Business & operations · Systems & technology · Bristol, TN
Forty years of running businesses. Now I help run yours better.
You don't need another employee or a big consulting firm. You need an experienced operator who can figure out the problem, build the fix, and stick around to make sure it works, without the cost of a full-time executive.
Sound familiar?
Bring me the problem. I'll find the practical fix.
Your business has outgrown the way you're running it.
Quoting, purchasing, accounting and reporting were set up for a smaller company. Now they're slowing you down.
How I help → Systems & technologyYou're running things on spreadsheets, email and memory.
Trackers, dashboards, information hubs and websites built around how your people actually work, and kept up to date.
How I help → Sales & marketingYou're good at what you do, but the market doesn't know it.
A sales process, a website that works, and video and content that show what you do.
How I help → Buying & sellingYou're thinking about buying or selling a business.
Advice from someone who has started, bought, merged and sold companies, from preparing for a sale to folding in an acquisition.
How I help →Deep roots in industrial distribution. Decades in industrial sales, manufacturing and supply, plus direct global sourcing for distributors.
Industrial services →Who I work with
Built for organizations without an IT department or a COO
Small and mid-size businesses
Owners who need a seasoned second set of eyes on setup, systems or growth, without a full-time executive hire.
Local governments & community groups
Cities, chambers and nonprofits that need to get clear, current information to the people they serve.
Industrial distributors
Distributors looking for sourcing, sales support and marketing from someone who knows the trade.
How it works
From first conversation to a fix that keeps working
- 01
Discover
We sit down, look at how things run today, and agree on the one or two problems worth solving first.
- 02
Build
I set up the system or build the tool, with working drafts you can try early. No long silent stretches.
- 03
Run
After launch I can keep it updated on a monthly arrangement, so it doesn't go stale the way most projects do.
Proof, not promises
I build my own tools first
Before offering this work to anyone, I built the tools that run my own media business: a production pipeline, an analytics scoreboard, a testing lab and a website. Each one started as a real problem with a practical fix.
Have a problem that needs a practical fix?
Tell me what's slowing your business down. The first conversation is free, and you'll leave it with at least one useful idea.