerous articles.
Doug is the author of the book The Profitable Retailer. He has been quoted in Entrepreneur magazine, The Christian Science
Monitor, The Washington Post, Shopping Centers Today, and
numerous other newspapers and magazines.
Press.
As a keynote speaker Doug turns
any meeting into an Experience. His casual style and quick wit make him not just
a crowd pleaser but also an incredible motivator, encouraging people to take
action and deliver extraordinary experiences to customers and employees alike.
Learn more at www.dougfleener.com
Doug lives in Lexington,
Massachusetts with his wife and two daughters, where in his free time he
barbecues while listening to Jimmy Buffet music.
Matt Norcia
VP of Client Training & Development
Matt Norcia has over 20 years of experience in all facets of retail and
customer service. For the past 10 years Matt served in the training and
development department for Bose Corporation's sales organization.
Matt was instrumental in developing and delivering some of the company's most
innovative, dynamic, and successful training programs in a variety of areas
including customer service, selling,
and operations.
As a training specialist, Matt has earned a reputation as an effective,
entertaining, and personable presenter. His unique approach also applies to the
materials he has created to support his
training solutions. His use of video, music, and alternative media to
reinforce key points has earned accolades from clients as well as
students.
Matt is a member of the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD), the
Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), and the American Film Institute (AFI).
Matt lives outside Portland, Maine with his wife and their young son. In his
spare time, Matt enjoys cooking, writing fiction, and watching movies.
Nancy Proman
Partner
Nancy
Proman’s retail career spans over 30 years of department and specialty store
soft-lines experience. As a dress and sportswear buyer for Dayton’s Department
Stores (now Macy’s), Nancy regularly traveled to New York and also
worked on import product development programs in Asia. She left the corporate
life in 1980 and opened her own small chain of maternity clothing stores. Nancy
found success as an independent retailer. She was profitable and loved
what she did. Nancy can help you do the same.
Nancy
brings a wealth of practical knowledge for the small retailer including buying,
merchandising, and advertising. More important, she's a good coach and a
good mentor.
Nancy resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband. She has a married
daughter and adult son who live out of state. Nancy is a member of Fashion Group
International, and serves on the board of a local non-profit. For fun, Nancy
enjoys yoga, bicycling, gardening, gourmet cooking, and travel.