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Sustainable Competitive Advantage
COMPANY OVERVIEW
1819 5th Avenue North, Suite 810 Birmingham, AL 35242 • telephone: 205.332.1800 • www.coyne-group.com
Company Background
The Coyne Group is a strategic management consulting firm focusing on the development of sustainable competitive advantage
for our clients. We are a boutique firm which targets counsel to the executive suite as this makes us more effective while adding the greatest value. From strategic consulting across the organization to one-on-one coaching to full LEED implementation,
our profit-driven model of social and environmental stewardship successfully helps clients improve financial performance, enhance market share, and better align the organization with its core values. Our clients range from large to small; from corporations to municipalities; from industry trade groups to professional services.
A Measure of Authenticity
There are many ways to measure a firm. We believe the best way is to see if that firm remains true to the values it professes
to hold.
We invite you to visit our website (www.coyne-group.com) to get a deeper perspective on our work. We encour-
age you to visit our offices, currently the only LEED CI certified offices in the State of Alabama. We hope you spend some time
getting to know us personally. Do we find a new way to look through the prism? Does the body of our work extend beyond
the boundaries of our clients to embrace our community? Are our thoughts original?
Do they expand the breadth of your
vision? Will we bring out the best in you, your organization and your project?
The Coyne Group offices
LEED CI
Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest
LEED NC -- Gold (2010)
Colin M. Coyne, Managing Principal
LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional
What Makes The Coyne Group Different from Other Firms?
“As the managing principle of a strategic management firm, Coyne and his team take a holistic approach to improve his clients’
market share. Coyne’s business methodology is an unapologetically profit driven sustainable business model addressing environmental and social stewardship which, he says, leads to better profits for his clients. Coyne notes that by not considering the
larger environmental issues, as a business, core strategies suffer. In this interview he says, “Just as there’s integrated design
within LEED, there’s integrated thought that should be a part of your business.” Coyne defines sustainability as indistinguishable
parts of a bigger whole, presenting a different way to look at business on a practical and implementable level.”
-- Taylor Huff, Co-Founder, Purely Green Communications, introducing her interview for the 2009 GreenBuilding Focus & Expo at which
Mr. Coyne was a featured speaker.
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Colin M. Coyne
Managing Principal
LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional
Lecturer of Sustainable Enterprise at Kellogg
SEEK 920-A: “Sustainable Strategy”
OVERVIEW
As both a senior executive and as a strategic management consultant to the executive suite, Colin has gained direct experience in almost every functional area of business organizations. Colin's varied background has helped
him develop strong skills in marketing; finance; strategy; and, general management, skills that he has applied across
multiple industry sectors, including real estate; investment and financial services; and retail. Colin has worked for
publicly traded and private enterprises; as an employee and -- as founder of two successful companies – as an employer, and he is equally comfortable in each of these situations. He has extensive experience in workout and
turnaround situations, as well as new business development. Colin is nationally recognized for his work in sustainability, emphasizing corporate strategic opportunities and a for-profit model to enhance the enterprise and community. His course at the Kellogg School of Management is at the forefront of new strategic thought in the 21st
century business world -- a world in which margins are pressed due to the free flow of information, climate change
is shaping global policy and trade, and the battle over scarce resources will be one of management’s greatest challenges.
With work spanning eighteen countries and 25 years, Colin has been directly responsible for more than $1.7 billion of assets, within conventional sectors and niche segments, and it has included asset based organizations as well
as service driven companies. Colin graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Economics and Business Administration. He then earned his Masters in Management (MBA) degree with Dean’s
List Honors from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University with concentrations in marketing, finance, and international business. He is a frequent speaker both nationally and regionally, focusing on sustainable business practices; domestic and international real estate opportunities; and strategic approaches to economic and regional development. He is a published author of numerous articles, a contributing
author to the McGraw Hill book, “The Green Building Bottom Line”, and is regularly quoted in local and national
publications, as well as on local and national television and radio programs. Colin is a Lecturer of Social Enterprise
at the Kellogg School of Management where he teaches “Sustainable Strategy”; and an adjunct professor at
Samford University teaching “The Economics of Sustainability”.
