Expert Perspectives for Stages & Streams
Professional Speaker Sharing CEO Wisdom
Podcast guest and keynote speaker for business audiences
I am a successful Founder, CEO, Investor, Vistage Chair, and Executive Coach who wants to have every interesting conversation available. I don’t let a day go by without talking about something valuable with someone who crosses my path. Talking to people has been the most meaningful aspect of my career by far, and I’m on a mission to keep sharing my knowledge and sparking ideas to contribute to the success of others.
Why I Speak
My robust history as a CEO and Executive Coach has provided me with crucial insight and knowledge about how businesses successfully grow. No matter what I’m doing professionally, I instinctively find myself surrounded by people who are on the threshold of big change – what I call a liminal moment. And I have a gift for galvanizing that change.
Speaking is my way of leveraging what I know to facilitate change in others. I can’t meet everyone in a one-to-one, or even small group, space. But I can share my wisdom in ways that inspire others to start asking the right questions of themselves. The answers to those questions will spark the changes that advance people in their roles so they can move to the next goal with purpose.
High-Impact Conversations for Stages and Studios
Where I Appear
- Podcasts targeted at business owners, chief executives, founders, and rising executives
- Conferences and meetings in search of a successful business leader for keynote speeches
- Executive retreats in search of a facilitator to guide accelerated transformation and decisive action
My Highlights
- Successfully navigated the full lifecycle of a business, from taking the reins of a family enterprise to scaling it into a market leader and achieving a successful exit
- Vistage Chair, the world’s largest CEO peer advisory organization, guiding high-performing leaders through the rigors of processing business issues and transforming obstacles into actionable strategies
- U.S. Navy veteran, applying military-influenced insight to high-stakes circumstances such as accountability, decision-making, team cohesion, and operations management
- Career growth in the Philadelphia region, where corporate prominence routinely blends with community engagement and philanthropic responsibility, resulting in leadership initiatives that remain grounded in local principles
- Self-managed a successful business exit by completing the valuation, identifying and negotiating with buyers, and ultimately securing offers exponentially higher than EBITDA
My Topics
- Leaders in transition toward growth and scaling
- Scaling from Founder to CEO
- Stripping away the noise to get to the heart of complex organizational challenges
- Shifting from activity to leverage in leadership
- Moving from working in the business to working on the business – from tactics to strategy
How I Appear
I am available for online and in-person speaking opportunities in U.S. and international venues. Complete my contact form to begin your inquiry.