Erin Lewber

Erin Lewber Coaching

Helping career changers navigate the pivot and thrive in their new role.

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Founder

Amazon Business

Head of Strategic Account Management

Amazon Business $35B B2B e-Procurement organization serving 6MM+ customers.

In this role, I led a team of 12 Strategic Account Management direct reports who support Amazon Business' Fortune 1000 customers across Tech, Manufacturing, CPG, Construction, Telecom, and more.

Manager, Strategic Account Management

Developed customer relationships and grew sales within a $60MM portfolio of Amazon Business' Fortune 1000 customers within Automotive, Manufacturing, Construction, and Tech industries.

Senior Strategic Account Manager

Promoted from L5 Program Manager to L6 Senior Program Manager

Senior Program Manager, B2B Spend Analytics

Program Manager - B2B Spend Analytics

Business Development Manager, Amazon 3P B2B Seller Development

OpTech

Director Sales and Recruiting - Healthcare + IT

Responsible for driving recruiting and sales teams to achieve revenue and placement targets within target client accounts.

Account Executive - Healthcare + IT Recruiting

Responsible for growing client relationships and achieving placement targets within a named client account.

Account Manager - Healthcare + IT Recruiting

VisionIT

VisionIT is a Technical Recruiting and Staffing startup in Detroit, MI. As a Client Delivery Manager, I managed technical recruiting and sourcing delivery to meet Fortune 500 Automotive and Tech client needs and timelines. In this role, I worked on-site in a client-facing capacity to manage temporary staffing and project-based talent deliverables

Client Delivery Manager - IT Recruiting

Trader Joe's

Selected as one of 7 candidates out of 1K+ applicants for the highly competitive Regional Mobile Thriver (RMT) Program, which is the highest level an external candidate can hire into at Trader Joe's. As a corporate employee, I led store operations for three distinct Trader Joe's locations in Metr-Detroit and completed TJ's development program for people leadership and Trader Joe's signature "Wow!" customer service.

Sales Manager

Colasanti's Market

Managed daily operations and held P&L responsibility for a 100 employee, $20M annual revenue independent high-end grocery store

Director, Retail Grocery Sales and Operations

I lead a Strategic B2B Sales team of 12 Strategic Adoption Managers (SAMs) at Amazon Business. SAMs are a hybrid sales/account management/customer success role chartered with growing user engagement, adoption, and retention across Amazon Business' Fortune 1000 customers across Manufacturing, Construction, Tech, FinTech, Banking, and Automotive industries.  Amazon Business (AB), it is Amazon's B2B arm of the organization that helps companies buy the things they need for work through the convenient Amazon buying experience.

In addition to my work at Amazon, I'm also a resume, job search and interview coach for career transitioners and moms. As a two-time career pivoter myself who found herself without a job (or the know-how to reinvent my career), I'm passionate about teaching career changers how to remarket themselves for a new industry and/or role.

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Aside from all of that, I have a fantastic husband, two kids, and a dog. I'm a novice beekeeper, gardener, and love anything in the great outdoors!

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Head of Strategic Adoption, Sr. B2B Sales Leader

I lead a team of 12 to drive adoption of Amazon Business within AB's Fortune 1000 customer base.  

In this role, I've developed, launched, and scaled the Strategic Adoption role across Amazon Business.

Justin Bateh, PhD, PMP

I write about project management, leadership, and AI | Follow to develop skills for faster, smarter, and more efficient project management and to build winning teams | Boost your career with my actionable insights

Most leaders are measured by one thing: results.

Titles don’t move the needle; execution does.

I help leaders build teams that execute with clarity, deliver under pressure, and use AI to make smarter, faster decisions.

Over the past 20 years, I’ve gone from Project Manager to COO; leading 80+ projects and teaching 25,000+ professionals at companies like Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, and Chevron.

Along the way, I created the Project Execution Framework™, a 7-step system that helps leaders align stakeholders, cut through chaos, and deliver projects that matter.

Today, I teach these methods through live workshops, corporate training, and cohort-based courses, where leaders learn to:

--Build trust and alignment across teams
--Focus on outcomes that truly matter
--Leverage AI to automate, analyze, and accelerate

Because here’s the truth:

--Leadership without execution is just talk.
--Execution without leadership burns people out.
--Ignoring AI makes both slower and less effective.

Let’s Connect
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How I Help
🤝 Team Workshops 
🎯 Corporate Training
🚀 Cohort-Based Courses 

Highlights
🏆 8x Award-Winning Educator
🏢 Former COO | 🎓 PhD & PMP 
🛠️ Creator of the Project Execution Framework™
📊 80+ Projects Delivered | 👨‍🏫 LinkedIn Learning Instructor


*Disclaimer: Views expressed on social media, courses, newsletters, or emails are my own and do not represent those of my employer or any affiliated organizations.

