Brad Simmons, EMBA, CCP

Change Management | Talent Development | Business Transformation | Coach | Taco Enthusiast

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

About

For over 15 years, my professional journey has been fueled by a simple, consistent passion: unlocking the potential in both people and projects. Early on, I realized that true organizational growth doesn't happen in a vacuum—it requires a strategic, people-centered approach. By blending talent development and executive coaching with rigorous project management and process optimization, I built a career centered on eliminating roadblocks and cultivating collaborative workplace cultures. Earning my Executive MBA and serving as a coach for the Bloch Lead Scholars at the University of Missouri - Kansas City further solidified this foundation, teaching me to lead with a unique blend of high-level insight and genuine empathy. Today, as a global cross-functional leader, I focus on driving transformative growth and sustainable results. Grounded in my CliftonStrengths of Positivity, Communication, and Arranger, I thrive at the intersection of operational excellence and human connection. As an Enneagram Type 2 (The Helper) and an iS DiSC profile, my natural instinct is to support and elevate those around me, using my Working Genius of Galvanizing and Enablement to turn strategic visions into collective, energized action. Whether I’m designing skill-based training, refining workflows, or leveraging marketing communications, I am actively building agile teams that are engaged and ready for tomorrow’s challenges. Looking ahead, I am committed to exploring innovative ways to enhance performance and workplace culture. I bring this same curiosity, energy, and love for learning into my personal life. Whether I’m cheering on my kids at basketball and softball games, hitting a spin class, or hunting for the next great vinyl record, I believe in creating meaningful, lasting moments. As my wife and I continue our quest for the perfect local Kansas City latte and the city's best tacos, my ultimate goal remains unchanged: to lead a life of purpose and curiosity, continuously improving myself and empowering the community and organizations around me to thrive.

Experience

  • TVH (Full-time · 1 yr 7 mos)
    • Talent Development Manager - Americas
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Change Manager - Americas
      Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Principal at HQ Consulting LLC
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    We offer the following: • Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement Survey & consulting • CliftonStrengths Assessment • Personalized & custom training for your organization • Individual career and executive coaching

  • EVERSANA INTOUCH (On-site)
    • Director, Business Transformation
      Jul 2024 - Oct 2024 · 4 mos

      • Led a team of consultants, process experts, and change managers, delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, and growth across the organization. • Executed and steered strategy for agency-wide transformation workstreams, driving alignment with business goals and enhancing operational effectiveness. • Oversaw and monitored company-wide processes and initiatives, ensuring strategic focus and measurable outcomes that positively impacted business performance. • Partnered with leadership on change management and redesign efforts, ensuring smooth transitions and increased adaptability to market demands. • Applied deep expertise in change management and business transformation, delivering solutions that increased organizational agility and long-term success. • Leveraged experience in agency delivery, operating models, and compliance to ensure operational excellence and adherence to regulatory standards. • Guided cross-functional teams through gap analyses, delivering actionable solutions that optimized people, processes, and technology to drive business growth. • Developed and tracked transformation plans aligned with company objectives, ensuring accountability and measurable progress towards key organizational goals.

    • Director, PMO
      Aug 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr

      • Built and executed change management plan for new project management software • Created and delivered training around the new system • Oversaw and effectively communicated system updates, outages, and implications • Monitored the change and during the ability and reinforcement stage • Identified areas of risk/resistance and provides solutions to mitigate/overcome

    • Director, Agency Learning & Development
      Jun 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

      • Collaborated with employees to identify training needs • Created, built, and led best-in-class learning opportunities • Facilitated skill-based training via eLearnings, virtual, and in-person training sessions • Identified opportunity to improve efficiencies and quality within PD&L focus areas

  • Intouch Group (Full-time · 5 yrs 7 mos)
    • Director of Learning and Development
      Apr 2022 - Jun 2022 · 3 mos

    • Director of Business Transformation
      Mar 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

      • Led a team of consultants, coaches, trainers, and auditors to drive efficiency, quality, and growth. • Proposed initiatives to surpass KPIs and aligned process, procedure, and roles. • Managed workload prioritization based on organization KPIs and capacity.

    • Associate Director of Business Transformation
      Aug 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

      • Defined and standardized cross-functional agency process, consulted on change impact • Managed and maintained agency framework and process documentation • Consulted on process impact for organization’s larger strategic initiatives and change management plans • Clearly outlineed cross-functional process, procedure, and roles + responsibilities for internal teams utilizing agency framework • Supported process adherence and actively manage resistance • Monitored consistent successes and challenges, and proposed opportunities for process and standards improvement to Business Transformation leadership team • Maintained collaboration, clarity, and transparency to guide stakeholders against targets • Managed and prioritized workload

  • Project Manager at Service Management Group
    Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 · 3 yrs