About Hurshell Associates
Hurshell Associates consults with clients in management,
marketing and sales, assisting their executive leadership
teams to achieve results through coaching, process modeling,
strategic planning and direction, business incubation
consulting, and outsourcing. Among their clients are Xerox
Corporation, ManTech International Corporation, Cyveillance
Inc., Silanis Inc., Consolidated Bank and Trust Company,
Network Access Solutions, Amaox Ltd., CoStar Group, and the American Chemical Society. Hurshell instructors
have delivered
curriculum at the Xerox International Training Center as well as
various field locations throughout North America, Europe,
and the Caribbean.
Gilbert H. Scott, Sr., President and CEO, Hurshell
Associates
Gilbert H. Scott Sr. is president and chief executive
officer of Hurshell
Associates, located in Vienna, Virginia. Building
market value is Gil's expertise. Whether challenged to
launch a start-up Bio-Tech or IT venture, guiding the
marketing efforts of a major corporation, or accelerating
revenues within a high growth market, he has consistently
delivered results.
Prior to founding Hurshell Associates, Gil served in various
senior management positions, including executive vice
president of sales & marketing, senior vice president of
sales operations and general manager of hardware, services,
and software companies.
Gil was also president and chief operating officer of The
Bartech Group in Detroit, Michigan, the 29th largest African
American-owned business in the United States, specializing
in the recruitment and placement of engineers, MIS and IT
professionals to the automotive, banking and utility
industries.
Recruited to Xerox Corporation in 1971, he earned nine key
promotions throughout his 25-year career, ending as vice
president and general manager of Xerox Business Services,
the company’s fastest growing and most profitable business
unit. Credited as one of two executives who built this unit,
he helped create a world-class outsourcing organization
servicing major corporations nationwide. Gil lead the
product marketing team that won back market share for Xerox
against the Japanese in the copier marketplace in 1982
to1984. Earlier career achievements with Xerox were equally
notable, including several top performance awards as a sale
rep, general manager, and as a vice president in sales
organizations throughout the company.
Gil served in the US Army during the Viet Nam War and was
twice decorated with the Bronze Star for valor. He was a
guest lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Sloan Graduate School. Gil is a graduate of Hampton
University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He
has completed the Executive Marketing Manager Program at
Stanford University, the Xerox Senior Management Program, and
the Wharton School of Business International Forum in
September 1995.
Gil currently serves on the President’s Cabinet at
University of California, California Polytechnic, and
the Corporate Advisory Board at George Washington University.
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Grace Staples, Vice President Operations,
Hurshell Associates
 Grace
Staples is Hurshell Associates’ vice president of
operations. Joining the company at its inception, her
responsibilities include consulting with clients, project
management, and executive coaching. Additionally she
recruits and directs the activities of 30-35 contract
instructors who fulfill training outsourcing contracts with
large commercial and government clients.
Drawing upon 23 years of successful sales, management, and
corporate training experience at Xerox Corporation, Grace
excels in helping organizations build high performance work
teams. As a business coach she assists talented executives
achieve their career potential. At Xerox, Ms. Staples held
global marketing responsibility for launching two new
production printing products. Other key positions included
operations general manager, manager of strategy and business
development for technology, human resources and quality
manager. As manager of both sales and customer
administration training, she oversaw the design,
development, delivery and evaluation of major instructional
programs used by employees and customers worldwide. Her
strategic planning skills were best demonstrated when she
directed the re-engineering of Xerox Business Services’ U.
S. Print Shop Operations, a hundred million dollar business.
In 2000 she led a major corporate customer service
initiative that involved training over 600 telecom employees
in problem solving and communication skills.
A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Ms. Staples is a graduate
of Mid America Nazarene University with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in management. She has an Associate of Applied
Science degree in computer technology from Purdue
University. She earned a certificate in International
Management from Georgetown University in 1998. Grace has
served as a board member on George Mason University’s
Masters Degree in Organization Learning.
As a consultant to senior executives for over twenty years,
Grace Staples is recognized for her demonstrated ability to
motivate teams at all levels, over achieve organizational
objectives, and improve profit performance. She brings
operational excellence with an attention to detail to
challenges and ideas presented by business partners.
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The Management Consultants and Training Experts
Our highly-credentialed associates of 35 management
consultants
and training professionals focus on action-oriented service,
diving into hands-on problem solving and education to
maximize business results. Hurshell Associates
provides a highly credentialed workforce of corporate
trainers who can deliver customized and off-the-shelf
program curriculum. These are trainers who don’t read the
training materials to your students – they take an active
role as engaging and thought-provoking educators to maximize
retention.
Bright, stimulating and educators
Our instructors have achieved advanced degrees and
certifications in curriculum design and organization, which
are enhanced through independent curriculum review, industry
training, and self-study for continuous improvement.
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You can find us at
hUrshell.com
or email us at
support@hurshell.com.
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