Colin is a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, serves on the Board of Trustees for the City of Vestavia Public Library
System (chair); the boards of directors of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (chair, strategy and
governance committee), the Cahaba River Society (co-chair, policy and integrity committee); and the Red Mountain Theater Company; He also serves as an outside director for Education Corporation of America; sits on the
Birmingham Business Journal's Green Advisory Panel, The Alabama Green Initiative’s Environmental Council, the
editorial advisory board of the Birmingham Business Journal and the Green Resource Center of Alabama's Advisory
Board. Colin is a graduate of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership’s Class of 2006 and the 2007
Class of Leadership Birmingham; he was named one of Birmingham's 2008 "Big Hitters in Real Estate", and the
2009 “Green Advocate of the Year” by the Birmingham Business Journal. Colin is an accredited professional under
the US Greenbuilding Council’s LEED 2.0 program (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
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Colin M. Coyne
Managing Principal
LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional
Lecturer of Sustainable Enterprise at Kellogg
SEEK 920-A: “Sustainable Strategy”
Colin brings over twenty five years of executive level experience to The Coyne Group. Having served as chief
operating officer of Melaver, Inc., he successfully created and implemented business strategy for the nation’s first
all-sustainable, diversified real estate concern, helping to brand the firm as a leader in sustainable development.
As president and founder of The CMC Group, Colin’s management consulting work spanned seventeen countries
and twelve states, covering multiple industry segments including financial services, technology, retail and real estate.
As a division president for Angeles Corporation, Colin helped pioneer new financial, retail and housing segments,
while also developing expertise in the turnaround of struggling businesses.
At The Coyne Group, Colin is deeply and directly involved in client work. Colin also dedicates considerable time
toward advancing the national and regional discussion of sustainable practices, those which maximize profitability
by equally weighing social accountability and environmental stewardship with financial opportunity.
PRACTICE AREAS
CURRENT BOARD SERVICE
Strategy
Sustainability
Real Estate
Capital Formation
Hospitality
Retail
Financial Services
Economic Development
Family Business
o Education Corporation of America, Outside Director
o Vestavia Hills Public Library Board of Trustees,
Chair
o Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership,
Chair, Strategy Committee
o Birmingham Southern College, Norton Board -Chair, Urban Environmental Studies Committee
o Red Mountain Theater Company
o Cahaba River Society, Co-Chair, Policy & Integrity
Committee
o Alabama Green Resource Center, Board of Directors; Board of Advisors
o Alabama Green Initiative, Environmental Advisory
Council Association of Builders and Contractors Alabama, Green Advisory Council
EDUCATION
JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management,
Northwestern University, Master of Management, Dean’s
List Honors. Concentrations in Finance, Marketing and International Business; 1985
Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Science in Economic and Business Administration; 1983
HONORS
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
o Birmingham Business Journal 2009 Green Advocate
of the Year
o Birmingham Business Journal 2008 Heavy Hitter in
Commercial Real Estate
o Leadership Birmingham, 2007
o Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership,
2007
o Lecturer of Social Enterprise at Kellogg, Kellogg
School of Management
o Adjunct Professor, Samford University, Department
of Biological and Environmental Sciences
o Birmingham Business Journal, Editorial Advisory Board
o Birmingham Business Journal Green Advisory Council
o Green Resource Council of Alabama Advisory
Board
o Sustainable Birmingham Initiative, Founder
OTHER
LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional
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REPRESENTATIVE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
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United States Green Building Council (International)
CoreNet Global Summit (International)
Southface Institute (National)
US / Brazil Conference on Outlet Retailing (International)
ICSC -International Council of Shopping Centers (International)
Green Building Focus Conference & Expo (International)
Kellogg School of Management (National)
Green Building Finance and Investment Forum (National)
University of South Carolina Conference on Sustainability (Regional)
State of Georgia Conference on the Environment (Regional)
