Retail and Wholesale Trade

Ronny Hoesada
Chapter: East Bay SCORE
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Ian Wright
Current City: NAPLES, FL
Chapter: SCORE Naples
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Merchandise manager of shoes and accessories at Neiman Marcus. President of several Shoe Companies, Liz Claiborne, Papagallo. Owned womens shoe manufacturing company with factories in Italy. Our channels of distribution were high end stores, Saks, Neimans, Nordstrom.

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HARRY J CLARK Sr.
Current City: NORWALK, CT
Chapter: Greater Bridgeport SCORE
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CFO, VP-Controller

Small to mid size companies in international businesses. family owned multi retail stores, not for profit organization, wholesale paper distributor.

 

CPA-traning @ Coopers & Lybrand

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CPA State of NJ

 

fairleigh dickenson u-BS-Accounting

Gerald H Smith
Current City: Colorado Springs, CO
Chapter: Colorado Springs SCORE
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RETAIL MANAGEMENT EXPERT. Retail Apparel Chain Chief Financial Officer and Vice President. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, CPA. Business Broker 1954-1959 Public Accounting 1960-1974 CFO & VP of retail apparel chain; 1975-2000 Owner- Retail Management Consulting Firm. Certified Public Accountant, Business Broker

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1954 - BBA, Texas AM, Accounting and Economics; 1979 - MA, UT Dallas, International Management

Cliff Sullivan
Chapter: Pinellas County SCORE

Owned and Operated several business ventures, a Petroleum Distributorship, which included Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contracting, Residential and Commercial for over 35 years. Formerly Licensed Master Plumber and Master Electrician.Licensed, New Hampshire Broker Real Estate, Insurance (Property & Casualty/Life Accident & Health), Securities. Internal Revenue Service (Retired), Real Estate Developer & Investor, Chairman Planning & Land Use Board 8 years.

 

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Central Catholic High School, U.S. Navy Electrician's Mate School. U.S. Navy First Naval District Instructor School. Northern Essex Community College, AA Business Studies, New Hampshire College, Southern New Hampshire University BS Business.

Michael Schumann
Current City: Naples, FL
Chapter: SCORE Naples
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20+ years experience in the Computer Industry, including software engineering, product management, marketing and sales. Co-founded high end design oriented retail furniture store, which has expanded to 3 locations in MN and Naples, FL. Hands on involvement in marketing, advertising, contract and lease negotiations, accounting, logistics, human resources, and all of the other nitty, gritty details involved in running a successful small business.

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BA in Economics & Computer Science, Cornell University 1.5 years of Law School at the University of MN

My-favoritethings.com

Cindy Kroske has been on a 30 year journey to make her family’s meals (and yours!) healthier and tastier.  It all started back in college at the University of South Carolina where she proofed whole grain breads in her (meticulously cleaned) dormitory bathtub.  Since those early days she’s expanded to a 1,600 square foot storefront offering a wide variety of natural products and complete with space for cooking classes.

Owner/Founder
Cindy Kroske, Mark Kroske
My Successes

For the Kroske’s, success is measured by the number of people who benefit from their products and information.  Cindy says, “We’re all about education…much more so than sales.”  The store is filled with educational displays that introduce each item and illustrate its benefits and best uses.

My Favorite Things now operates a webstore (www.my-favoritethings.com) offering a huge array of natural products including nuts, dried fruits, whole grains, honeys, oils, coffee and more.  Through their monthly newsletter they’re able to share information, recipes and tips with an even bigger audience seeking healthy alternatives.

How SCORE Helped

When Cindy and her husband Mark found SCORE in 2008 their business was turning a slight profit but needed something to really kickstart significant growth.  Their mentor, John, provided them with the tools they needed to test and analyze the profitability of potential products and innovations.  Completing a 3-year Cash Flow analysis did the trick – Cindy felt like she’d “gotten out of the rut I’d gotten myself into” and could accurately visualize her growth.

WILLIAM C MCLEOD
Current City: Wilmington, MA
Chapter: NE Massachusetts SCORE
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William C. McLeod: Bill gained broad experience during his 33-year career with a major energy company. Business planning, refining, marketing, new technology development and commercialization are areas of expertise he used throughout his career. Bill also led a major company-wide initiative on customer satisfaction and business process improvement. Bill has served in several leadership positions within our Chapter.  (2002)

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BS ChE Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Dan Laemont
Current City: Eustis, FL
Chapter: Lake-Sumter SCORE
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Expert in: WRITING BUSINESS PLANS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, GROWTH MANAGEMENT, HIRING PROCESSES.

  • Veteran, USN Submarine Service as an Electronics Techician, ET2(SS)  followed by a
  • 32 year career in Industrial Electronic Distribution; from Employment Supervisor, to Outside Industrial Sales, to General Manager (GM), to Regional Vice President (RVP) with $125m Responsibility.
  • Finally, 9 years spent as Director of Marketing and Sales for a Retirement Community Developer ($40m Responsibility). SCORE counselor since 2001.

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High School, USN Electronics, Sonar and Submarine Schools, numerous Strategic Planning, Personnel Management, Sales Management Seminars

Memberships:

1. Certified Florida Small Claims Court Mediator

2. SubVets Lifetime Member

3. Holland Club (Qualified in Submarines)

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An advisory board is an informal group. This is not a board of directors. It is a group of mentors. The group has no financial interest in your firm. This is a group of outside advisors who share their knowledge to help you be more competitive, think strategically and offer specific advice in key skill areas.

The benefits of an advisory board include: setting aside time to think strategically, obtain feedback and insights from outside the company, and gather information and expertise from peers who have knowledge in different areas than your own. In general, a three to five person board will likely meet your needs.

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