Jack Zimmanck
Marketing and Strategy
Direct: 214.219.9957
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Jack Zimmanck founded Stratus Partners, Business Growth Advisors to help middle market companies build the top performing marketing and sales organizations that drive revenues and build long-term value.

Multi-industry sales, marketing and management experience provide Jack with the cross-functional perspective at the core of Stratus Partners unique approach to accelerating top-line revenue. He is skilled at identifying the hidden issues that compromise sales performance and hamper long-term growth.

Responsibilities and assignments include; developing and implementing marketing and sales strategies in business-to-business, consumer products, private equity and the public sector were he has organized and led sales organizations resulting in sales exceeding $1billion.

Stratus Partners’ fast, measurable results begin with coaching sales staff to resolve stalled sales opportunities and realigning cooperation between Sales and Marketing functions. Stratus Partners hands-on approach allows us to identify the underlying strengths, weaknesses, gaps and misalignments that affect long-term growth and to define simple, cost-effective improvements that are implemented as manageable, components at a pace tailored to each client.

Prior to founding Stratus Partners, Jack held senior executive, sales and marketing roles with Telex Computer Systems, Seine Corporation Realty Development, McGavren-Guild Media and D’arcy, Masius, Benton and Bowles Advertising. BS degrees in Journalism/Advertising and Marketing.

Dave Smethers
Revenue Coach
Direct: 214.566.6417
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Dave is a senior executive, coach and advisor with extensive international experience. He is skilled in diagnosing, designing and implementing revenue performance enhancements for a wide range of organizations.

His career is unusual in the breadth of companies he has worked with and the scope of revenue improvements he has implemented. Dave has initiated revenue process improvements for industry leaders ranging from HP, Siemens, Maersk Shipping and Logistics, Ericsson, GlaxoSmithKline, and Lufthansa to financial heavyweights such as Visa, Chase, Deutsche Bank, UBS, National Bank of Dubai and Bank of Ireland. As a senior manger at IBM, Tektronix, and Digital Equipment he achieved an outstanding record of success. He appreciates the differences between large and small enterprises. He has managed both a large systems business across 11 countries in Asia and successfully positioned a smaller firm in Texas for an initial public offering.

Dave’s friendly demeanor combined with his business experience makes him an approachable and knowledgeable revenue coach and advisor. His successful sales career, managing both direct salespeople and sales channels, has left him passionate to help other salespeople develop their full potential. He works with individuals and teams to assist in their transformation from product and service dependency to a focus on how they sell, the client’s business needs, and the competitive element of business development. His knowledge of best practices helps organizations fine-tune or overhaul sales performance. Clients often choose Dave for long-term engagements based on the support, management and coaching required to create and sustain competitive advantage.

Dave holds a BS in Economics and an MBA. His post graduate studies include psychology, statistics and computer science. While completing PhD coursework at the University of Pittsburgh, he was appointed as an IBM Scholar to the faculty of Chatham College.

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