KeySource Group - KeySource HCI - Team
Wendy V. Talley, CIR
Wendy V. Talley is Vice President of KeySource HCI, LLC and serves as practice manager for executive recruiting in the federal services market. Wendy brings 15 years of experience in both government and commercial sectors and has established a national network of relationships based on many successful executive searches focused in the defense, energy, environmental and EPC market sectors. Wendy is a strong program manager who emphasizes research, project coordination, client communications and cost/schedule management.
KeySource is a strategic business growth, management and human capital consultancy company headquartered in Hudson, Ohio, which provides strategic services for clients that serve a broad array of defense and energy-related markets. KeySource HCI, a subsidiary focused on human capital investments that primarily identifies, attracts and retains leadership talent for growing and learning companies.
At KeySource, Wendy is a hands-on tactical leader who directs projects for clients with an emphasis on relationship building, leadership talent acquisition, profitable business growth and development. These projects include the accumulation, analysis and packaging of information from interviews and data gathered for client use in making critical business decisions. Study of organizational Culture, Market research, opportunity development and information management are central to supporting these key client initiatives and Wendy directs KeySource staff and associates for effective project completion. Since the inception of KeySource in 2001, Wendy has focused primarily on U.S. defense and energy industries working on business growth and transition projects for both small and large businesses. These projects are typically designed specifically to fit customer standards and needs and are, therefore, often quite unique in their size, focus, duration, and deliverables.
Prior to joining KeySource Wendy worked as an independent consultant providing support for local entrepreneurs looking to grow or develop businesses. As a consultant, Wendy performed hands-on assessments and audits of her clients’ organizations. Her evaluations covered all aspects of business management and were not limited to any one industry. Working as a consultant her responsibilities included determining asset valuation to prepare for liquidation and/or transfer of client holdings, revisions of outdated record-keeping systems, inventory control audits, planning and designing websites and marketing materials, preparing and presenting business plans to lending institutions while seeking capital for growth on behalf of her clients. Wendy also has provided retraining, identification and development of support talent, as well as coaching of leadership partners to achieve the maximum potential for successful teaming outcomes as they relate to small business enterprises.
During the early 1990’s, Wendy worked for Summa Health Systems merging the surgery staff of two independent hospital surgery facilities into one. Wendy developed/implemented a scheduling system design to cover the work of more than 300 surgery personnel who were each individually certified to cover specific surgery specialty units.
Wendy began her career when she was recruited to join the transition management team for Wendy’s International. She assisted in establishing site locations for new store ventures while conducting profitability studies, market trend analysis and community profiling. She was responsible for activities such as hiring support staff, overseeing construction, and planning the store grand openings. Wendy hired and trained more than 200 people, participated in the opening of 4 new stores, and increased the profitability of 6 failing franchise locations through re-training, conducting audits, staff assessments, and updating overall franchise appearance. Wendy attended Hiram College earning a Bachelor of Arts Business Management degree, magna cum laude. She remains an active member of the Alpha Society.
