During the past 40 years, Ken Zwerdling has held leadership positions in multiple Fortune 500 companies, as well as 4 startups (3 of which were global) as well as a position as the Director of Human Resources, Facilities and Technology at a local non-profit. His varied experience focused on Global Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Operations, Accounting/Finance, Purchasing, Technology, Sales, Marketing, Startups, International Entrepreneurship, Business and Strategic Planning and Economic Modeling.
Previously, Ken was the founder and CEO of New VentureZ Business Solutions, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in the preparation of business, strategic, capital and marketing plans for emerging and expanding companies. Ken also founded, grew and after 15 years, sold Foreign Translations, Inc. a global language translation and interpreting company with over 3000 translators in 50 countries. The company serviced global organizations and the United States Government/Military during both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also founded Foreign Staffing, Inc. a global staffing and recruiting firm specializing in recruiting staff for global companies in over 100 countries. He also spent 5 years in Accounting and Finance with CRSS, Inc (now Jacobs Engineering) and 5 years with Ryder System in Miami. Ken started his career in New York City with Goldman Sachs as an Accountant.
Ken has an undergraduate degree from the State University of New York in Finance and Economics and an MBA from Nova’s Graduate School of Business. He has also received the Patriotic Employer Award from the United States Department of Defense for hiring military service veterans as full-time employees and interns for several of his companies. Ken has published articles in Global Trade Magazine titled “Hire Education – Employee Laws when expanding into Europe” and has been a Guest Lecturer – for Clemson University’s Graduate School of Business on the subject of “Managing Your Career”.
For the past 5 years Ken has been the Founder and CEO of his 4th startup, Global Expansion, Inc. The company focuses on Global Job Search Coaching, Executive Job Search, Global Career Coaching, and Outplacement and Career Transition Services