Fabrizio Battaglia

Partner

Milan, Italy

Fabrizio is an engaging facilitator with a strong passion for linking learning and measurable performance.

He facilitates workshops, coaches and speaks with passion in various international conferences. He is an executive partner of Global Partners, a global training company with impactful personal development methodologies for technical service and sales people: "You learn how to drive a car and never forget. Why can’t business training have the same impact? "

Native French and Italian speaker, with working experience in more than 20 countries he is naturally at ease in multicultural environments. His scientific background (Ecole Centrale) and his INSEAD -Tsinghua Executive MBA allow him to easily grasp the broad challenges of today’s fast evolving Industry.

Fabrizio also holds several certifications in the area of coaching and management development.

Earlier in his life, Fabrizio has collaborated with STMicroelectronics for 12 years. First in the US, as a product engineer, before moving to France for the Corporate University where he developed many programs including an international Master of Science in Microelectronics with renowned French Schools (Ecoles des Mines / Centrale). He also spent 7 years in Singapore where he headed the Institute of Sales and Marketing for ST, before coming back to Europe.

Happily married, father of two, he shares his time between south west of France and north of Italy where he loves spending time with his family in the beautiful region of Brianza.

Ozzie Ayscue

Partner

Cambridge, MA • San Francisco, CA, USA

Ozzie is a growth-minded investor and business executive who began his career in Corporate Finance at Morgan Stanley in New York. He has held founding and owner/executive roles with companies in a wide variety of B2B and consumer industries including technology managed services, direct marketing, tourism marketing, beverage logistics and publishing, with an overarching theme of bringing businesses into the digital age and raising the bar on quality, customer service and profitability. At Global Partners Training Ozzie spearheads digital and other global growth initiatives.

A North Carolina native and graduate of Stanford Business School, UNC-Chapel Hill and Phillips Exeter Academy, Ozzie currently lives in Seacoast New Hampshire - Boston area (mostly) and San Francisco (occasionally). He has taught at the Peter T. Paul School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, coached a lot of youth sports and is an avid cyclist, kayaker and tennis player. He has served many non-profits as an active board member, including The American Independence Museum.

Fabrice Guerrier

Senior Principal

Milan, Italy

Fabrice holds a Master of Sciences from UCA (France) and an MBA from ESA Business School (France). He started his carrer in the Learning & Development field occupying for 7 years several positions in the Corporate University of a large multinational company in USA and in France, dealing with management and interpersonal skills programs. Then he moved to “the field of operations” for 15 years and held various functions with STMicroelectronics in France and in Italy as Project Manager and as Marketing Director of Microprocessors products. Serving the tough challenges of the competitive Automotive market, he grew his experience and passion for supporting demanding customers, everywhere from China to US, and from Korea and Japan to Europe. His assignments called for numerous on-site missions hence his readiness for handling complex situations in multicultural environments.

Fabrice joined Global Partners Training for its amazing genes in People Development and Customer Centricity. He develops and delivers training programs and gladly shares his experiences while always keeping the open spirit of a continuous learner.

Paul Hesselschwerdt

Founder and Partner Emeritus

Massachusetts, USA

While officially retired as a partner to pursue family and personal interests, Paul continues to advise and write articles and book reviews on behalf of Global Partners Training. We continue to benefit from and very much appreciate his experience and wisdom.

Paul has been a senior executive in consulting and industry for more than 20 years. He has worked with companies in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Together with the Global Partners team, he has designed and implemented programs in leadership, management development, sales and marketing, and project management across a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotech, retail, chemicals, consumer products, electronics and high technology. Paul’s career began in finance and accounting and half of his professional life has been as a Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer for industrial, life sciences and global media companies.

Paul also leads Global Partners’ Community of Practice in Business Acumen, where he combines his diverse experience in the financial world with his consulting and training know-how to enable clients to improve their business results significantly and sustainably. Paul is a frequent conference speaker and published author on a number of areas, including Business Acumen, Lean Six Sigma and sales and marketing.

Paul is a graduate of Boston University and Babson College. He is passionate about people, Holland, music and travel.

Alicia Hurd

Operations

New Hampshire, USA

Alicia has over 12 years of corporate experience in medical software in client services, sales, and quality testing. She brings this perspective to the operations of Global Partners Training, where she is focused on scheduling, reporting, and business development. Alicia holds a degree in Biology from Salve Regina University. She enjoys kayaking and hiking everywhere she goes, but can most often be found in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Janelle Woodfall

Account Management

Massachusetts, USA

Jeff Powers

Marketing

California, USA

Jeff has spent his career working with small businesses that want to grow. He has helped companies set up sales and marketing systems, finance and operations processes, and isn't afraid to get involved in day-to-day execution when needed. At Global Partners Training, Jeff is supporting in a number of areas that will enable GPT to achieve its next level of growth like new business development initiatives, implementing new systems to improve global operations, and helping to better deliver measurable results to clients. Jeff spent time studying abroad in Italy, which gave him an appreciation for other cultures and the desire to travel and learn about new places. He has also volunteered extensively with a local non-profit that provides free English language tutoring to non-native English speakers. Jeff graduated from the University of Connecticut and earned an MBA in Entrepreneurship at Babson.