I am a serial entrepreneur and author having started several companies since 1981.
My skill set includes expertise in sales and marketing, as well as financial management.
Along with Mike Gansl, I co-founded and managed Netlan through 15 years of computer services industry changes, culminating in a successful sale of the firm to a NASDAQ listed e-commerce B2B company.
I have over thirty years of experience in managing various small and large businesses, and am looking to translate my extensive experience into measurable growth for small businesses in the New York City metropolitan area.
As CFO for a 240-unit Manhattan co-op, I refinanced the buildings underlying mortgage for $22M, which enabled the creation of a $10M reserve fund.
In my spare time, I love to go biking, skiing, and golfing. And yes, I love wine too!
Voice of Reason Consulting Voice of Reason Consulting helps small businesses in the New York City metropolitan area grow and prosper in a crowded marketplace. We are two entrepreneurs who: Co-founded a computer and network integration business which we successfully ran for 15 years Landed on the INC 500, 2 years in a row Created a leading computer-based training business Started and ran multiple businesses in our careers, each of us involved separately in start-ups and mature businesses in diverse industries including solar, LED, technology, software development, web sales Went our separate ways for 10 years and still best friends AND, are now BACK together offering our assistance to the NY Metro area small business community on how to grow a successful company. WHY We are passionate how the entrepreneurial spirit works for a small business owner and how we can help them harness that spirit to grow their business. HOW We listen carefully. We identify gaps in our clients businesses and by using our experience, knowledge, and contacts, we help our clients capitalize on market and growth opportunities. We often say that business owners learn more from their mistakes than from their successes. We know that mistakes cost money. We’ve made those mistakes before, which enables us to anticipate them for our clients before they happen. We attempt to turn would-be costly mistakes into revenue producing successes. WHAT We act as trusted advisors to our clients working alongside them on an as needed basis.
Golf, Cycling, small business growth, skiing, travel, good food, economics, and technology.
A company that has "Hit the Wall" and is having trouble getting to the next level. It could be a recent start-up or a 10 year old company.
A company that is open to advice and wants to get a perspective of their firm from a different set of eyes.
