The Global Leaders in Consulting: Steven Bowen

Ask him for career accomplishments and he'll point to the firm's founding, as well the creation of "Total Value Optimization" (TVO) and striving "to turn TVO into the next Lean or Six Sigma of the global supply chain, with five levels of certification." He'll also say thirty-three years of being happily married to his wife and his two independently successful grown children.

With more than 30 years of P&L experience, including turnarounds and high-growth businesses with revenues up to $100 million, Bowen has acquired an exceptional track record in supply chain optimization as well as lean and demand-pull global environments. His approach to leadership is informed by his previous work with leading Fortune 1000 and middle-market organizations and numerous private equity clients. 

He is regarded for his ability to quickly transform organization vision and mission into exceptional team performance. Bowen's leadership expertise includes the design and building of innovative customer-centric relationship and service delivery systems, collaborative leadership frameworks, profitability-driven management and compensation models, and recruitment initiatives that attract best-of-class specialized managers, advisors, and directors.

"The continuous learning experience is what the business is all about," he says. "From dealing with different leaders, industries and business situations from hugely successful to those in bankruptcy. In advancing one's own and our clients' knowledge, skills and willingness to find a way to succeed at a greater level."

The biggest factor to his success is routed in living with purpose and operating every day, and in every way, with commitment to core values; having a vision to be the most "sought-after" supply chain and operations implementation focused consulting firm, rather than simply the largest. "The most important factor to success is our team. The people, their talents, knowledge and skills going far beyond any reach I truly imagined, thank you to all of them for being part of this journey."

Q&A:  What does being recognized as a Global Leader in Consulting mean to you? Your firm? Your clients?

Bowen: To me, it is humbling, so many people have worked so hard and smartly to make this even remotely a possibility, it is a tribute to every person who is connected to Maine Pointe. As a growing company in consulting it certainly adds significant credibility to what and how Maine Pointe is approaching and developing our business. To clients, credibility, trust, and a level of recognition that their investment into "Total Value Optimization," is an investment into leading through development of their global supply chains into being a competitive weapon!