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Erika Keough, MBA, SHRM-SCP

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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.

Education

MBA – Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, VA

B.A. – Business Administration and Spanish, Austin College, TX

Professional and Community Involvement

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

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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

Erika Keough

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Big Problem: Time Consuming Billing Process.

Big Thinking: Utilize Robotic Process Automation To Reduce Manual Input Time By 75%.

Shareholder PATRICK ARMKNECHT has been with Schneider Downs for over 21 years. His expertise lies mainly in corporate accounting, project management and software implementation.
One of Patrick’s clients was looking for more efficient back-office operations. Patrick’s team recommended the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology to help address their billing problem. After implementing RPA technology, manual time spent completing the monthly billing process was reduced by 75%. “Although the immediate need was focused on the monthly billing process, we recognized that investment in RPA would also enable the client to automate a number of processes throughout their organization,” Patrick said. “They have already implemented five other automation projects in different parts of the organization and have a list of more than 20 other processes they intend to automate in the near future.” Schneider Downs provides Big Thinking and Personal focus in delivering a variety of services for large and small businesses, both publicly and privately held, as well as nonprofit organizations, government entities and more. Through our commitment to thought leadership and knowledge management, we deliver the solutions our clients need with a personal commitment to service.
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