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Mentoring, brainstorming, researching, listening and guiding, recommending appropriate training; skilled at supply chain management and supplier management, contracting, process design, and lean six sigma.

As the Chief Executive Officer of Valor Strategic Solutions, a Veteran-owned, small business consulting firm, I leverage my entrepreneurial skills, military experience, and passion for social change to empower small businesses to overcome challenges and achieve sustainable success. With over three years of experience as a professional photographer, I have a unique perspective on how to craft compelling stories, and engage audiences.

My 45+ years of experience in Restaurant Management and Hospitality offers a varied approach to mentoring. I have been both in the corporate, franchise and as an entrepreneur which offers a well balance approach.

I can help with market analysis, business strategy planning and execution, supply chain management and small business acquisition and divestiture based on broad experience in multiple markets, including manufacturing, wholesale, supply chain, distribution and service.

Please see my Linked-In profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedcsmith) for more information on my work experience.

I'm here to help assess your business concepts, devise strategic and operational approaches to nurture them, and offer the necessary guidance and resources to launch and expand your business.

My work experience includes Strategic and Tactical Planning, Operational/Organization Development, Project Management, Social Media Marketing, and Partnerships across legal, tech, sports/entertainment, and jewelry industries.

Track record of innovation, implementation and success across service and product based offerings from localized consumer level firms to Fortune 100 businesses. History of creating differentiated brand image for seemingly commoditized products. Unique skillset encompassing grass-roots to executive level consultative relationship-driven product & transaction based interactions.

I've been weaving my way through branding and media design for quite some time. My journey has taken me from art and technology to local newspapers. Since 2008, I've been putting my heart and soul into Foreverbird Studio, where I consult on projects that need a splash of creativity mixed with solid operations know-how. My passion for digital media and content marketing took flight while working on Software as a Service startups. It's where I sharpened my skills in creating visual stories. I've always believed that good branding is more than looking great.

I can help you create a business plan outline, evaluate your value proposition, can create a strategic plan for building your business. I can help you direct your research to evaluate your market and identify marketing and sales opportunities. I can support your understanding of your chart of accounts, give you a basic understanding of the Income Statement (P&L) and Balance Sheet, and help you create budgets and forecasts. I can help you with recruiting, team building and employee evaluations.