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The Carl Sherman Group, LLC
Finding Common Ground for Public Priorities and Private Opportunities
The Carl Sherman Group (TCSG) finds its strength in economic development projects where public priorities and private-sector ambitions need to move from mutual interest to mutual agreement. Whether the challenge is entering a new market, securing permits, or addressing a community need, TCSG serves as the bridge that helps stakeholders find a path forward. An economic development project in a community can have everything it needs on paper and still fail to reach the execution stage. The local city council may see an opportunity to bring investment, jobs or needed development into its community. A developer, corporation or landowner proposing a viable project needs the city’s support to move forward. Both sides want the project to succeed, but they come to the table with different priorities, responsibilities and constraints. TCSG is a Texas-based economic development firm that works with parties on both sides of the table, helping move projects and investments toward outcomes that work for all. It works through the points where competing interests and bureaucracy can cause promising opportunities to stall. It navigates permitting, negotiates incentives and infrastructure participation and brings the right stakeholders into a conversation where everyone says “Yes.” “TCSG doesn’t just understand one side—government, real estate, or capital markets. Our firm is built to responsibly speak the languages of public responsibility and private enterprise,” says Carl Oscar Sherman, founder and managing partner. “That’s where deals get stuck, and we specialize in getting them unstuck.”
Business Consulting
Carpedia
Turning Operational Challenges into Sustainable Business Improvements
Sladjan Radic, Managing Director and Partner
For many organizations, the challenge is not a lack of ideas. Companies continuously invest in new strategies, technologies and improvement initiatives, but the difficult part is ensuring those efforts translate into measurable business outcomes. This is where Carpedia takes a different approach. Its goal of an engagement is not to create long-term dependence on consultants. Instead, the firm focuses on building the internal capability for organizations to continue identifying opportunities, implementing change and improving performance on their own.
Business Consulting
Mahta Redda founded Lucid Consulting Group in 2012 with a simple idea: build the kind of consulting company she would have wanted to hire herself— highly capable, accountable and genuinely invested in the client’s success. Before starting the firm, she spent over 15 years supporting Microsoft across finance, marketing, program management and partner organizations. “My years at Microsoft taught me what I valued most in a consulting partner,” says Redda. “I wanted people who understood the business behind the assignment, took ownership and stayed accountable through execution.” That client-side experience became the foundation for how she built Lucid. “We listen. We drive. We deliver,” says Redda.
BPO/ITO
For BPO Centers, outsourcing has never been simply about providing additional employees. The company has built its model around dependable execution, accessible leadership, strong communication, and the operational infrastructure required to turn outsourced teams into true extensions of the businesses they support. Over nearly a decade, BPO Centers has grown from its beginnings in Ensenada, Mexico, into a global outsourcing provider operating across five cities in Mexico and, more recently, Johannesburg, South Africa. The company continues to expand its international footprint while maintaining the hands-on operating model that has driven much of its growth. For organizations outsourcing for the first time, the appeal often begins with access to skilled talent, cost efficiency without sacrificing operational performance, cultural alignment, and U.S. time-zone compatibility. For companies already working with BPO providers, the challenges are often different. They may be looking for better communication, improved quality, greater flexibility, or another partner to reduce dependency on a single provider. BPO Centers believes one of the most overlooked factors in outsourcing is communication beyond the agent level.
Revenue Operations
Driving Revenue Excellence Through Technology, Collaboration and Leadership
Lorenzo Pedone, Director of Revenue Management, InterContinental Miami Hotel
Business Consulting
Strategic Business Development in a Competitive Hospitality Landscape
Vincent Bucci, National Sales Manager and Business Development, AAHOA
Business Consulting
Creating Long-Term Business Value through Trust and Execution
Andy Wu, SVP of Business Development, RESICAP
Market Research
Building Better Workplaces through Trusted Partnerships
April Ibarra, Business Development Director, Teknion
Business Consulting
Bridging Markets and Momentum in a Fragmented Global Economy
Arnaud Theron, VP of Business Development, Hutchinson
IN MY OPINION
Business Risk & Compliance Management
Building Growth on Everyday Trust
Jane Barrett, PHR,SHRM-CP, Head of Human Resources, North America, Trident Trust
LAST WORD
Business Coaching
Spearheading Block chain Based Solutions
Mariana D'Andrea, Associate General Counsel Business & Legal Affairs – International, Roku
IN FOCUS
Smart Compliance: Legal Strategies for Business Success
Proactive business and commercial law strategies strengthen compliance, reduce risk, support expansion, protect assets and enable sustainable long-term organizational growth.
Business Sale Advisory Services Bring Greater Structure to Ownership Transitions
Business sale advisory services enhance transaction success by focusing on valuation, preparation, confidentiality, and structured execution for owners.
EDITORIAL
Building Better Businesses through Strategy and Execution
Business management today requires leaders to connect strategy with measurable outcomes, strengthen organizational capabilities and make informed decisions about growth. This edition of Business Management Review examines that broad mandate through companies working across economic development, consulting, business process outsourcing and management improvement, alongside perspectives from experienced human resources leaders.
The cover story features The Carl Sherman Group, LLC recognized as Top Economic Development Firm 2026. The recognition shows how economic development is able to open doors for businesses, create opportunities and support lasting growth. By featuring The Carl Sherman Group, LLC this edition spotlights the role specialized expertise plays in helping businesses and communities build stronger foundations for the future.
Among the featured companies, Lucid Consulting Group, named Top Outsourced Business and Value Driven Consulting Firm 2026, represents the consulting segment, where organizations look for external expertise aligned with business priorities and value. BPO Centers, recognized as Top Business Process Outsourcing Solutions 2026, brings attention to outsourcing as a distinct business service category.
Meanwhile, Carpedia, awarded Top Management Consulting Firm 2026, reinforces the role of management consulting in helping organizations assess their practices and pursue improvements. Together, these recognitions span several ways firms can access expertise, support execution and address company requirements.
The edition also features Jane Barrett, PHR, SHRM-CP, Head of Human Resources, North America at Trident Trust, and Bryan Drackett, Vice President, Talent Acquisition & HR Technology at Atrium Hospitality. Their respective leadership roles bring human resources, talent acquisition and HR technology into the broader discussion of business management.
Taken together, the honorees reflect the range of disciplines involved in helping organizations develop, adapt and improve. Explore the featured stories and leadership perspectives to consider how different approaches to business growth and management can inform decisions within your own organization.
