Erika Keough is passionate about enhancing business performance through the People function. As the Director, Value Advisory at SD Capital, she concentrates on the human element within the value creation process for business owners seeking future growth, exit, or sale opportunities. Erika provides advice and insights related to organizational structure and development, leadership and team effectiveness, compensation and incentive planning, as well as retention strategies focused on culture and human capital efficiencies.
Prior to joining SD Capital, Erika founded Le Breton Group providing People and Talent strategic consulting and advisory services for early-stage startups and small to mid-sized companies. Erika has over twenty years in the talent acquisition and HR space as a leader and practitioner for a variety of tech companies.
MBA – Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, VA
B.A. – Business Administration and Spanish, Austin College, TX
SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) Certification
Entrepreneur in Residence—Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Advisory board member—Happyly
Member—Alliance of Mergers & Acquisitions (AM&AA)
Member—Women in Technology (WIT)
Member—NeXco National
Job Counselor—Together We Bake
Do you have a hobby/personal passion?
Spending time with family and friends; Running, triathlons and general health and fitness
What was the best advice you’ve ever received?
Treat people the way you would like to be treated.
People would be surprised to know that I…
Can’t carry a tune if my life depended on it
What is the best or most interesting thing about your career?
I love seeing the potential in people at all levels. I take pride in having helped shape the trajectory of so many companies and individuals over my career.
Do you have a “motto”? (spoken or unspoken)
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”-Will Rogers
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