MCCARLEY INTERNATIONAL
A dream plus a plan...
A boyhood dream to swim the English Channel has become a metaphor in life, as well as in business for our CEO Anthony McCarley. Twenty years of working as a senior executive at multiple global corporations led Anthony to dream big and, in turn, to take a huge risk by leaving the corporate world behind to focus on successful startups.
While working on his first start-up, Anthony trained for and completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (The English Channel crossing, circumnavigating Manhattan, and crossing the Catalina Channel in California). Preparing for, and accomplishing this dream, Anthony crystallized 35 years of business experience into transferable knowledge. He realized there are many common elements inherent to the process of preparing for and competing as a marathon swimmer and the process of preparing for and competing as a successful business executive.
The goal of McCarley International is to share these common elements so that you and your business will thrive.
Since that time, Anthony established McCarley International, which has rapidly gained many clients from Silicon Valley to Germany and from companies to individual executives. For each of these companies or individuals, McCarley International provides customized, focused Executive Coaching.
Driven by our Guiding Principles (see below), we strive to do as much good for as many people as possible. This concept uniquely defines McCarley International and our fundamental mission.
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Our Executive Team
McCarley International’s goals are achievable only by the skill, expertise, and dedication of our Executive Team. Read on to meet the people who make it all happen.
Anthony McCarley, Chief Executive Officer / CEO
As a successful entrepreneur, Anthony has over 25 years of executive management experience in both large corporate and small entrepreneurial settings. He has a diverse background with accomplished skills in operations, management, sales and marketing, programming, customer relations, and research and development. Today, Anthony is CEO and Founder of McCarley International, a company focused on assisting executives, organizations and athletes to reach their full potential. Prior to founding McCarley International Anthony was the CEO of InteHealth, a company he lead from a small entrepreneurial organization to its eventual sale to a Global 100 firm based in Tokyo. Anthony was also a Senior Vice President at McKesson Corporation where he held numerous positions in both their provider and payer focused business units culminating in running McKesson’s payer service business.
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Anthony resides in the Philadelphia area and is an ultra-marathon swimmer. Anthony has completed swims of the English Channel, the Manhattan Island circumnavigation, the Catalina Channel, the Santa Barbara Channel (Anacapa), the Cook Strait (New Zealand), the Strait of Gibraltar, and others.
Jim Morrison, Sr. Vice President
Jim partners with our clients to help them build on their success. Previously, he was Sr. Vice President for the Software Engineering organization for Allscript, with responsibility for over 30 Solutions with 20 worldwide development centers. Before that he was SVP and General Manager for the Electronic Medical Record and Managed Services solutions within McKesson’s Enterprise Information Solutions business. In this role his mission was to provide EIS’s customers with enterprise solutions and managed services that integrated with McKesson’s connectivity solutions to provide customers with a cost effective state of the art healthcare information system.
Prior to joining McKesson Jim started 2 successful Information Technology businesses focusing on Healthcare and Banking integration and web services. In these startups Jim was able to create a vision and culture to drive innovation and client service through a focus on customer success.
Morrison received a BA in English Literature from the University of Dallas, a Programming Certificate from Control Data Institute, and a Master of Business Administration from Emory University.
McCarley Advisors
Stephen Smith
Steve has over 30 years of senior management experience with organizations of various sizes – form small start-ups to large publically-traded businesses. At McCarley International, Steve is primarily responsible for business operations. His varied background includes expertise in sales and marketing, finance, management, and IT.
Steve has worked with Anthony for many years including several years together at InteHealth. He has worked as Executive Vice President, World-Wide Sales & Marketing for Healtheon/WebMD; sales Vice Presidnet for HBOC/McKesson; and Partner-in-Charge, Ernst & Young.
Steve graduated summa cum laude from California State University and is a CPA. He hopes to continue climbing mountains, competing in marathon cycling events, and running triathlons. He resides in San Francisco.
Dr. Julie Morgan
Dr. Julie Morgan is a communication training and education specialist with over 25 years of experience. As a tenured professor in Communication Studies at Eastern University, she has worked with the MBA program, she has served as department chair and developed over 30 unique courses for the campus and the marketplace. She is a certified Forte communication styles consultant. She has worked with numerous individuals and organizations to help them optimize their communication strategies and skills.
At McCarley International, she is responsible for strategic communication initiatives and coaching business leaders on communication.
Julie graduated from Radford University with a Master’s in Corporate and Professional, and earned her Ed.D. in Adult Education from Nova Southeastern University.
She plans to continue running, and enjoys pumping iron.
