Susan Gauthier
Consultant and Coach
Susan Topping Gauthier is a consultant, coach and program leader in Breakthrough Results Transformational Management™ business technology and practices. Ms. Gauthier assists business executives, owners and company teams in producing breakthrough results using a distinctive methodology for increasing productivity, effectiveness and financial performance. Gauthier brings 30 years’ experience in information technology, primarily in second-level leadership, with a proven career track record of excelling at executive client relationship management, strategic business planning, financial accountability, global project and program management and service delivery quality management. Susan’s experience and reputation for innovation and rigor in her leadership style further enhances her coaching experience and her ability to accelerate clients’ business gains.
Susan is retired from Electronic Data Systems, where she was the founder and director of the Global Metrics Center, servicing various Fortune 100 companies. Prior to 1985, Gauthier worked at General Motors Corporation, Uniroyal Tire and Rubber, and Michigan Bell Telephone Company where she held positions in systems analysis and programming, training and leadership development. She has lived in Mexico, Venezuela and Spain, travels widely and currently resides near Detroit, Michigan with her husband and daughter.
Gauthier holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in Romance Linguistics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish, French, English and Psychology from Grand Valley State University.
Susan is a member of the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce, on the board of directors for the Business Women’s Network, and a founding member of the Net Worth Affiliates chapter of Business Network International (BNI) in southeast Michigan.
Her clients have included:
- Electronic Data Systems, Inc
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc
- Weinstein Jewelers of Novi, Inc
- Putman Construction, Inc
- Essential IT, LLC
- Wilcox Realty Group
- Genesee CNA Academy
- Engraved Impressions, Inc
- Arbonne International, Inc
- UBS, Inc
Recent accomplishments with clients:
- A key leadership team responsible for the integration of global transformation of a Fortune 100 company reported unforeseen breakthroughs in creativity, communication, productivity, leadership and professional fulfillment. Stock values subsequently increased more than 30% after a three-year decline
- Clients in financial planning doubled year-over-year revenue generation and readily reduced their work-week by 20%
- New start-up diversified their service portfolio and reformulated company partnership with unique platform for phenomenal growth
- Individual client in mortgage banking accelerated income-earning opportunities by locating a career move to investment lending four months in advance
