Forward Focused Business Advisors

Certified Partner

Forward Focused Business Advisors

Having the right people in the right roles is critical to an organizations sustained growth and success.
We know that senior leaders develop a business strategy and they decide which operational and financial metrics they’ll measure to determine success. But we also know that what sits between the strategy and the results are “people”. And too many leaders don’t have an end-to-end talent strategy that works.
Good news: A solution exists to close the gap, and it’s called talent optimization – and we can show you how to use it!

Team Leaders

Wendy Bryan

Founder/Principal

Prior to founding Forward Focused Business Advisors, Wendy’s 30+ year career encompassed a series of consistent successes as an entrepreneur, executive team member and individual contributor. She is a focused and energetic self-starter, mentor and leader who has a knack for creating energy and excitement within any organization. She holds a BS in Business Administration as well as her MBA w/a concentration in Marketing.

Phil Bryan

Princiapl

As a collaborative leader, Phil excels at building teams and fostering a positive work environment. He has a track record of taking non-performing or under-performing business lines, identifying the underlying barriers to success, and strategically positioning these lines for continued growth and success. Phil has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services environment and over 18 years serving in an executive function including President /CEO and member of the Board of Directors at The Cooperative Bank in Boston Massachusetts (2014 to 2019). Phil has a BS in Human Resources and completed MBA graduate work from Northeastern University.

Forward Focused BA brought extremely valuable expertise to a rapidly growing company that needed structure to guide its continued growth. They helped implement processes and strategies to ensure the success of our team and the overall business; led the way to successfully integrate new employees into the team; and fostered communication and cooperation among the various teams within the company. I will definitely use them in the future!
Catherine - Senior Event Manager