Category Archives: General Blog

Background information for Pat McCormick

Posted on 24-Jan-2020 by Pat McCormick

Pat McCormick Background Pat McCormick has over 35 years of diverse industry and business leadership experience. Pat is President of PMCC Ventures, a consulting and interim leadership firm, simply aimed at helping clients improve the business of their business. Pat’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Background & Biographies, General Blog | Tagged Acquisitions, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, Business Intelligence, Business Strategy, Due Diligence, Financing, Generational mentoring, Interim CEO, Interim CFO, Interim COO, Leadership, Mergers, Operations, Performance Improvement, Private Equity services, turnaround | Leave a comment

The conversation about the role of the CFO- and where she adds the most value continues- but the bottom line is that Finance counts!

Posted on 01-Dec-2019 by Pat McCormick

Thirty some years ago, we began research on the role of the CFO and the impact of financial leadership on the performance of the enterprise. After interviewing and reviewing more than 50 organizations and engaging thousands of CFO/Financial leaders in … Continue reading →

Posted in Discuss: Effective Financial Management, General Blog | Tagged Business Intelligence, Business Strategy and Business plans, Effective Financial Management, Finance counts, Finance Transformation, Financial Leadership, Performance Management, Role of CFO, Strategic Finance, Value Creation | Leave a comment

Changing strategies…. make sure to check the alignment

Posted on 19-Nov-2017 by Pat McCormick

We are in a period of uncertainty on many fronts….Technological, shifting go to market options and priorities, emerging and leap frogging competitors and opportunities, just to name a few. Many are appropriately responding to the changes by revisiting goals and … Continue reading →

Posted in Client Services, General Blog | Tagged Business Strategy and Business plans, Improving the Business of the Business, strategic alignment, Strategy, Value Creation | Leave a comment

Neumann Goretti is on the uptick and needs great leaders to sustain it

Posted on 09-May-2017 by Pat McCormick

Saints Neumann Goretti High School in South Philadelphia is the scene of an amazing and comprehensive turnaround. Over the past two years led by a talented and seasoned business executive, freshman enrollment has increased from 83 to 125 and has … Continue reading →

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Creating enterprise value: Getting to know more and getting to no faster- Finance Business Intelligence

Posted on 17-Mar-2017 by Pat McCormick

Yesterday we had the opportunity to work with a great group of financial and marketing leaders at a forum hosted by Waypoint Consulting and Host Analytics. In our work we explored the value of strategic, financial and operational information to … Continue reading →

Posted in General Blog | Tagged Finance Business Intelligence, Financial Planning and control, Increasing Enterprise value, Planning, Value Creation, Value Modeling | Leave a comment

Helping create value in underperforming and underachieving Private Equity Investments

Posted on 17-Feb-2017 by Pat McCormick

The Best way to make money is to start by not losing it. PMCC Ventures has worked with scores of private equity backed companies to improve performance and move from the bottom 50% of performers to the top 50%. Our … Continue reading →

Posted in General Blog, Services, Services for Clients | Tagged Business Strategy and Business plans, Diligence, Improving the Business of the Business, Innovation Management, Operating Excellence, Private Equity, Private Equity Investments, refinancing, Restructuring, Turnarounds, Underachieving investments, Underperforming investments, Value Creation | Leave a comment

Best wishes for a prosperous, healthy, happy and meaningful 2017

Posted on 05-Jan-2017 by Pat McCormick

As we move on to a new year, I wanted to take a time out to thank all of you that have supported PMCC Ventures in 2016. I appreciate it. We had an interesting year, and I hope we … Continue reading →

Posted in General Blog | Tagged Business Intelligence, Business Strategy and Business plans, Financial Leadership, Improving the Business of the Business, information to run the business, operationsal, Private Equity, Restructuring, strategic, systemic, underachieving, underperforming | Leave a comment

Performing and Thriving in disruptive times in Higher Education

Posted on 16-Dec-2014 by Pat McCormick

We have had hundreds of conversations with people regarding the current challenges and future opportunities for Higher Education over the past year or so. There are certainly more questions than answers and the challenge is unevenly felt by many. There are … Continue reading →

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US Higher Ed needs to master the learning curve and smartly deal with excess capacity

Posted on 07-Jul-2014 by Pat McCormick

It has been an interesting few weeks for Higher Education. Last week, the Economist published a great article on the need to reform education—the challenges demanding it, and the factors accelerating the ability to transform. In the past few weeks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Discuss: Improving the Business of the Business, General Blog | Tagged Cost structure of Higher Education, Higher Education, Higher Education needs to master the learning curve, Philadelphia Universities, Solutions for Higher Education dilemma, US Higher Education Industry Analysis | 1 Comment

PMCC Ventures services for Lenders

Posted on 22-Apr-2014 by Pat McCormick

PMCC Ventures has a long tradition of successfully supporting lenders across the lending lifecycle. While it is difficult to reduce our experience to a few pages, please read the attached presentation if you would like to know more about our … Continue reading →

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