Tuesday 1/28/25 Part (2)
Part (2)
Mariya Palanjian's interview with Michelle Diamond
Short Bio
I am the CEO and Founder of Diamond Executive Resumes (www.diamondexecutiveresumes.
To date, I have worked with 65 domestic and global companies (https://www.
I am also author of the book, 10-Step Guide To Creating Your Own Growth Strategy For Your Company: The Secret To Unlocking The Mystery Of Achieving And Sustaining Profitable Growth.
I grew up in Queens, New York and started my career in Accounting & Finance. I worked at several corporations (Colgate-Palmolive, Citibank and others) and then at a large accounting firm, Ernst & Young (now EY). After getting my CPA and then my MBA from Duke, I worked in strategy consulting at Accenture and at large organizations (i.e. CIGNA), where I began to focus on growth and expansion strategies, marketing, new market entry, competitive intelligence, finance, and general management.
After building the Competitive Intelligence function for one of the key divisions at CIGNA, I realized I missed the variety of working with multiple companies and decided to go back into consulting. However, at the time, I did not want to ‘live out of a suitcase’. I told myself if I could not find a firm that provided the balance I wanted, I would start one myself. When I did not find what I needed, I started my own firm.
In addition, I wanted to serve clients of all sizes, especially small to midsize companies who did not typically retain growth strategy advisory and consulting services for their companies and provide innovative, yet PRACTICAL and EXECUTABLE strategies and solutions for all companies of all sizes to help them better drive and accelerate top and bottom-line results.
I then came up with a business name and registered the business. I also reached out to individuals I knew (‘my informal advisors’), that created and ran successful consulting and other high-end services and advisory firms to gain a better understanding of how they were able to achieve their success. Their advice was invaluable because it helped me to better plan, recognize timing, and overcome obstacles.
After several months of networking, I got my first client. That was more than 17 years ago.
Social Media & Websites
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/
- Elevate Diamond Strategy Website - www.elevatediamondstrategy.com
- Diamond Executive Resumes - www.diamondexecutiveresumes.
- Book, 10-Step Guide To Creating Your Own Growth Strategy For Your Company - www.elevatediamondstrategy.
