The Persimmon Group

Kris Reynolds

Kris Reynolds is the Project Management Practice Leader for The Persimmon Group and is a Project Management Institute-certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is responsible for project and program management, business architecture and analysis services.

His areas of client focus include leading large, strategic programs for companies, consulting on project management best practices, developing custom methodologies, providing hands-on coaching to project managers, performing project audits and conducting tailored learning events in a variety of industries. Kris has been recognized for his work in setting up Project Management Offices and was listed among the top 25 Outstanding Organizations for his work on TV Guide\'s PMO in 2008.  He earned two Bachelors degrees (Economics and Business Administration) from Centenary College of Louisiana, and a Master’s degree in Marketing from Oklahoma City University.  Kris is an active member of PMI Tulsa\'s board, having served as President the past two years. He is also a member of the Project Management Institute’s Region 6 Best Practices Committee and a Six Sigma Black belt.

Prior to joining TPG, Kris spent the past 6 years at Rovi Corporation (TV Guide) where he led the project management team around the deployment of the company’s Interactive Program Guide.
Before his stint with TV Guide, Kris spent 7 years at NDC Health where he served in a myriad of roles for the healthcare company.  He is a graduate of the 40th class of Leadership Tulsa and enjoys giving back to the community, most recently through the teaching of the Project Management for Youth Curriculum he created, to Tulsa middle and high school students.  Kris holds a National “C” license coaching certification and coached competitive soccer for many years before spending the last 6 coaching his daughter and son’s recreational teams. 

Sarah Stephens

Sarah serves as Organizational Effectiveness Practice Leader with The Persimmon Group specializing in business consulting services and leadership development. Sarah’s background is in Organizational Leadership and Development and Human Resource Management.

Her expertise includes leadership development, talent management, employee relations, training development and communication. Prior to joining TPG, Sarah worked as a Senior HR Business Partner with a global engineering firm where she worked with employees and executives alike, ensuring that people, strategies, and solutions were successfully developed and implemented.

Backed with a Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) certification and MS in Organizational Leadership, Sarah’s solutions are theoretically sound yet practical and realistic for fast-paced and complex organizations. She is guided by overarching strategy to implement people-centered processes, developmental activities, and change initiatives.

Sarah is certified in Hogan Assessment Systems, an international personality and leadership assessment tool. She interprets this tool for the identification of personal strengths, values, and development opportunities in team building, leadership development, and executive coaching efforts.

Sarah currently lives in Owasso with her husband and two young sons.

Bill Fournet

Bill Fournet is the Founder, President and CEO of The Persimmon Group. In addition to leading The Persimmon Group since its inception, he also leads the practice areas of leadership development, business transformation, and team performance.

Bill provides business strategy, project management, educational development, and information technology consulting to clients in various industry verticals, including energy, financial services, aerospace, telecommunications, government and human resources, among others. He is a sought after speaker and educator who balances this demand with continuing to be a leadership and management practitioner.

Over the past two decades, Bill has provided leadership for clients in delivery methodology, business process improvement, resource development, project management, business analysis, and training for a variety of national, international and multinational. He has led strategic programs spanning years, staffed by hundreds of people, sourced globally, and managed budgets in excess of $100M. Bill earned a bachelor\'s degree from Vanderbilt University and a master\'s degree from Oklahoma State University. He and his wife Christy have three sons and a dog. Bill is an Assistant Scoutmaster in the Boy Scouts of America, serves as Pack Chairman for his Cub Scout Pack, coaches his sons\' soccer and basketball teams, and is active in the Tulsa community. He is a member of the State of Oklahoma Governor\'s Business Roundtable, a member of the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce\'s Board of Directors, and member of the Oklahoma City and Tulsa Metro Chambers of Commerce. Bill was also recognized as the 2010 Small Business Person of the Year by the Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce.