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Rich Geise

Energizer · DISC type I
Principal at Summa Consulting
📍 Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States

Rich is an executive and business coach with over 25 years of experience in sales and sales management at leading tech companies like IBM and Centra. A graduate of Lehigh University College of Business, he leverages his background as a former Principal at Sandler Training to develop executives. Colleagues describe him as intuitive, effective, and genuine.

He was instrumental in helping grow Centra Softwares sales from $4. 4 million to $44 million in just five years.

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Experience
48 Years
Current Role
Principal
Job Level
Senior
Location
Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States
Personality Overview

How Rich shows up

Relationship Oriented
Big Picture Person
Enthusiastic

They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt. They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Priorities

Topics Rich cares about

Executive Coaching
His current role involves coaching executives at various companies to help them achieve the next level in their professional development.
Sales System Development
He spent a decade as a Principal at Sandler Training, owning a local branch of the global leader in sales training and sales force development.
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Career

Work history

12-2017
Principal
Summa Consulting
2007 - 12-2017
Principal
Sandler Training
4-2005 - 1-2007
Director, North American Sales
Informatica / Similarity Systems
2-1999 - 6-2004
VP North American Sales
Centra Software
1993 - 1999
Regional Manager
Marcam Corporation / MAPICS Inc.
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Media appearances

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Education
1968 - 1972
BA
Lehigh University College of Business
Education details unavailable
Darien High School
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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