Laurel Egan Kenny, MSCM, MBA, Cert. Executive and Performance Leader, President of Turningpoint Communications
Laurel Egan Kenny, MSCM, MBA, is President of Turningpoint Communications, a national treasury management-focused consulting firm promoting clients’ best practices and thought leadership, as well as engaging their key constituents in compelling ways – through education, in marketing and sales communications, at strategic events, in the media and in the communities they serve. In short, Laurel helps her clients to sell themselves; sell solutions; and to sell value.
Specifically, Laurel works closely with treasury management organization’s leadership to bring about efficiencies, improve sales team performance, support the go-to-market / sales enablement strategies, market / promote the organization, its brand and its people through educational means. Laurel brings her vast experience in business development strategy, marketing strategy, go to market tactics and tools, and trainings to her clients. Turningpoint clients consistently share that Laurel is dynamic, her education memorable, and her tools are useful and stand the test of time.
Laurel founded Turningpoint after 13 years building and leading marketing and sales teams for two large, Boston-based global Fortune 100 financial services firms in wealth and treasury management divisions. Laurel built out, led and grew the commercial marketing and business development servicing discipline at Sovereign Bancorp (now Banco Santander) and, as a founding member of a corporate entrepreneurial wealth management division at State Street Corporation, she served as a member of a business development and relationship management team that grew assets under administration from $0 to $150 Billion in two years.
Laurel leads and shares her marketing / communications and management talents locally, regionally and nationally, serving multiple Boards of Directors for regional Association for Financial Professionals organization, including those in Atlanta, Nebraska, Texas and Southern California. She is past President and 13 year and current Board member of the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce and the South Shore (Boston, MA) Young Professionals. She also led a four-year management, marketing and management turnaround of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce (restored to one of 10 A+ accredited chambers in the country by American Association of Chambers of Commerce) as Chief Operating Officer.
Laurel presents nationally on treasury and financial topics, as well as on marketing, communications, leadership and business development best practices. She earned three degrees: MBA, MS (Communications Management) and BA (English and Communications), from Simmons University, Boston and two professional certifications from Cornell University: Executive Leadership and Performance Leadership. She lives south of Boston, Massachusetts with her family and enjoys boating, gardening, skiing and other outdoor activities.