I teach Project & Operations professionals the skills to drive sustainable growth, change, and profitability using data-driven decision making, lean tools, six sigma methodologies, agile projects, and data analytics. I have worked with executives and managers from numerous organizations, including Walmart, Verizon, Amazon, Pearson, UPS, Wiley, Cengage, Medtronic, US Department of Health, CSX, USPS, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Crowley Maritime, US Air Force, US Navy, Novartis, FedEx, McKesson, and many others.

Justin Bateh, PhD

11 Ways To Retain Top Employees

Before it's too late:

1/ Stop Forcing “Fun”
→ Mandatory fun isn’t fun.
→ Forced bonding feels fake.
→ Let culture form naturally.

2/ Let Them Be Autonomous
→ Stop the micromanaging.
→ Trust drives performance.
→ Freedom fuels ownership.

3/ Pay Them Enough
→ Money shouldn’t be a stressor.
→ Remove financial anxiety.
→ Compensation keeps talent.

4/ Give Real, Challenging Work
→ Not busywork.
→ Growth comes from stretch roles.
→ Challenge keeps people engaged.

5/ Actually Fire Toxic People
→ Even the high performers.
→ One toxic hire drains everyone.
→ Protect the culture first.

6/ Recognize Performance With Money
→ Not just praise.
→ Rewards should match results.
→ Appreciation must be tangible.

7/ Don’t Make Them Wait for a Title
→ Waiting breeds resentment.
→ Move when the performance proves it.
→ Titles should reflect reality.

8/ Offer Brutally Honest Feedback
→ Not corporate fluff.
→ Clarity beats comfort.
→ Truth builds leaders.

9/ Let Them Have a Life Outside Work
→ For real.
→ Respect their boundaries.
→ Burned-out people leave.

10/ Don’t Punish Competence
→ More work isn’t a reward.
→ High performers need support too.
→ Protect your best people.

11/ Accept They Will Eventually Leave
→ And that’s okay.
→ Great talent grows.
→ Your job is to develop them.

Retention isn’t luck.
It’s leadership.

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Expert in AI-Driven Project Management, Strategy, & Operations | Ex-COO Turned Award-Winning Professor, Founder, LinkedIn Instructor & Corporate Trainer.

10 Project Management Skills AI Still Can't Replace

(because humans run the room, not algorithms)

1/ Managing Difficult Stakeholders
→ AI briefs you on facts.
→ It can't calm egos or navigate power plays.
→ Human tension decides outcomes.

Your move: Read the person before reading the problem.

2/ Executive Buy-In
→ AI builds perfect presentations.
→ Executives buy trust, not slides.
→ Influence is earned, not automated.

Your move: Lead with outcomes, not features.

3/ Conflict Resolution
→ AI detects tension.
→ It can't broker peace.
→ People kill projects before data does.

Your move: Address issues at 30%, not 90%.

4/ Setting Direction
→ AI offers paths.
→ Humans choose priorities.
→ Vision comes from judgment.

Your move: Ask "What are we really trying to achieve?" before planning.

5/ Navigating Politics
→ AI reads org charts.
→ It misses unspoken power.
→ Smart PMs read between the lines.

Your move:  Track who influences decisions, not who makes them.

6/ Motivating Teams
→ AI finds blockers.
→ It can't spark belief.
→ People follow energy, not reports.

Your move: Celebrate progress publicly, address problems privately.

7/ Facilitating Alignment
→ AI maps dependencies.
→ It can't make humans agree.
→ Alignment is leadership work.

Your move: Get everyone to repeat the goal back in their own words.

8/ Leading Through Chaos
→ AI organizes mess into charts.
→ It can't lead humans through uncertainty.
→ Calm beats smart every time.

Your move: Breathe before reacting when stakes are high.

9/ Reading Subtext
→ AI hears words.
→ PMs hear intentions.
→ Real communication happens beneath the surface.

Your move: Listen for hesitation, not just agreement.

10/ Making Final Calls
→ AI gives perfect data.
→ It doesn't own consequences.
→ Accountability stays human.

Your move: Decide with incomplete information, own the result completely.

AI handles the tasks.

Humans handle the humans.

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Expert in AI-Driven Project Management, Strategy, & Operations | Ex-COO Turned Award-Winning Professor, Founder & LinkedIn Instructor | Follow for posts on Project Management, AI Fluency, Leadership, and Career Growth.

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