ABOUT US

Our collective team boasts over 150 years of hands-on experience managing major customers,
leading teams, influencing business partners, and developing account managers.

Michael Hillan

Owner & Principal

Michael has 30 years of leading, influencing and developing people, processes, and partnerships. He is a coach and mentor of learners and teammates with expertise in managed markets, major account selling skills, account management, and negotiations.

Denise Hillan

Principal & Finance Lead

Denise exudes creativity, enjoys research, and loves all things spreadsheets. She is also very versatile in her capabilities and lends a hand in other areas of the business when necessary.

Alexa Barone

Director, Operations & Content Design

Alexa has a keen eye for design and leads in all things graphics-related. She is highly organized and oversees the planning, coordination, and implementation of design projects from beginning to end.

OUR STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTORS

Dan Weston
Senior Advisor,
Account Management & Market Access

Dan has 30 years of account management, leadership, and training experience to help
clients develop a customer-centric mindset based on curiosity and strategic planning.

Marc Pezdirtz
Senior Advisor,
Coaching & Account Management

Marc has 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. His functional expertise includes sales, capabilities development, operations, and 1st & 2nd line leadership.

Jeff Potter
Senior Advisor,
Coaching & Account Management

Jeff has over 25 years
of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. His focus in managing complex accounts expands hospitals, health systems, alternative sites of care, and provider groups.

Edwin Thomas
Senior Advisor & Author,
Market Access & Health Care Acumen

Edwin has 25 years+ of diverse professional experience in every healthcare industry segment – from managed care to pharmaceuticals.

Stan Navrude
Senior Advisor,
Account Management & Leadership

Stan has over 30 years of hands-on experience managing complex accounts and leading account management teams across various healthcare sectors.

Deborah Reynolds
Senior Advisor,
Negotiations &
Leadership

Deborah has over 25 years of complex negotiations and leadership experience across multiple business sectors, including health care, technology, manufacturing, and services.

Chris Van Vleet
Senior Advisor,
Market Access, Strategy &
Leadership

Chris has spent 29 years+ in the pharmaceutical/ biotech industry with experiences in clinical data management, health informatics, sales, account management, and learning & development roles including a dozen years at the helm of sales and training teams.

SO, WHY THE DRIVETRAIN?

By Michael Hillan

“It all started with a memory… a swing nestled perfectly on the porch of the home I grew up in. My dad and I swinging while he named the make, model, and year of every car that drove by. How did he do it? He did it by identifying the taillights. See, my dad worked at a factory that manufactured taillights for GM cars. He learned, over the years, how to identify cars by the products he made. And he passed that knowledge down to me.

My love of the automobile began at that very early age, and it has not waned. To this day, like my father, I can name most make and models and I have begun the tradition of passing this love for cars down to my daughters.

When I started DriveTrain Learning, I knew that my personal passion had to somehow intersect with my business. Of course, the first thing that came to mind when I entered the world of account management training, a foundational component for any business, was the most vital component of a car.

The drivetrain represents my love of cars and my passion to drive training in the most successful direction possible.”