About
I am a serial entrepreneur, lifelong learner and student of business. I am dedicated to helping other CEO's and their leadership teams scale their business and their personal freedom simultaneously through coaching and development. If you are the leader of a business and have found yourself feeling stuck, overwhelmed or frustrated with the business and your team, I may be able to help.

Professional Highlights
• Co-Founded and managed iAutomation from $0 in sales to become the industry leading company with 160 employees and ~$80M in sales. Profitable from Q3 onward for more than 15 years at 3~5+ times the industry average.
• Brought in and developed leadership team to run the business and then serves as an outside director and consultant until the final sale in 2017
• Successfully sold two companies: iAutomation to the leading private equity firm in the middle market (Riverside) in 2007 and then again to Saw Mill Capital in 2017 and CSI to a rollup consortium
• Played key role in seven acquisitions and dozens of evaluations (on both buyer and seller side). I have a deep understanding of how to value, qualify for strategic fit, merge, optimize and grow combined enterprises.
• Since 2007 worked hand in hand with The Riverside Company the leading private equity firm in the middle market, (our major shareholder in iAutomation) and grew the company 8 fold during this time
• Recruited, interviewed, hired and developed more than 200 professionals that are now leaders in their industry
• Developed sales strategies, CRM and funnel management systems, marketing and deployment plans that resulted in above-market results everywhere I have worked
• Lifelong learner. Attended hundreds of seminars, read hundreds of books and worked with many thought leaders on Business Management, Sales, Personal Development, Coaching, People skills, negotiation and more

Personal Highlights

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Coaching Regions
US - Northeast

Industry of Expertise
Accounting/Finance
Automotive
Banking/Real Estate
Building/Construction
Coaching/Business Consulting
Computer/IT/Software Development
Creative/Design
Education/Training
Engineering
Food Services/Hospitality
Insurance
Legal Services
Logistics/Transportation
Marketing
Medical/Health
Retail