Chris Lewter Mentor
- English
How I can help
My professional background
Tenured executive leader with 18+ years of experience leading/transforming organizations as well as new market startups; with deep expertise in product development , marketing, finance, strategy, enterprise/SMB/consumer sales, digital transformation, executive talent development and leading high performance teams.
Currently, I am the vice president and GM of SMB sales and distribution for Verizon. In my role, I am directly responsible for business sales, new product launches (Fiber / 5G / Multi-access edge computing (MEC)), operational excellence, financial performance and the overall customer experience for our SMB customers.
We are able to achieve leading results by creating an organizational framework that places emphasis on “what’s possible” from the frontline to leadership. Together, our teams have been able to create breakthrough results by helping each other unlock potential through accountability, integrity and a sense of community. As a leader, I believe it is key that we unleash the curiosity, passion and bold decision making by everyone in the organization.
By focusing on the employee experience, we ensure we are creating quality customer experiences. In doing so, breakthrough results and selected accomplishments follow: • Delivering favorable to plan EBITDA performance on a budget in excess $1.5B (region president position) • Achieving company leading results in IoT, M2M, XaaS and emerging products • Two time President Cabinet Award Winner / three time Winners Circle • Specialization in business operation turnaround, executive leadership development, distribution design and innovative business model creation.
How to work with me
What I can offer
Advice / consultation
My expectations for a successful mentoring relationship
Mutual learning resulting in breaking through challenging obstacles.
How entrepreneurs can prepare before we start
Clearly defined opportunities/challenges, idea starters and clear expectations re goals and/or outcomes.