Steve Van Remortel:
Founder/CEO MyTalentPlanner, Inc. & Stop The Vanilla, LLC
Founder/CEO MyTalentPlanner, Inc. & Stop The Vanilla, LLC
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Talent Planning: A Proven Framework to Build High-Performance Teams and Fuel Strategic Growth
In most businesses, there’s a plan for everything—401k, marketing, finances, even vacations. But when it comes to solving the issues that most often derail SMB growth—low accountability, stuck in the day-today, communication breakdowns, and people challenges—there’s often no plan for those.
This workshop changes that. Designed specifically for SMB leaders, this session equips Vistage members with a clear, actionable Talent Plan to overcome these top pain points for good.
Talent Planning is more than another leadership exercise—it’s a comprehensive strategy for aligning your people with your business goals. You’ll define the team you need to achieve your vision and identify the steps to get from where the team is today to where it needs to be to achieve that vision.
We’ll explore how to:
- Build a high-performance team through honest, open, and transparent (HOT) communication.
- Boost accountability and productivity through clear expectations and role clarity.
- Balance time spent working “on” the business vs. just working “in” it.
- Shift from reactive problem-solving to proactive leadership.
We’ll roll up our sleeves and you will build your custom Talent Plan—mapping the key talent strategies, skill gaps, hires, promotions, and leadership development priorities needed to support your company’s growth.
You’ll also learn how to use simple, research-backed behavioral science tools—DISC and Motivators—to accurately execute your Talent Plan. You will excel at using science to hire the right people, retain your rock stars, develop future leaders and win at talent.
Our philosophy is simple: we want to teach you how to fish – not fish for you. We train you how to do it all yourself. Because a consultant does not build a great culture; it’s built by leaders who invest in and care for their people every day.
Value to Vistage Members:
By the end of the session, each participant will leave with:
- A 3-year Talent Plan connected to your business strategy.
- A defined ActOn plan to begin implementation immediately.
- A framework and tools to execute the plan using behavioral science in every talent process.
If you’re ready to work “On” the business and take your company’s most valuable asset – your people – and develop them into high performance leaders and teams, let’s make a talent plan together.
This workshop equips you to build a people-first culture and a company that is known as a great place to work. Those Who Talent Plan- Profit!
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Steve Van Remortel Biography:
Steve Van Remortel, a certified Vistage speaker, is an award-winning author, speaker, advisor, entrepreneur, SaaS founder, investor, and thought leader in Strategy and Talent Planning. As the founder of Stop the Vanilla, LLC in 1999, Steve trains small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) on how-to build a great place to work by increasing communication, retention, succession and productivity through talent planning period.
Prior to founding Stop the Vanilla, LLC, Steve led a manufacturing company from $4.5 million to $30 million in five years, gaining invaluable experience in resolving people-related issues—the number one factor limiting business growth. This journey inspired him to develop Talent Planning and launch MyTalentPlanner Inc., a software solution that helps SMBs to attract, hire, develop, and retain talent aligned with their vision.
As a Vistage speaker, Steve trains leaders on how to nurture a thriving and engaging culture by investing in developing the total person. Steve holds a Master’s in Strategic Management and a BA in Marketing and Organizational Communications. As a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA) in four behavioral sciences, he brings unique expertise in strategy and talent development, speaking at Vistage workshops and events across the nation.
About Stop The Vanilla
In your business, you have plans for everything: marketing, sales, finances—even personal plans for vacations and retirement. But why is there no Talent Plan to address the most significant obstacles to growth, like employee turnover, bad hires, ineffective performance reviews, low productivity and a lack of succession planning?
Stop The Vanilla and MyTalentPlanner Growth Accelerator System train leaders on how to create a proactive three-year talent plan for your leadership team, department teams, and every individual team member to fuel growth.
Through the Growth Accelerator System (GAS) you create practical retention strategies to keep your high performers engaged, development plans that grow the total person, consistent performance feedback, skill gap analysis to improve the team and goals and “ActOn” plans to work “On” the business and get more done. You identify upcoming promotions and hires, and design succession plans to build future leaders. With a clear, prioritized roadmap, your team/organization will move seamlessly from where it is today to the team it needs to be to achieve your goals and dreams.
Through software, consulting, speeches, workshops, training and podcasts, we help leaders master the skill of talent planning to win the battle for talent and grow their people and organization. If you’re ready to get more done and dominate your industry, let’s make a talent plan together.
Because whoever wins at talent, wins their industry.
Testimonials
Steve spoke to both our groups and his topic and discussion around Talent Planning was embraced by the groups on every level. He had the ability to engage with the group and kept them focused on the topic of hiring, retaining, succession planning and providing meaningful tools to implement systems to do the same. He was a great presenter with some impactful insights and reminders around how to build high-performance leaders and teams. I strongly recommend adding Steve to your speaker list.
Tom Klein , Vistage Chair San FranciscoSteve Van Remortel did a great job helping my Vistage CEO group and I learn how to talent plan which involves forecasting future talent needs, analyzing workplace data, and implementing strategies to fill talent gaps. It ensures the right people are in the right roles at the right time, aligning with business goals for long-term success. Well done, Steve! Thank you, kindly.
Nancy Capistran , Vistage Chair BostonFor more information on hiring Steve Van Remortel as a Vistage speaker, complete the request form or call us at 920.676.0318.