Hayes Strategies is an independent management consulting firm based in New York City. Founded and directed by Cynthia Hayes, the firm provides a range of strategic services to clients across the board, from not-for-profit to Fortune 500, financial services, entertainment and media, to consumer goods and education.
President Cynthia Hayes brings expertise from 30 years in business, as an operating manager, consultant and professor of management, to help address client needs. She has been the catalyst for growth through assignments in new business development, general business strategy, marketing and branding, as well as organization design and leadership development. She has helped clients respond to changing market conditions, identify new customer needs and how to serve them, develop new ways of managing their businesses and leverage existing skills and assets into new growth opportunities.
In addition to her consulting work, Ms. Hayes has developed and taught a number of executive training workshops and seminars. Based on her marketing and strategic planning expertise, these courses help client companies develop internal strengths in strategic and analytical thinking, branding and brand equity management and data-driven business presentations.
Ms. Hayes has also taught graduate level courses in management at New York University Sloan School of Business. She serves as a Commissioner to the New York City Commission on Women’s Issues. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Wellesley College.