Coughlin Group Inc

Helping Businesses Succeed and Grow
Since 1993, Jeanne Coughlin has been assisting business owners and executives that desire clarity and focus in their strategy, discipline and follow-thru in their execution, and the desire to grow their organizations through a committed and cohesive team of people. Her goal is to produce an ROI of 3x-10x for clients within one year which is accomplished through three primary activities:
Since 1993, Jeanne has been the president of The Coughlin Group, Inc. Her mission is to be a catalyst of growth and prosperity for privately held businesses.

Jeanne has the prestigious professional designation as a Certified Facilitator of Peter Drucker's The Five Most Important Questions strategic planning assessment. In addition, she is a certified licensee of the One Page Business Plan System. Jeanne has also received the designation of Certified Professional Behavior and Values analyst.

Jeanne is author of the book, The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs: People, Processes and Global Trends, (Greenwood Publishing, October 2002), which received the "Featured Book Recommendation " from the Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge Group.

As an accomplished public speaker, Jeanne has addressed numerous professional and trade associations and had the honor to speak at the prestigious City Club Friday Forum, the oldest free speech forum in the United States. Jeanne has been a guest on NPR and several news television programs and she has been featured in The Plain Dealer, Crain's Cleveland Business, Smart Business, Kaleidoscope, Ohio Entrepreneur, Inside Business and is quoted extensively in the book, "Secrets of Successful Negotiating."

Jeanne is the Chair and Facilitator for the Cleveland chapter of the WPO (Women President's Organization), a peer advisory group for women entrepreneurs. Jeanne is a past Chairman of COSE (Council of Smaller Enterprises) which with over 15,000 members is one of the largest small business organizations in the country.

Jeanne is on the Board and Executive Committee of the Greater Cleveland Partnership and serves as board member for Team NEO and Mercy Hospital. She is a graduate of the 2003 Leadership Cleveland class and was selected as a Women of Note by Crain's Cleveland Business in 2004. Jeanne was also recognized with the Entrepreneurial Leadership Award presented by Cleveland State University for her "dedicated work advocating on behalf of small business."

Jeanne served as one of the top three sales executives in the country for a Fortune 100 technology company. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Bowling Green State University with a major in marketing. She lives in the Cleveland area with her husband Kevin and two daughters.



1.Focusing & documenting a blueprint for growth.
2.Bringing discipline to performance management.
3.Measuring the results that matter most.