About Us

Carl F. Hicks, Jr., Ph.D., serves as president of The Growth Group and principal management consultant. His results-oriented approach combines his management education and his approachable, conversational style with more than 30 years of Executive Coaching and Management Consulting experience.

With wit and a unique ability to align individual performance with organizational objectives, Carl enables clients to free themselves from non-value added details to focus on mission-critical, strategic initiatives. Concentrating on The Human Side of Management, Carl helps clients identify, think through and effectively address interpersonal and performance issues that act as a drag on their success. Working with firms ranging in size from emerging entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 companies, Carl has helped them identify and develop their top managerial talent, strengthen their work teams and optimize their organization’s performance.

Carl graduated with distinction from Mississippi State University and received his M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas. Carl and his wife, Carolyn, are the proud parents of daughter, Natalya, founder and CEO of Natalya Bah Consulting in Washington D.C., and the happy grandparents of two granddaughters. He and his wife divide their time between their homes in Chevy Chase, MD and Hilton Head Island, SC.