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Bruce Stephan

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Business Strategy Leader at Nexstar Network
📍 Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States

Bruce Stephan is a growth-focused business leader specializing in building high-performing teams and impactful marketing and sales strategies. As a Business Strategy Leader at Nexstar Network, he leverages his B2B and B2C expertise from roles at HNI, Pinnacle, and Andersen Windows. Colleagues describe him as inspiring, creative, and collaborative.

Outside of his professional life, Bruce is committed to community service, holding a position as a Board Member for the non-profit organization Community Thread. His intellectual interests include following the latest business insights from publications like the Harvard Business Review.

Unique fact: Bruce once successfully elevated a customer service department from a standard call center into a strategic sales and marketing support group.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Business Strategy Leader
Job Level
Junior
Location
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, United States
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Customer Journey
He has built his career around understanding customer touchpoints and using those insights to craft strategies that resonate from awareness to post-purchase support.
Go-to-Market Strategy
He has direct experience realigning marketing organizations and GTM strategies to better align with business objectives and get closer to the customer.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Business Strategy Leader
Nexstar Network
1-2021
Business Consultant
Shrpa Group
12-2023 - 1-2025
Senior Vice President Marketing
HNI Corporation
4-2023 - 9-2024
Board Member
Community Thread
6-2021 - 12-2023
VP of Marketing
Pinnacle Climate Technologies
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Education
2012 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
1989 - 1992
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
University of Minnesota
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