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About Us The Innovare team knows innovation inside and out. We've worked in client-side senior management and supplier-side consulting, tackling the full range of challenges organizations face as they strive to be more innovative. Every member of the Innovare team has extensive experience in the tools of innovation: market research approaches, creating shared knowledge foundations, team creativity, innovation process, cultural change and more. When you work with us, you never have to worry about having your project handed off to a junior staff member. We're highly trained in behavioral and social sciences, strategic management, marketing, communication, science, and technology. We've used our approach to improve innovation practice across numerous industries, including. food, beverage, consumer products, health care, chemical, medical devices, biotech, pharmaceutical, publishing, k-12 and higher education, energy services, oil, metal fabrication, steel, home building, insurance, and media. Click on a photo below to learn more about us.
Don Ross Donald Ross, PhD, MBA, is president and founder of Innovare. He has led the successful development of hundreds of new products and services in both consumer and business to business environments. He assists clients in strategic innovation initiatives for business growth through customer and consumer focused market research, innovation strategy, team creativity and by providing counsel on the process of innovation. His customer-focused approach toward innovation led to over $750 million in annual revenues from new products and services. Don's career spans 25 years as a practitioner of innovation. He has held positions at Hercules, PFW, and Ocean Spray in capacities ranging from product development specialist to senior R&D and marketing executive responsible for enterprise-wide innovation. Don earned his BS and MS degrees at the University of Massachusetts, his MBA from Northeastern University, and his PhD from Tufts University, where he continues his research on marketplace information, industry innovation, and consumer behavior. He has had executive training in business strategy at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Don is certified by the Product Development and Management Association as a New Product Development Professional and is a member of the American Marketing Association and the Institute of Food Technologists. When he isn't helping clients improve their innovation systems, Don can usually be found windsurfing on Buzzard's Bay, fly-fishing along the south coast of Massachusetts or perfecting his photography skills.
Michael Compeau Mike began his professional career as an analytical chemist at a contract R&D laboratory. In the early 90s, he led Voice of the Customer research for Andersen Windows' startup, Renewal by Andersen. The research defined the startup's product offerings, product design, and sales process. At Werner Ladder Company, Mike led the creation and roll-out of that $500M firm's first integrated and customer-focused product development process. Being an early believer in the power of handheld computing, Mike was a lead user of numerous software products and handheld devices, which led to a role as vice president of marketing and business development at Cutting Edge Software in 2000. Since 2003, Mike has provided consulting expertise in product development, Voice of the Customer methods, and effective online sales and marketing. Mike holds degrees in physical and life science from the University of Minnesota, and a BA in business and psychology from Coe College. Mike enjoys playing jazz trumpet and vows he will never own a Hummer or a rabbit.
Lisa Hession-Kunz Lisa Hession-Kunz combines her skills in market research and new product development to help clients create products and services that meet market needs. Her broad range of research skills includes in-depth interviewing, on-site observation, taste testing and idea generation. In addition to conducting research, Lisa works with clients to analyze and interpret data, identify latent needs and brainstorm product and service concepts. As a new product manager in the juvenile products industry, Lisa routinely used focus groups, observation, and industry data to identify opportunities, position products and test their viability. She took unspoken and unmet consumer needs through the ideation, design and development stages right into the marketplace. Her products have helped countless infants and their parents get off to a good start. A successful project manager, Lisa jumps in wherever she’s needed to keep projects on track and ensure that clients are satisfied. Lisa has an MBA in marketing from Bentley College and a BA in psychology and German from Colgate University. With pastimes like travel, volunteer work, biking, skiing and hiking, Lisa is rarely found sitting still.
Garth Aldrich Garth Aldrich works as a facilitator, speaker, trainer and coach in the areas of intentional creative thinking, innovation, team-building and leadership. He has delivered innovation programs to diverse audiences worldwide. He is a co-founder of the International Affiliate of the American Creativity Association, a primary resource for learning and applying creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and ideation theory, tools, and techniques. Garth offers facilitation and training expertise ranging from business and industry to education and the arts; providing a wide range of problem-solving methods, from simple idea-capture techniques to complex problem-solving methodologies. A sampling of organizations to benefit from his training, facilitation and innovative brain in the last few years include: Xerox, Kodak, Hammermill Paper, Singapore Ministry of Education, Ngee-Ann Polytechnic Institute of Singapore, City of Buffalo, Burchfield Penney Art Museum, The Chautauqua Institution, Rochester Institute of Technology and more… Beebe Nelson Beebe Nelson specializes in the design and facilitation of inter-company learning networks and is co-director for programming and inter-company learning for the International Association for Product Development. She was program chair for the Product Development and Management Association's 2000 International Conference, and track chair at the 2003 International Conference. She recently retired her position as book review editor for the Journal of Product Innovation Management. Beebe contributes regularly as speaker, workshop leader, and facilitator at professional conferences in product development. Her publications include "Listening for New Products: The Conversations of Product Development", CQM Journal, 1997; “Seven Steps to Strategic New Product Development,” PDMA Handbook of New Product Development, Wiley, 1996; and “Product and Technology Roadmapping,” co-authored with Rich Albright, in the 2004 PDMA Toolbook. Beebe holds a master’s degree in counseling and a doctorate in philosophy from Harvard University and is certified as a New Product Development Professional (NPDP). She currently chairs the board of Partners in Ending Hunger, an organization that takes a strategic approach to ending hunger in the United States. She is the founder of Working Forums, LLC.
Ellen Prihodko Ellen Prihodko, a marketing communications professional with 18 years experience in consumer and business-to-business marketing. She is a key project contributor and leads Innovare’s marketing efforts. Ellen has broad experience developing and implementing marketing communications programs that meet strategic business objectives. Her skills include concept development, product positioning, writing, and product management. Ellen refined her marketing communications skills in the fields of higher education and science research, and then expanded into agency work. She has worked in a wide range of industries, including consumer product, high tech, financial services, medical device, and pharmaceutical. Ellen’s work has been recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the Ad Club, and the Public Relations Society of America. She has held positions at RDW Group, Clark University, Regis College, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Ellen has a master of science in communication from Clark University and a bachelor of arts in philosophy from Boston University.
Bruno Moynie Bruno Moynie, has been an independent consultant both in Europe and North America. With two Masters in Social Anthropology (From the universities of Aix-en-Provence and Montreal) and 15 years experience as a TV professional and documentary filmmaker, Bruno has the unique edge in providing clients with solutions and insights throughout the video ethnographic research process. Bruno’s knowledge and experience enables him to discreetly integrate ethnographic observation of consumers and customers at the best cost with leading-edge video recording and presentation to ensure that maximum insights and unique information is relayed to clients. Whether you are only interested in raw footage, a series of consumer or customer video profiles, or require a final edited film to demonstrate with emotion the strong points of a body of research, Bruno has the knowledge, experience, talent, and drive to deliver!
To view a sample of Bruno's recent work visit our video ethnography page
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