George Krusen
George is Chief Financial Officer of the Commercial Finance Americas team for Siemens Financial Services. In this role, he oversees the $1B+ portfolio for Siemens. George began his tenure with Siemens in 2004 as a Director of Finance for Siemens Healthcare. In this capacity, he led a diverse set of functional areas including; developing leasing customer contracts, managing the equipment shipping process, assessment of customer contract compliance and supervision of the end of leasing process.
Prior to joining Siemens, George worked at finance and high-tech manufacturing companies serving in senior accounting roles, including CFO. A highly accomplished senior accounting and financial management executive – George possesses over 25 years of progressive experience in financial and operations management.
George is a Certified Public Accountant. He has a B.A. in Accounting from Grove City College and a Master of Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
McCarley Guiding Principles
The Guiding Principles below are not only those values that we now hold most important, but those that helped us get to where we are today. They have been the degrees of our professional compasses, directing our short-term decisions, defining our long-term path, and always reminding us where we have been and where we are going.
Do as much good for as many people as possible.
Our commitment to others will be demonstrated through our choice of actions and our choice of words.
Bring value to every situation.
Be helpful all the time. Ask yourself what you can add to the situation. What can you make better?
Be someone who people like to do business with.
Be fair, courteous, respectful and polite.
Help the best idea win.
Whether the source is a teammate or a client, embrace their better idea. Don’t defend a weak position. Trust is earned. Be sure your judgment is trusted.
Think and act for the long-term.
Prioritize long-term success over superficial short-term gains.
Grow.
Strive to be better every day. Aim for continuous growth in all three components of PKE.
Be patient for results.
Have urgency regarding the creation of feedback loops through Planning and Actions.
Embrace failure.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. We learn more from our failures than our successes.
Work hard and enjoy your work.
It may be hard work, but on the whole, it must be satisfying work.
Express yourself and listen for understanding.
You may have the best idea, but no one will know unless you summon the bravery to express yourself – to speak up. You may not have the best idea, but you will not know unless you summon the courage to truly and openly listen.
Earn trust.
Trust is two things – competence and ethics. Trust is earned. Your “word” should not be given without thought. Manage and persuade not by an emphasis on authority, but through an emphasis on competency, influence, education, logic, and inspiration. Embrace honesty and candor as a way of life. Insist on the highest ethical standards.
Be a teacher and a student all the time.
Great teachers find multiple ways to reach a student. Taking different tracts and angles until the student understands. Be a student – all the time. Embrace the fact that no matter how much you know, you have much to learn. Enjoy the growth of learning. And know that everyone has something to teach. Know that even a fly can do something you can’t.
Focus on goals.
Be clear on the goal and follow the formula of SPACE. If the goal is important, stay on it. If the goal drops in importance, let it go.
When in doubt, do the right thing.
When in doubt, do the right thing. If still in doubt, be fair.
Do as Much Good for as Many People as Possible.
Our commitment to others will be demonstrated through our choice of actions and our choice of words.
Bring Value to Every Situation.
Be helpful all the time. Ask yourself what you can add to the situation. What can you make better?
Be Someone who People like to do business with.
Be fair, courteous, respectful and polite.
Express yourself and listen for understanding.
You may have the best idea, but no one will know unless you summon the bravery to express yourself – to speak up. You may not have the best idea, but you will not know unless you summon the courage to truly and openly listen.
Help the Best Idea Win.
Whether the source is a teammate or a client, embrace their better idea. Don’t defend a weak position. Trust is earned. Be sure your judgment is trusted.
Earn Trust
Trust is two things – competence and ethics. Trust is earned. Your “word” should not be given without thought. Manage and persuade not by an emphasis on authority, but through an emphasis on competency, influence, education, logic, and inspiration. Embrace honesty and candor as a way of life. Insist on the highest ethical standards.
Think and Act for the Long-Term
Prioritize long-term success over superficial short-term gains.
Be a Teacher and a Student all the time.
Great teachers find multiple ways to reach a student. Taking different tracts and angles until the student understands. Be a student – all the time. Embrace the fact that no matter how much you know, you have much to learn. Enjoy the growth of learning. And know that everyone has something to teach. Know that even a fly can do something you can’t.
Grow
Strive to be better every day. Aim for continuous growth in all three components of PKE.
Focus on Goals
Be clear on the goal and follow the formula of SPACE. If the goal is important, stay on it. If the goal drops in importance, let it go.
Be Patient for Results
Have urgency regarding the creation of feedback loops through Planning and Actions.
Work Hard and Enjoy your Work
It may be hard work, but on the whole, it must be satisfying work.
Embrace Failure
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. We learn more from our failures than our successes.
When in Doubt
When in doubt, do the right thing. If still in doubt, be fair.