The Mann Group
Read below to learn more about who we are and what we do!
About us
Since 2002, we’ve helped some 2,000 businesses and thousands of their employees grow, both literally, in profits and scale, and figuratively, as leaders and salespeople. We’ve worked with designers and outdoorsmen, brewers and bikers, to refine and curate a business and, more importantly, an experience they’re proud of.
We’ve spoken words of encouragement and admonishment to conference crowds and helped managers sift through the masses to find the perfect hire. We’ve coached classrooms full of salespeople and coaxed truly effective leadership out of their managers. But more importantly, we’ve developed relationships with them all, taking late night phone calls and early morning flights to make sure their business is at its best. Because your success defines our own.
Dan Mann (Founder and CEO) - Open your trusty dictionary and flip to “leadership,” and you’ll likely find Dan’s face looking back. The Mann himself thrives in the sticky straits of leadership, in both our own business and in the more than 2,000 others he’s worked with since founding The Mann Group in 2002. Dan was given the gift of gab, and it’s his unparalleled communication skills that make him a trusted teacher across dozens of industries. The proficient public speaker, published author, specialty retail sage, and leadership liaison has a host of hobbies that fill his spare time outside the proverbial office, including mountain biking, movies, and music.
Leslie Cunningham (VP of Strategy) - We may call her our VP of Strategy, but perhaps Chief Inspiration Officer would be more fitting. Leslie’s simultaneously our yin and our yang: she has big ideas but can reign them into reality; she is kindness personified, but knows when to talk tough; she’s dyslexic and left-handed, a life she dubs “backwards,” yet it’s Leslie that always drives us forward. The mom of one is a yogi, writer, photographer, and loyal member of the Green Ridge Girls.
Kent Mann (VP of Training and Development) - Kent may have been born with the Mann magic in his blood, but he’s making a name for himself as our VP of Training and Development. The finance grad has a knack for turning big ideas into implementable and realistic tasks, both in our own company and our clients’. Though his favorite part of his job is travel, Kent’s perfect day would include paddle boarding on the French Broad followed by camping in our Blue Ridge Mountains, hallmarks of the town he’s called home for 16 years.
Hank Mann (VP of Operations) - He’s spent a lifetime in the orbit of The Mann Group (see what we did there?), so he’s conversant in our methods, and thanks to two years in the teaching field, he’s also uniquely prepared to instill those methods in our students. A far cry from his former pupils, middle schoolers, Hank loves that his new students are eager to change, learn, and grow. The movie buff (his favorite? Star Wars, of course), watches a new tv show or movie every day.
