Board member · Strategist · Retired owner · Aspiring author
The best leaders I've known aren't looking for someone to hand them a plan. They want someone who'll challenge their thinking, name their blind spots, and speak plainly from real experience when it counts. I work with a small number of people — deliberately.
Three reasons people reach out
Most conversations start in one of these three places.
The team that got you here may not get you where you're going. And you can feel it.
Revenue has stalled, momentum has flattened, and the moves that used to work aren't working anymore.
You have a real business and you're winning on relationships alone. No brand is pulling new customers toward you.
What makes this different
I bought a company $1M insolvent, built four brands inside it, gave 42% of it to my employees through an ESOP at 45, and sold it to a public company for $40M. When I push back on how you're thinking about your culture, your brand, or your next move, it's coming from something I've actually lived.
Most advisors ask questions and wait. I come with ideas — specific, experience-backed perspectives on your actual situation. The questions are how I find what matters. The experience is what I bring once we do.
Read the full story →How I work
"I work with a small number of people and I invest fully in each one. When I'm in, I'm completely in — thinking about your business between our conversations. I expect the same from you."
If I don't think there's a genuine fit, I'll say so. The conversation starts here.
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