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Who We Are
Our track record of guiding companies, and the people who lead them, began with our first client in 1991. Now, more than 16 years and over 100 satisfied clients later, organizations of all types and sizes call upon us to gain insights, define strategies and turn their visions into reality. The Morris Group helps companies who are struggling with "change" and are looking for positive, dramatic results. We equip and prepare our client CEOs – and their executive teams – to achieve strategic clarity and rapid growth in a changing world. Using proprietary tools and processes of The Morris Group and our alliance partners, we help companies
The people at The Morris Group are the reason for our success. We adhere to the values of integrity, excellence and people. Our team brings real-world success and practical experience as we work with you to grow your company. We speak your language. We understand your issues. We walk in your shoes. We are The Morris Group. About our Founder |
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Emma W. Morris, Founding Partner. Emma created this strategy and execution consulting firm following extensive experience at leading corporations such as IBM, Ernst & Whiney and MSA/D&B Software. She was also founding CEO of several entrepreneurial companies such as VistaScape (Siemens), maker of security software, and Synchrologic (Intellisync) – a developer of mobile and wireless technologies. Emma founded The Morris Group to give her a platform for sharing her expertise with growth-oriented corporations and other organizations, including a select group of non-profits. She realized more than sixteen years ago that the services she could provide as team leader to a group of experienced and motivated professionals would have far greater client value than her solo consulting could provide; she therefore put together both the team and the tools needed to provide that exceptional level of services her clients need – and expect. |
Drawing upon her extensive experience in launching and growing companies, facilitating major change initiatives and coaching executives, Emma guides senior management as they evaluate strategic options and develop operating plans to ensure successful execution of sound strategies. She also engages the superior talents and experience of the entire team at The Morris Group.
Emma Morris’ client work includes rapid growth, merger integration, major change initiatives, company launches and product life cycles. She is a frequent speaker, writer and consultant to companies large and small – from early stage venture-backed technology companies and family-owned manufacturers and food processors to Fortune 500 companies, utilities and not-for-profit organizations.
She holds a BA cum laude from Emory University and an MBA in International Marketing from the University of South Carolina. She serves on numerous boards – private and public as well as not-for-profits. In addition to the proprietary tools which she developed for The Morris Group, she is certified in the use of the Perth Leadership Outcome Model ™ (Perth Leadership Institute).
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Ronda R. Sides, Principal since 1999. Ronda provides financial consulting services to emerging companies. Her focus is on helping clients determine their capital needs, valuing entities and providing an overall strategy for financing the activities of the company.
Ronda’s expertise results from experience as founder and CEO of Omni Technology Centers (OTC) ExtremeLogic, an IT consulting and training firm that was acquired by Hewlett-Packard; as well as her experience as an investment banker with Bear, Stearns & Co., and in sales and account management roles with MSA/D&B Software, a business applications software vendor.
She serves on several for-profit and not-for-profit boards, and on the Board of Trustees of her alma mater, Georgia Institute of Technology. She received her MBA in Finance from the
Laura N. Jesseph, Principal since 2000. Laura works with rapid-growth companies to align go-to-market tactics with the company’s business strategies. Her focus is developing tactical execution plans, aligning branding and corporate identity to overall strategy and identifying automated sales and marketing solutions and communications strategies that support the company strategy.
Laura also provides research and analysis to support the business and product planning process. Her strengths are in project management, framing the "big picture" and attention to detail. These are critical success factors as she manages diverse, geographically dispersed teams, while combining internal and external resources.
She developed her expertise while serving in key positions at Mincom, Seventh Wave Technology and Vistascape Technology.
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