MEET DEMAND CHAIN
Our Board of Directors
Mike Paradis | Chairman
Mike is a recognized entrepreneur with a proven track record in B2B strategy, marketing, sales, relationship management, and product development. He began his career at GE, where he spearheaded the growth of the CRM division. His work at GE included consulting for Cargill on key customer-centric strategies and initiatives, which led to building a trusted relationship with the MacMillans, a founding family of Cargill. This partnership led to the collaborative founding of BenNevis, a consulting services company with a customer-centric framework dedicated to increasing growth and profitability. BenNevis would soon lead to the founding of Demand Chain [Systems] as a technology partner business focused exclusively on CRM implementations. In 2007, under Mike’s leadership and vision, Demand Chain absorbed BenNevis, becoming the full-life cycle business & technology consulting organization it is today with a lasting legacy of client success and exceptional customer experiences through innovative technological solutions.
Steve Snyder | CEO & Founder, Third Meadow LLC
Steve has served in leadership roles (CEO, President, COO, and board member) for a range of companies for nearly 25 years. He is currently the CEO of Nutracom, leading a newly formed innovation, development, and manufacturing partner serving brands across the sports nutrition and health markets. Previously, he served as CEO of Schuman Cheese, an approximately $800M specialty cheese company based in New Jersey. Steve also founded and has maintained a successful corporate growth and business consulting practice for the past 5 years, including strategy work at Demand Chain. Prior to that, Steve led organizations in industries as diverse as specialty cheeses (Whitehall Specialties, Inc.), food safety testing (Neogen), and biotech (Senomyx). Earlier experience included extended stints at Fortune 500 companies Cargill and Monsanto. Steve has a BA in chemistry and an MBA degree from Harvard University.
Scott Anderson | President & CEO, RevenueForce LLC
Scott is the founding principal at RevenueForce LLC. He is co-author of the book “Reignite-How to Rekindle your Passion for Selling.” He has spent his entire career leading, training, and coaching sales teams to achieve performance improvement. He has worked with some of the world’s best sales organizations, including Danaher, Salesforce, Change Healthcare, UnitedHealth Group, Andersen Windows, Wells Fargo, The Hartford, and numerous private equity firms. He was a signature contributor to The Huffington Post, is a seasoned speaker, and authored numerous articles on sales effectiveness. Scott received his Bachelor of Science degree from Minnesota State-Mankato in Communications, Sociology, and Business Administration.
Shana Finnegan | Principal, RITE Advisory
As a seasoned executive business leader, Shana developed and honed a broad skill set that includes digital and business transformation, acquisitions, business integrations, change management, and corporate turnarounds resulting in long-term value and growth. These were developed through COO, CSO, and other leadership roles in industries as diverse as SaaS and consulting solutions in the education sector (TIES/Sourcewell), digital transformation solutions (Bswing) agency/consultancy, and technology and professional services (Xerox, Loffler, Gartner). She is committed to creating people-focused cultures that inspire innovative thinking and differentiated solutions in an environment where divergent thinking is encouraged. Shana received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dave Magnani | Co-Managing Partner, M&A Executive Search
Through a career spanning 30+ years, Dave has demonstrated a consistent ability to grow various professional services organizations. More recently, Dave’s career has focused on aligning clients with highly experienced business executives with requisite skills as a Managing Partner at M&A Executive Search. His career includes years of increasing P&L responsibility in B2B and start-up businesses, plus years of strategy and operational consulting experience (including 5 years with McKinsey & Company) in a broad number of industries. Dave earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master’s in Management degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Ben Oehler | President, Bashaw Group
Ben has been a professional advisor to owners of businesses and philanthropic organizations for over 30 years. From 1999 to 2007, he served as the President and CEO of Waycrosse, Inc., advisor to the owners of Cargill Incorporated, one of the largest private companies in the world. He completed work at Waycrosse in 2007 and founded a consulting firm that morphed into Bashaw Group, Inc. – a strategic advisor to privately owned businesses wrestling with the complex and interlocking concerns of financial strategy, capital structure, liquidity, governance, education, and philanthropy. Ben received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Minnesota.
