Carolyn Shwash
@carolynshwash
Executive business leader and coach who accelerates growth through communication and digital dealmaking.
What I'm looking for
I lead business growth and communication transformation with a clear bias for measurable outcomes. Most recently, I’ve focused on unlocking liquidity for illiquid assets through transparent, structured digital bidding—helping brokers, investors, and insolvency administrators sell faster while improving final prices.
In parallel, I build leadership and team effectiveness through my Executive Communication Coaching and workshops. I tailor coaching for senior executives, strengthen team dynamics, and teach business English to support confident communication across international, corporate environments.
Earlier in my career, I held roles across customer success, partner delivery, and client-facing transformation. I oversaw implementations, drove customer satisfaction and growth, onboarded partners to SaaS platforms, managed escalations and KPIs, and developed business opportunities by aligning stakeholders across regions.
I bring an entrepreneur’s mindset from founding and scaling initiatives, along with a service-oriented approach to collaboration. Whether in distressed real estate, SaaS delivery, or executive development, I consistently aim to replace opacity with clarity, improve momentum, and create repeatable value for the people I work with.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
VP of BizDev
VendueTech
Nov 2025 - Present (7 months)
Unlocks liquidity for illiquid residential, commercial, and distressed assets by enabling faster structured digital bidding. Improves price discovery with transparent multi-bidder auctions and reduces time-to-close in insolvency, restructuring, and NPL scenarios.
Founder & CEO
ClearComm
Apr 2025 - Present (1 year 2 months)
Founded and lead an Executive Communication Coaching program focused on tailoring leadership communication development for senior executives across EMEA. Also delivers team communication workshops and business English lessons to support professional growth.
Executive Business Coach
Affina Training & Consulting Ltd.
Dec 2023 - Present (2 years 6 months)
Provides executive business coaching through regular business reviews to improve communication, relationship building, and targeted upselling. Customizes materials for client interests and industry, and refines client messaging to speak more naturally.
Client Principal
Iron Mountain
Aug 2023 - Nov 2023 (3 months)
Created and managed client projects using the SaaS InSight Digital Experience Platform, including budget/finance reporting, risk registers, decision logs, project status reporting, and implementation plans. Led kick-off and design-phase workshops to align stakeholders and identify opportunities for Iron Mountain solutions.
Partner Delivery Success Manager
Ceridian
Oct 2022 - Apr 2023 (6 months)
Onboarded partners to integrate Dayforce as a SaaS HCM solution and managed accounts to support long-term retention and growth. Tracked partner KPIs, ran QBRs, resolved escalations, and collaborated cross-functionally to develop partnership opportunities and strategies.
Director of Customer Success
SirionLabs
Mar 2022 - Aug 2022 (5 months)
Oversaw SaaS implementation execution by reviewing plans for completeness, planning resources, and tracking progress against implementation timelines. Drove customer satisfaction and business growth by supporting enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) post-implementation and leading account development within customer accounts.
Consultant
Huawei
Feb 2020 - Feb 2022 (2 years)
Maintained and grew enterprise contacts in close cooperation with sales teams and sales partners for ICT solutions. Planned and moderated trainings, events, and meetings while identifying and developing new opportunities.
Services Solutions Manager
BMC Software
Aug 2019 - Jan 2020 (5 months)
Developed SaaS account plans and managed enterprise accounts in Salesforce (SFDC) for HR Tech customers across financial services, IT services, telecommunications, military alliances, and chemicals. Consulted on cloud computing and IT service/operations with automation and mainframe solutions, negotiating RFPs, SOWs, POs, and SLAs with directors and procurement leads.
Account Manager
PeopleFluent
Jun 2018 - Mar 2019 (9 months)
Developed SaaS account plans and managed enterprise HCM and talent management accounts in Salesforce, consistently exceeding quota across multiple industries. Consulted from end-users to upper management as a trusted advisor and supported retention through procurement negotiations, renewals, upsells, and cross-sells.
Automation Coach
Arago GmbH
Sep 2015 - Jul 2017 (1 year 10 months)
Coached multinational IT corporations through proof-of-concept implementations of AI-driven continual learning automation technology (arago HIRO™). Designed and presented use cases and deployment scenarios, working with implementation/engagement, change management, and solution architecture teams.
Test Center Manager
New Horizons
Aug 2012 - Jul 2014 (1 year 11 months)
Administered IT trainings and certifications including PRINCE2, ITIL, VMware, Cisco, Azure, Linux, and CompTIA, training executives and staff via LMS, virtual classes, and voice-to-voice formats. Promoted to Test Center Manager while continuing to deliver in-person and online training programs.
Co-Founder & CFO
Vast International Ltd.
Jan 1997 - Jul 2012 (15 years 6 months)
Co-founded and served as CFO, creating a 40-page business plan with competitive research, estimated sales, pricing, marketing plan, and P&L for authorities, partners, and customers across western Europe. Built and maintained relationships with DACH customers, partners, resellers, and local authorities to support marketing and business growth.
Auditor
PwC
Dec 1988 - Jan 1991 (2 years 1 month)
Performed audits of year-end financial statements and advised customers on financial matters. Supported compliance-focused audit work for customer engagements.
Accountant
3M
Jun 1983 - Dec 1988 (5 years 6 months)
Managed day-to-day accounting operations including preparing journal entries and analyzing reconciliation items. Ensured consistent operational accounting processes over daily cycles.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Wyoming
Master of Business Administration, Economics
2007 - 2009
Earned an MBA with a focus in Economics at the University of Wyoming from 2007 to 2009.
University of St. Thomas
Bachelor of Arts, Accounting
1984 - 1988
Earned a BA in Accounting from the University of St. Thomas from 1984 to 1988.
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Location
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