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Heather Schimmel

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Co-Founder at Catalyst Partners
📍 Arlington, Virginia, United States

Heather Schimmel is a growth-focused strategy and operations executive, currently serving as a Strategic Advisor at HBS Consulting, LLC. With a background as a COO, she excels at creating scalable operating environments and simplifying client experiences. Colleagues describe her as a strategic, results-driven, and thoughtful leader with a degree from Northwestern University.

Outside of her executive roles, Heather identifies as a "Girl Mom. " Her personal interests include a strong connection to her alma mater, Northwestern University, where she was active in the universitys crew team during her studies.

She founded and led CEBs Client Engagement Team, which successfully increased new client retention by 4% within its first year.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Priorities

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Scalable Growth
Her career is focused on building simplified, scalable operating environments required to achieve profitable growth for mid-sized companies.
Sales Operations
She has extensive experience leading global sales operations and enablement, transforming fragmented approaches into cohesive, globally consistent structures.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Co-Founder
Catalyst Partners
2023
Strategic Advisor That Helps Companies Run Well & Grow
HBS Consulting, LLC
2022 - 2023
Chief Operating Officer
Tandym Group
2018 - 2022
SVP, Global Sales Operations & Enablement
Lee Hecht Harrison
2016 - 2018
Head of Global Sales Operations
CEB, now Gartner
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Heather Schimmel Joins Tandym Group as Chief Operations Officer. Featured in CityBiz
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Heather Schimmel Joins Tandym Group as Chief Operations Officer. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
B.S.
Northwestern University
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