Marilyn Thiet is the founder and president of EDGE Performance Acceleration. Marilyn and her team at EDGE work with clients to help them increase their profitability and productivity by developing their leaders and people.

Marilyn’s areas of expertise include coaching, leadership development, strategic planning and execution, training and development, and process improvement. The majority of Marilyn’s clients are within the healthcare industry and include healthcare providers and manufacturer’s ranging from small start up companies to several Fortune 100 organizations.

Marilyn has over 25 years of professional experience in healthcare, sales, marketing, training, and leadership development. She began her career as a Radiologic Technologist and worked in both private hospital and academic settings. She then transitioned to the business world and spent much of her career working for GE Healthcare. When she left GE she was the Americas Commercial Training Manager, responsible for the training and development of GE’s commercial team throughout the United States, Latin America and Canada.

Marilyn earned a degree in Radiologic Technology (R.T.R.) from the Medical College of Wisconsin and a BS degree in Business Management from Ottawa University. She is trained and certified in Professional Facilitation, Change Acceleration Process (CAP) and Six Sigma quality methodologies. She is a long standing member of the American Society of Training and Development.

Marilyn is an active community volunteer and an advocate for improved care for seniors and those impacted by dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. She is married with two adult children and resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.