{"id":4334,"date":"2023-04-14T22:06:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T22:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/?p=4334"},"modified":"2023-07-12T10:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T10:01:15","slug":"tom-kehner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/tom-kehner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Kehner"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4334\" class=\"elementor elementor-4334\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b617aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b617aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e1cad57 team-name-box\" data-id=\"5e1cad57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-554827b5 header-bullet\" data-id=\"554827b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6ed2bc hide-asset-light elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b6ed2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\n<h4>I have a passion for bringing out the best in people.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf742f9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cf742f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I apply this passion externally with my clients and internally with my teammates. I believe that perfection is the enemy of progress and represent a breed of engineering-oriented, artistic designers who find value in failing forward while contributing to creating meaningful solutions.<\/p><p>In 2004, I left a career in Big Four consulting and set out to create a company whose purpose was to design and deliver great things to businesses and organizations around the globe. I knew back then that it would be equally, if not more, important to create a place that intentionally fostered that greatness. I envisioned a place where incredibly talented individuals, both employees and contractors alike, were empowered to put their best work into the hands of thousands of clients with very little standing in their way.<\/p><p>Today, I\u2019m surrounded by a group of agile designers who create amazing solutions to the world\u2019s greatest challenges. What can we do to support your mission?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4047fae0 profile-box elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4047fae0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69a43e38\" data-id=\"69a43e38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c9b86b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a451856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Benefitting from your team\u2019s intellect<\/li>\n \t<li>Discovering white spaces between ideas<\/li>\n \t<li>Gaining alignment<\/li>\n \t<li>Creating meaningful connections<\/li>\n \t<li>Designing emergent solutions<\/li>\n \t<li>Exceeding your expectations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4b1457 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4f4b1457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" 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In 2004,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/tom-kehner\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tom Kehner<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4334"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8125,"href":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4334\/revisions\/8125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedifferenceconsulting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}