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I can help you with:
-Growing your business and improving profitability
-Streamlining operations and building a high-performing team
-Developing your marketing and expanding your customer base
-Planning for long-term value and the eventual sale of your business
I am a lifelong entrepreneur with 50 years of experience taking ideas from concept to market across Sporting Goods, Food, Real Estate, and Retail. My passion is helping startups get to the next level.
- Concept to launch — from idea to formulation to consumer introduction
- Consumer marketing — hands-on expertise getting products in front of the right audience
- Startup growth — experienced sounding board for early-stage businesses ready to scale
I specialize in tax preparation, small business taxation, bookkeeping, payroll compliance, and tax planning for entrepreneurs, freelancers, consultants, LLCs, and S corporations.
Business generalist with experience across startups, corporations, small enterprises, nonprofits, and consulting. Areas of expertise include supply chain management, import/export, change management, negotiations, nonprofits, and business growth.
I specialize in bridging the gap between passion and sustainable business
- Creative Strategy: Helping artists and entrepreneurs move from reactive ideas to strategic growth.
- Authentic Branding: Guidance on building a brand identity rooted in intuition, storytelling, and emotional insight.
- Relationship Building: Navigating client relationships and professional networking with confidence.
-Entrepreneurship & Growth: Developing the business foundations needed to help creative visions thrive.
I specialize in increasing sales by teaching you how to:
- Generate opportunities and increase exposure.
- Define your customer segments and uncover new segments.
- Generate referrals and sales from networking.
- Maximize your revenue by analyzing current business plan and strategies
- Helping you Focus the best use of your time and money
Helps small and mid-sized business owners streamline operations, integrate technology, and turn their vision into scalable growth.
- Operational Growth: Day to day operational strategies
- M&A: navigating the deal
- Go-to-Market: B2B sales strategies
- AI Strategy with a Human Touch
I specialize in healthcare-related businesses, and non-profit organizations. I focus on:
- financial and budget planning
- business to business (B2B) selling
- business planning
- understanding financial statements
I specialize in supporting for-profit and not-for-profit founders and small business entrepreneurs with:
- Human Resources and Recruitment
- Leadership and Development
- Strategy Development
- Business Plans
I specialize in Marketing, branding , public relations. I can help clients with:
- Public speaking
- Media interview preparation
- Pitch deck to investors
- Business elevator pitches
I enjoy helping both non-profit and for-profit businesses develop their business plans.
- Sales – Business to business (B2B) including sales management
- City of Boston – Government interactions expert
- Business Plans – Nonprofit and for-profit businesses
I can help clients with their sales, marketing, and overall go to market strategies for creative service, startups and tech businesses
- Sales – building the right strategy for your product or service
- Marketing - the right strategy for your business - from pricing to finding customers
-Networking - learn how to talk about what you do, an important business growth skill
I focus on Financial tools, literacy for startups and existing businesses.
- Accounting (Quickbooks & other accounting software), bookkeeping,
- Financial planning (Excel).
- Budgeting & forecasting,
- Corporation legal structure,
- Financial literacy and business plan financial models.
My focus is in Commercial Real Estate and Development.
- Leases
- Investment & Financing
- Real Estate Development - construction & management
- Buying and Selling businesses.
I specialize in helping clients tell their stories
- Communications: marketing, promotions, and public relations
- Digital Presence: effective social media campaigns.
- Board Governance: Guidance on non-profit board structure,
- Empowerment: Strategies to help advance women to key leadership positions.
I focus on women entrepreneurs, B2B and non-profit organizations
I specialize in Business Strategy Consultant focusing on optimizing business value through the use of technology.
- Budgeting/Cash Flow/Forecasting,
- Information Technology Management,
- Management Consulting,
- Project Management and Strategic Planning
I specialize in supporting small businesses and startups with:
- Management: with a focus on growth and scalability.
- Technology: streamline processes
- Financial Management: Support in budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management
- Business Development: B2B services sales strategies
- Startup and Growth Support: Insights from experience
I am an Intellectual Property and Business attorney and work within this community to assist clients with:
-Patent strategy and protection
-Trademark registration and brand protection
-Licensing and NDA strategies
-Business formation and structuring
-Business succession planning
I specialize in helping small business owners improve their sales and grow their businesses:
- Sales: Increasing your confidence and finding your niche
- Create your messaging - elevator pitch, website, social media, etc.
- Develop sales goals and learn how to reach them
- Target your marketing to your goals
I specialize in federal government contracting support for small businesses. I can help you focus on:
- strategy
- debt and equity funding, bank relations
- accounting/finance, back-office operations
- compliance and contract management
I specialize in supporting and helping a variety of start-ups:
- Retail Wine and Food enterprises
- Small High Tech Companies
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program
- Buying or selling a retail business
- early stage start-up
I specialize in supporting small businesses and startups with:
- M&A: Business acquisitions and sales
- Finance: Budgeting, financial modelling, and cash flow forecasting
- Strategy: Business planning, growth strategy, and pricing
I specialize with building strong marketing strategies to get more attention & boost sales.
- Digital Marketing: Build a plan for your business and budget
- Online Channels: Social Media and Content Marketing.
- Ecommerce: Setup, optimization
- Web & SEO: Website usability, Google Search visibility, and Generative AI tool
- Engagement: Email campaign setup to attract & retain clients
- AI Tools: Integration and guidance
As a Subject Matter Expert, I assist other mentors and their clients with:
-Co-Founder & Partnership Dynamics
-Entrepreneur through Acquisition (ETA)
-Mergers & Acquisitions
-Value Creation & Pricing Strategy
-Financial Modeling & Forecasting
-Investor Engagement & Pitch Preparation
I specialize in creating a common vision where employees work together to achieve company goals. This requires each salesperson to have personal goals that do the following:
-Identifying the customers whose products have the best return for time spent with them.
-Working with the correct people to choose our products for their systems.
-Following through to ensure our qualified products are booked wherever the systems are being built.
I specialize in eCommerce, retail, product design, manufacturing and distribution
- eCommerce – building your business from the ground up
- Retail – the marketing methods that work
- Product Development - design to manufacturing to distribution
I specialize in sales, marketing, SaaS, retail, food service, and business development strategy.
- Sales & Marketing – building the right strategy for your product or brand
- Food Service – Food related business from start to finish
- Retail & SaaS – unique perspective on physical and digital models
I specialize in supporting small businesses and startups with:
- E-commerce strategy – including sales on platforms like Etsy and Amazon
- Product development – from ideation to launch, especially in Biotech, beauty, wellness, consumer goods and crafts
- Digital marketing – website optimization, SEO, branding, and customer engagement
I specialize in construction and development
- Strategic Planning – Organizational Development, Process and Risk Analysis, and Marketing/Pitch Development
- Analytics – Financial Modeling, Budgets and Controls, Project Cost Accounting and Cash Flow Management
- Program Management – Capital and Project Administration, Governance, Reporting Systems and Dispute Resolution
I specialize in supporting businesses in:
- Accounting & Finance
- Bookkeeping
- Budgeting & Cash Flow Management
- Business Plans & Financial Modeling
- Business Structure & Entity Formation
- Operations Management
- Mergers & Acquisitions