ABOUT
BABS
RYAN
Current & Former
Board Communities
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NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
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Virtual Advisory Board (1000 board members in 80 countries)
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The Boston Club and its board search alliances: OnBoard, Invest Ahead (formerly Thirty Percent Coalition), Women’s Leadership Foundation (BoardBound), UNC Director Development Initiative
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Larry Stybel’s Board Options Seat at the Table
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Illumyn Impact (formerly Him for Her)
ABOUT
SPARKS
WORLDWIDE
LLC
Sparks Worldwide LLC was formed as a limited liability company in 2004 and is registered in MA. It helps people and businesses in:
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Board Services: Serving as fiduciary and/or independent board director or advisor, and helping others to serve as directors and gets seats at the tables that matter
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Interim and Fractional CEO, Chief Growth/Strategy Officer, Private Equity (PE) Value Creator, Patentable Product Developer, Researcher, Trends Analyst and Forecaster
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Speaker & Keynote, book directly through Sparks or speaker bureau Innovation Women
Babs is available for media interviews, speaking, keynote or board-related engagements through Sparks or speaker bureau Innovation Women
She has been a global speaker (US, UK, Austria, China, Jordan, Thailand, Australia) and business analyst appearing in hundreds of publications:
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Private Company Director magazine
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NACD Directorship magazine
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Evening Standard (UK)
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American Banker
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MotorCycle News (UK)
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TechCrunch (China)
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Aerospace News
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Independent Financial Advisors (Australia)
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O Negotio do Varejo / Retail Business (Brazil)
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Digital Age (Turkey)
SPEAKER BUREAU
Author of the business book America’s Corporate Brain Drain, which predicted the collapse of U.S. banks and proposed solutions for restructuring of US corporations to compete globally, innovate, and attract/retain the best talent. National Best Book Awards finalist.
As board search co-chair helping corporate boards and private equity firms select candidates, Babs knows how CEOs and boards really choose their next director.
As board director spanning 30 years, she knows how to attract and secure board seats where you’ll add the most value.
Having been onsite in 96 countries, and as former CEO, Chief Innovation Officer for a Fortune 10, and exec at leading firms in tech, product design (7 patents, one generating $800 million incremental revenue), biz dev, big-4 consulting, and research, Babs knows how to identify and deliver growth.
Her board service includes:
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Workers Federal Credit Union, Board Director and Audit (Supervisory) Committee, $2.6 billion assets, CEO succession, core tech conversion, M&As
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Aviva Labs, Board Advisor, private organic aesthetics manufacturer, 110 countries
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Motor Cycle Association of Great Britain Limited, Board Director