Do your customers make more money doing business with you?
Knowing the answer can help you build measurable and valuable
customer relationships, outperform the competition and unlock
profitable growth. Jerry will talk with us about how companies are
doing this.
About Jerry Alderman
Jerry Alderman is an entrepreneur, founder, and chief executive
officer of Valkre Solutions, Inc. Valkre was founded in 2008 and is
headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Valkre is a software tools and
services company whose primary mission develops capability within
B2B companies to use "deep customer understanding" to build and
execute customer-driven strategies and operating plans. The
software product Render©, which makes this possible, is
revolutionizing the way B2B companies interact with their customers
and has driven results. Alderman and his team have worked with a
who's who of companies, including Owens Corning, Kimberly Clark,
Turtle Wax , RR Donnelley, and more.
Prior to founding Valkre, Inc., Alderman was a senior vice
president for Exogen. During his tenure dating to 2001, Alderman
led and developed his innovative approach to building corporate
competitive advantage through using and executing on unique, deep
customer insights. During this time, Alderman has shown that
whether in good markets or bad, the benefits of operating with an
advantaged customer perspective yields results. In down markets,
the benefits are knowing better than competitors how value is
created and the waste of nonvalue - adding activities and
investments. During good markets, the results come from making
smarter investments than competitors. In all cases, Alderman has
built a reputation for getting sales and marketing organizations
into action on initiatives that have been customer informed.
Alderman started his business career at Boise Corporation. He spent
12 years with Boise, learning and experiencing the unique
challenges of B2B companies. During his time at Boise, he served in
many roles, including manufacturing engineer, sales professional,
sales and marketing management, product development, and general
management.
Before starting his business career, Alderman served six years
on nuclear submarines as a Naval Officer through the Admiral
Rickover program. During this time, Alderman participated in
special operations on fast-attack subs and stealth missions on
ballistic missile submarines. Through these experiences, Alderman
gained a deep respect for the capability of high-performing teams
and the power of technology and innovation to drive the outcome of
events. These experiences, combined with a bachelor degree in Civil
Engineering, a master's in Nuclear Engineering, and an MBA from the
University of Chicago provide a broad base of problem-solving
skills from which Alderman grounds his work.
Alderman's recognition as a thought leader is growing and he
continues to contribute to the advancement of business science
through his practice, speaking, writing, and academic
contributions.
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