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The Innovare team knows innovation inside and out. We've worked in client-side senior management roles and supplier-side consulting roles. We've tackled the full range of challenges organizations face as they strive to be more innovative. We're trained in behavioral and social sciences; strategy and business; marketing and communication; and science and technology. When you work with Innovare, you never have to worry about having your project handed off to a junior staff member. Our team has extensive hands-on experience using the tools of innovation: from discovery research through strategy, ideation, development, and implementation. We've used our approach to drive strategic growth through innovation across industries. Click on a photo and learn more about each team member.
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.
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.
Candice Leonard, PhD, is a research consultant and sociologist who has been doing research in business, academic, and non-profit sectors for over 25 years. She works with a variety of clients in key industries including pharmaceutical, health care, electronic, and packaged goods. In addition she supports higher education organizations. Her eclectic background - including hosting a wellness-oriented radio talk show for eight years - has given her a unique and effective "see-the-synapses" interviewing style - which is a blend of social science rigor, journalistic curiosity, and across the kitchen table rapport. Candice has moderated hundreds of focus groups and has interviewed thousands of respondents including doctors, health care professionals, patients, CEOs, management, and educators as well as consumers throughout various life stages and situational context. She is able to synthesize both qualitative and quantitative information into original and actionable insights. Candice earned her PhD from the University of New Hampshire, her MA from Columbia University, and her BA from Queens College.
Greg is a Senior Innovation Consultant for Innovare. He has a wealth of experience in bringing the Voice of the Customer into a company's innovation process, particularly as a key input for strategic planning and new product and service development. By taking a data driven approach he helps clients reduce the risk of innovation. Greg focuses on working with cross-functional teams and managing innovation projects. He has worked in a variety of industries such as medical devices, healthcare, high-tech components and software. Greg is a business-trained social scientist with many years of leading research and innovation projects for clients. He was an account executive at Applied Marketing Sciences and ran large social science, public health and medical research projects at The Center for Survey Research at the University of Massachusetts. Greg holds a BA from Cornell University, an MA in psychology from Southern Connecticut University, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. He is also certified by the Product Development Management Association (PDMA) as a New Product Development Professional.
Robert Feeney, PhD, is a Senior Innovation Consultant for Innovare. He began his scientific career at Procter & Gamble as a product development scientist. He quickly became the leader of many project teams, including teams focused on developing technologies with zero fats, nutraceuticals, and innovative wound healing. He has worked with a range of companies in diverse industries such as consumer products, food, electronics, and medical devices firms. His has a passion for science and technology driven innovation. Bob has led the development of novel
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Bob holds a PhD in physical chemistry from Indiana University and a BS in Chemistry from Boston College,. He is an inventor with 22 issued and 11 pending patents. As an avid sailor, Bob is always on the lookout for opportunities to find balance among converging forces for planned purpose.
Jennifer is a Senior Innovation Consultant for Innovare. She has 15 years of broad consulting experience, building her career at Boston-based strategy consultancies Alliance Consulting Group and ADVENTIS. Jennifer is a hands-on, collaborative consultant who works with clients to pursue new growth frontiers, launch products and services, and build the processes, organizations, and tools needed for improved innovation capabilities and innovation management systems. Jennifer has consulted to CEOS and senior executives at small companies as well as many leading firms including DuPont, Syngenta, Experian, Symantec, Infosys, AT&T, Bell Canada, T-Mobile, Sprint, GM, Philips, and Gillette. She speaks at national and regional conferences such as the Association for Strategic Planning and CTIA, and her strengths include large-scale multi-project and program management, workshop facilitation, quantitative and qualitative market research, and business development. Jennifer holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. She is also a Certified Management Consultant by the Institute of Management Consultants, is a certified practitioner of the Blue Ocean Strategy innovation method, and is a certified Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute.
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