Garden & Associates, Inc. Announces New Chief Executive Officer

Language services firm hires seasoned executive Sharon Stein

MINNEAPOLIS--()--Garden & Associates, Inc., a provider of outsourced language services to the healthcare, education and government markets, today announced Sharon Stein as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Garden & Associates is a portfolio company of Generation Growth Capital Fund II, LP (GGC). Stein succeeds Tom Garden, former owner and CEO of Garden & Associates. She, along with the existing management team, will operate and lead all aspects of the business moving forward.

Cory Nettles, a Managing Director of Generation Growth Capital, added, “We are excited that Sharon is joining Garden. She has been a leader in the services and healthcare industries for over 30 years and her wealth of experience in strategy, business development, quality service and operations make her a great leader for Garden. We believe her client focus and drive for growth will be valuable in leading Garden to the next level.”

Stein is a results-driven executive leader with demonstrated success in building high performing client centric teams empowered to deliver outstanding service and results. She has strong leadership experience and is known as a creative “make it happen” leader, an innovative catalyst for positive company change and growth. Prior to joining Garden, Stein was Founder & CEO of Business Growth Consulting. She has also served as Vice President and Operations Officer for HealthPartners, Health and Wellness and Senior Vice President at Ceridian Corporation.

“It is exciting to join an organization with a strong foundation of providing interpretation and translation services in a growing and evolving market. The services we provide are extremely important to the clients we serve. I look forward to working with our team and our clients to build on Garden’s success,” said Stein.

About Garden & Associates, Inc.

Garden & Associates, Inc. is a Minneapolis, Minnesota – based provider of outsourced Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation services to the healthcare, education and government markets. Additionally, the company provides document translation services to legal, corporate and government entities. Please visit www.gardentranslation.com for more information.

Contacts

On behalf of Generation Growth Capital Fund II, LP:
Generation Growth Capital, Inc.
Cory Nettles, 414-291-8908
Managing Director
cnettles@generationgrowth.com
or
On behalf of Garden & Associates, Inc.:
Garden & Associates, Inc.
Sharon Stein, 952-920-6160 ext. 509
sstein@gardentranslation.com

Contacts

On behalf of Generation Growth Capital Fund II, LP:
Generation Growth Capital, Inc.
Cory Nettles, 414-291-8908
Managing Director
cnettles@generationgrowth.com
or
On behalf of Garden & Associates, Inc.:
Garden & Associates, Inc.
Sharon Stein, 952-920-6160 ext. 509
sstein@gardentranslation.com