Angela Duckworth is co-founder, chief scientist, and a board member of Character Lab, a nonprofit whose mission is to advance scientific insights that help children thrive. She is also the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change For Good Initiative, and faculty co-director of Wharton People Analytics. 

A 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Angela has advised the White House, the World Bank, NBA and NFL teams, and Fortune 500 CEOs. 

Prior to her career in research, Angela founded a summer school for low-income children that was profiled as a Harvard Kennedy School case study and, in 2018, celebrated its 25th anniversary. She has also been a McKinsey management consultant and a math and science teacher in the public schools of New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. 

Angela completed her undergraduate degree in Advanced Studies Neurobiology at Harvard, graduating magna cum laude. With the support of a Marshall Scholarship, she completed an MSc with Distinction in Neuroscience from Oxford University. She completed her PhD in Psychology as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.

Angela's TED talk is among the most-viewed of all time. Her book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance is a #1 New York Times best seller. She is also co-host, with Stephen Dubner, of the podcast No Stupid Questions.

Angela Duckworth

Stoddard Strategic Consulting

Assist companies in strategic selling into developing markets.

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US Military Cruises

Vacation holidays for active duty and retired military personnel .

Founder

Eric Stoddard Consulting

Metalcraft Scrapers

Represented this innovative maker of earthmoving products to potential customers and dealers on the west coast of USA.

VP of Sales

Energy2Grid LLC

Developer of renewable energy projects in California with particular focus on projects less than 25 MW.  Define mission, engineering, marketing, finance, governmental liaison, and organization.  www.Energy2Grid.com

Founder and CEO

Reimco Industries

Consult on and develop and execute strategic plans to build dealer network for this construction equipment manufacturer, to build revenue stream, to develop educated dealer sales force, to realize for the client their financial hopes through robust sales of an innovative product. Reimco produce a "pull dozer" and a "pull grader" which is pulled behind 400 hp tractors.  It is unique, especially when combined with laser or gps machine control systems. Cost is significantly less than standard graders or bull dozers and furthers the applicability of a farming operations fleet of large horsepower tractors.

Director of Business Development

Provided executive level business development, strategic and financial analysis consulting services regarding strategy, executive development, new product development, cash flow development and more.  Also performed execution contracts for USAID [Chief of Party], ZCCM, Maryland National Bank, Johns Hopkins University, George S. May International, Miskin Scraper Works, Egyptian General Petroleum, Egyptian Electrical Authority, and World Bank[Chief of Party], Bolshoi Cruises and ENV Jetours Ltd. Go to www.EricStoddardConsulting.com to see more. Developed replacement planning progrms for executives at Egyptian General Petroleum, Egyptian Electrical Authority, and Egyptian Electrical Distribution, and ZCCM in Zambia.

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Power Application and Research Systems

Direct strategy and business development for this boutique engineering firm providing services to the renewable energy sector. Specific emphasis being in energy storage, transmission, interconnection, SCADA, wholesale markets, ISO design and operation, PV renewable plant design and more. PARSenergy is a client of Eric Stoddard Consulting. Developed financial model for clients and for projecting client income.
-Facilitated more than 3,000 MW of solar and wind resources and storage battery in California alone;
-Developed seminars for more than 1,000 renewable professionals in the US and Canadian markets

www. PARSEnergy.com

Vice President Business Development

K-Tec Earthmovers

Sold millions of dollars of construction equipment in Europe, the Middle East, and North America. 

Planned, directed, and arranged rental package plus implemented business development strategy, marketing, and sales activities in Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Russia. Opened new markets, innovated multiple machines sales policies. This is now an Eric Stoddard Consulting client.

Manager International and Middle East Sales

General Physics Corporation

For this provider of operations and maintenance training in fossil and nuclear power plants, sold more than $20 million in services and  improved by 10x the number of international projects, raised the gross margin on those projects.  Sold special seminars at 2x normal rate to German nuclear clients.

Director International Business Development

CoFounder of the only US based river cruise company offering trips between Moscow and St.Petersburg. www.HeartofRussiaCruises.com
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Sold $2.5  million fleet of 17 Miskin scrapers to Saudi client followed 2 years later with a $3.75 million fleet of 15 Ktec scrapers to another Saudi client. Sold $9 million training contract to World Bank and USTDA

Earned "E" Export Award from US Dept of Commerce for Miskin Scraper exports.

We offer hi end executive consulting on international business development. Proven track record, proven clients with proven products in new markets.

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