Our Leadership

Steve Graham

Steve is President of The Oval Group LLC.

Steve’s professional career spans more than thirty years as an executive, entrepreneur, and trusted business adviser to presidents, CEO’s, executives, and business owners. His business experience includes Fortune 50’s, franchises (as both franchisee and franchisor), as well as startups. As a consultant he has helped businesses prosper by avoiding the pitfalls he has resolved in the corporate world.

Steve recently earned a Masters in Axiology certification. He also holds CPBA (Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst), CPMA (Motivators), CPHDA (Acumen and Competencies), CPEQA (Emotional Intelligence) assessment tool certifications through TTI Success Insights (TTI SI), Inc.

Steve is a certified facilitator for both The 7 Stages of Growth and The Profit Zone programs.

His formal education includes an MBA, majoring in organizational behavior and marketing, a BEd, and a BFA in theater & television.

He was honored as TTI SI Consultant of the Year for 2013, which recognizes exceptional performance throughout the year through innovative consulting practices that achieve outstanding results. Steve was selected from among 3,000 providers of assessment tools, and human capital management products and services by TTI Success Insights.

He is an active member of the Society for Human Resources Management and American Mensa.

Dobbie Newman

Dobbie is Vice President of The Oval Group LLC.

Dobbie is a marketing professional who honed her skills through 25+ years helping businesses formulate successful strategies that deliver results. Over the course of her career, Dobbie has built and led highly effective teams in both B2B and B2C businesses, marketing consumer durables, financial services, and packaging for consumer goods, in companies ranging from medium sized to Global Fortune 500’s.

Her formal education includes an MBA, majoring in marketing and international business, and a BBA in marketing and finance. Dobbie holds CPBA (Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst), CPDFA (Certified Professional Driving Forces Analyst), CPHDA (Acumen and Competencies), and CPEQA (Emotional Intelligence) assessment tool certifications through TTI Success Insights (TTI SI), Inc.

Having been “the customer” within large corporations, Dobbie brings a pragmatic, business minded skill set and focus to our client services. She puts herself in our clients’ shoes to ensure that we deliver maximum value from our clients’ perspective as well as best in class solutions.

Contact Us:

Email: info@ovalgrp.com

Phone: 804-360-8032

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