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Steve Andrews

C12 Chair Since 2003

Steve is an operations-oriented senior executive, with both CPA and CMA professional certifications, and prior roles as financial analyst/auditor, CFO, CEO and business owner. Steve has had significant experience in the areas of operating general management, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic planning, and financial management. In his roles as an international accounting firm auditor and manufacturing executive/owner, Steve has had exposure to many industries including banking, light manufacturing, textiles, apparel, and service. He has had responsibility for multi-site operations, international commerce, ERP system implementation and buying, operating and selling a plastics manufacturing business as a Christian owner. A father of five children, Steve has known the Lord since childhood and has been active as a church elder, youth director, Bible teacher and active board member for several Christian organizations. Steve initially joined C12 as a member CEO/Owner, and has been a C12 Area Chair since 2003. Steve is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and resides in Reidsville, NC with his wife Kim and family.

Doug Fincannon

C12 Chair Since 2019

Doug’s business leadership experience spans 20+ years in the mutual insurance industry and includes roles in the agency distribution channel, C-suite, and directorship. He is particularly passionate about strategic planning, company culture, leadership development, and enterprise risk management. Before becoming a C12 chair, Doug was a member of a local C12 peer advisory group and saw firsthand how the CEO monthly roundtable could shape a business leader through a time of mutual sharpening, high-impact learning, and peer accountability. Doug and his adorable wife Shelly have two delightful children and enjoy reading, hiking, and providing Christian hospitality in their home located in Mebane, NC.

Tripp Graziano

C12 Chair Since 2005

Tripp has lived in the Piedmont Triad Area since 1990 and loves it enough to hope he, his wife, and two children never have to leave. Since graduating college, he has spent his working years with almost equal time in both business and ministry. He has helped in the startup phase of four small businesses in Greensboro and has 12 years of experience in the startup and management of these entities. His ministry experience includes 13 years of full-time ministry in two local churches, as well as helping in the startup of a church-based discipleship program that still serves young professionals today. Tripp has a B.A. in Religious Studies from Gardner-Webb University and an M.A. in Christian Leadership from Multnomah Seminary. He is grateful to be part of the mission and work of C12 with a belief that Billy Graham was correct when he stated, “I believe that one of the next great moves of God is going to be through the believers in the workplace.

Resources

Essential Materials For A Great Business

Customer Service

Customer Loyalty & Referrals

Customers are 4x more likely to buy after receiving a referral. Do you know how to differentiate yourself from the competition? Download this free e-book and learn how to create customers that create customers.

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Customer Service

Second Mile Service

With a foundation of mission alignment, targeted processes, intentional listening, and ongoing reinforcement and celebration, we are more likely to withstand the inevitable storms of business and keep customers delighted and loyal to our companies.

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Organizational Development

105 BaaM (Business as a Ministry) Ideas

There are many ways to cultivate a BaaM (Business as a Ministry) culture. Whether you are in the early stages of integrating your faith and work or further along in the journey, here are more than 100 ideas to inspire your BaaM to new heights based on 30 years of working with faithful stewards. Adapt the ideas however best suits your organization, and remember to keep everything optional.

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Organizational Development

2024 Strategic Planning Guide

C12’s Strategic Planning Guide organizes strategic planning into a five-step annual process useful for both novice and veteran planners to maximize strategic planning efforts. The systematic method, exercises, and discussion questions work together to equip Christian business leaders for a one-day or multiday planning retreat with their leadership teams.

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Organizational Development

Survival To Sustainability

A timely guide for leaders of remote workers to nurture organizational effectiveness and thriving cultures.

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Organizational Development

Talent Contenders (Part One)

Enhance your company’s talent acquisition strategy to gain a leading edge on sourcing top performers.

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Organizational Development

Talent Contenders (Part Two)

C12’s second e-book in a two-part series, Contending for Talent: Keeping Your Edge with Creative Development, lays out a three-part plan your organization can implement to unlock your team’s fullest potential.

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Sales & Marketing

Marketing Position

Assumptions about our brand efficacy can lead to empty promises and broken trust… neither of which we can afford in today’s rapidly changing market. This e-book contains the necessary tools for leaders to assume their often overlooked responsibility in market positioning.

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Sales & Marketing

Pricing on Purpose

Better quantify and communicate the value you offer with the drivers of a successful pricing strategy. Download this free e-book with enclosed practical solutions and a pricing tool to help you maximize your impact right away.

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