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Intentional Advancement with Cynthia Bentzen-Mercer
Manage episode 419316815 series 2304574
Cynthia L. Bentzen Mercer, PhD, MBA, BCC, SPHR
Founder / CEO, Bentzen Performance Partners, LLC
Co-Founder / Managing Partner, The Zeal of the Heel, LLC
Strategic Executive, Sociologist, Servant Leader, Speaker, Author, Board Certified Coach
Dr. Cynthia Bentzen Mercer is an elite talent and organizational development strategist, social
psychologist, and author with three decades of experience transforming company culture through her nationally recognized approaches to identifying, unleashing, and actualizing human potential. She is a leading authority on premier workforce cultivation rooted in integrity, passion, service excellence, and diversity. Cynthia’s unique ability to inspire professional growth galvanizes a flourishing culture of innovation and discovery. Known as a visionary in organizational design, succession planning, leadership advancement, and executive coaching, she assembles top-tier teams with deep, balanced bench strength.
A stalwart professional, Cynthia’s experience traverses domestic and international, public and private, for-profit and not-for-profit, start-up, and aggressive growth companies within the real estate, gaming, hospitality, and healthcare industries. She has been recognized as one of Ingram’s 50 Missourians You Should Know, among Becker’s 143 Women Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems to Know, a St. Louis YWCA Leader of Distinction, and one of St. Louis’s Most Influential Businesswomen.
Before starting Bentzen Performance Partners, LLC, and The Zeal of the Heel, LLC, Cynthia was executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Mercy, overseeing human resources, government relations, community relations, philanthropy, and other support functions for the ministry. A true catalyst for change, Cynthia launched Mercy’s first diversity, equity, and inclusion program and advisory board. With a passion for advancing women’s careers in business, she founded Mercy Women in Leadership. Before Mercy, Cynthia served as chief human resources officer for Ameristar Casinos, Inc., a national gaming and hospitality organization; vice president of human resources for The Cheesecake
Factory restaurants; and vice president of international human resources for Oakwood Worldwide.
Book: Now, Near, Next: A Practical Guide for Mid-Career Women to Move from Professional Serendipity to Intentional Advancement
For some women, mid-career feels like a merry-go-round. You begin your career eager to jump on. You pick the pink pony and hold on tight. You might move to the purple pony during the first stop. Look, Mom, no hands! However, a few years later, you look up and are still belted into the same saddle, on the same ride, following behind a new group of riders, going in circles. You need a bigger amusement park and a more challenging ride! A must-read for all women trying to find or fight their way to what is possible. The methodology outlined in Now, Near, Next debunks the myth that just putting your head down, enjoying the ride and working hard is the best way to realize your fullest potential.
LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube www.zealoftheheel.com
300 episoder
Manage episode 419316815 series 2304574
Cynthia L. Bentzen Mercer, PhD, MBA, BCC, SPHR
Founder / CEO, Bentzen Performance Partners, LLC
Co-Founder / Managing Partner, The Zeal of the Heel, LLC
Strategic Executive, Sociologist, Servant Leader, Speaker, Author, Board Certified Coach
Dr. Cynthia Bentzen Mercer is an elite talent and organizational development strategist, social
psychologist, and author with three decades of experience transforming company culture through her nationally recognized approaches to identifying, unleashing, and actualizing human potential. She is a leading authority on premier workforce cultivation rooted in integrity, passion, service excellence, and diversity. Cynthia’s unique ability to inspire professional growth galvanizes a flourishing culture of innovation and discovery. Known as a visionary in organizational design, succession planning, leadership advancement, and executive coaching, she assembles top-tier teams with deep, balanced bench strength.
A stalwart professional, Cynthia’s experience traverses domestic and international, public and private, for-profit and not-for-profit, start-up, and aggressive growth companies within the real estate, gaming, hospitality, and healthcare industries. She has been recognized as one of Ingram’s 50 Missourians You Should Know, among Becker’s 143 Women Leaders of Hospitals and Health Systems to Know, a St. Louis YWCA Leader of Distinction, and one of St. Louis’s Most Influential Businesswomen.
Before starting Bentzen Performance Partners, LLC, and The Zeal of the Heel, LLC, Cynthia was executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Mercy, overseeing human resources, government relations, community relations, philanthropy, and other support functions for the ministry. A true catalyst for change, Cynthia launched Mercy’s first diversity, equity, and inclusion program and advisory board. With a passion for advancing women’s careers in business, she founded Mercy Women in Leadership. Before Mercy, Cynthia served as chief human resources officer for Ameristar Casinos, Inc., a national gaming and hospitality organization; vice president of human resources for The Cheesecake
Factory restaurants; and vice president of international human resources for Oakwood Worldwide.
Book: Now, Near, Next: A Practical Guide for Mid-Career Women to Move from Professional Serendipity to Intentional Advancement
For some women, mid-career feels like a merry-go-round. You begin your career eager to jump on. You pick the pink pony and hold on tight. You might move to the purple pony during the first stop. Look, Mom, no hands! However, a few years later, you look up and are still belted into the same saddle, on the same ride, following behind a new group of riders, going in circles. You need a bigger amusement park and a more challenging ride! A must-read for all women trying to find or fight their way to what is possible. The methodology outlined in Now, Near, Next debunks the myth that just putting your head down, enjoying the ride and working hard is the best way to realize your fullest potential.
LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube www.zealoftheheel.com
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