AIA - American Institute of Architects (Regional)
Alabama Surety Association (Regional)
ASEC / ACEC / ASPE / NSBE Engineers Day (Regional)
University of Alabama -- Alabama Commercial Real Estate Conference (Regional)
SIOR - Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (Regional)
NAIOP – Commercial Real Estate Development Association (Regional)
Birmingham Business Journal (Regional)
Housing Authority – Birmingham District (Regional)
Associated Builders and Contractors – Alabama (Regional)
Auburn Economic and Community Development Institute (Regional)
Green Resource Center of Alabama (Local)
Birmingham Rotary Club (Local)
Rotoract Birmingham (Local)
Operation New Birmingham (Local)
Kellogg School of Management -- Lecturer
Samford University – Adjunct Professor, Howard College of Arts & Sciences (Graduate Studies)
REPRESENTATIVE TOPICS
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Rethinking Strategy: Sustainability & Profit
Understanding the Capital Markets’ Collapse – Implications for Banking & Construction
The Future of Architecture, Engineering & Construction
Sustainable Vision – Beyond the Green Wave
Green Means Green -- How to Profit from the Sustainability Movement
Green Building Implications for the Insurance Industry
Sustainability – Alabama’s New Future
Sustainability, Community, and the Green Economy
Leadership – What’s Next for Birmingham
The Sustainable Birmingham Initiative
Saving Our City Schools – A Four Point Plan
Every Job is Green
Sustainable Strategic Thought
The Economics of Sustainability
Pioneering LEED: From Shopping Centers to Fast Food – A History of Firsts
The Dollars and (Common) Sense of Green Building
Return on Rent – A New Way to Analyze Green Investment
The Sustainable Advantage – A New Model for Strategy
The Money Trail – Financing Green Development
Real Estate and Socially Responsible Investing
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Leslie Allen Coyne
Principal & General Counsel
LEED 2.2 Accredited Professional
As Principal and General Counsel, Leslie works directly with clients on business strategy, personnel, and broader
legal issues. She also monitors federal and state law and regulations to anticipate trends that may impact our clients’ businesses. Leslie also oversees The Coyne Group’s research area and LEED implementation work.
For more than 15 years Leslie litigated civil rights cases while a partner in the Labor & Employment section of
Balch & Bingham, LLP, Leslie’s legal practice was devoted to representing public and private employers in all aspects of the employment relationship. Her practice included the regular representation of employers in preventative advice and counseling, employment litigation and labor relations. Leslie represented the Court-Appointed Receiver of the Personnel Board of Jefferson County in his efforts to reform the civil service system governing Jefferson County, Alabama. This representation included day-to-day advice regarding the legal ramifications of the various reform efforts, as well as representation of the Receiver in administrative matters and general litigation. This
work resulted in the successful termination of civil rights litigation that spanned more than 30 years.
Leslie frequently provides training to employers and their managers regarding compliance with the various laws
governing employment practices and presents continuing education programs for clients, human resource professions, attorney and industry groups.
PRACTICE AREAS
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Labor and Employment Law
Civil Rights Litigation
Appellate Practice
Class Action Litigation
Education Law
Litigation
State Government Litigation Local Government Litigation
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EDUCATION
Alabama State Bar, Labor and Employment
Section
Montgomery County Bar Association
Federal Bar Association, Past President
American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, Litigation Section
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
Birmingham Bar Association
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
BOARD SERVICE
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1999
Auburn University at Montgomery, B.S., summa
cum laude, 1988
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Admitted to Bar
1991, Alabama
Children’s Aid Society
Pathways Shelter
Vestavia Hills Soccer Club
Family Guidance Center
OTHER
HONORS
o Phi Kappa Phi; Curia Honoris.
o Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review,
1990-1991.
o YWCA Momentum - Women’s Leadership Initiative 2006
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The Coyne Group
Certified Mediator
Member, Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution
Martindale AV Rating (peer-to-peer rating of
highest professional excellence in general ethical
standards and legal ability)
LEED 2.2 Accredited Professional
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