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Business Plan development, Market Share Growth, Marketing and Advertising, Overall Financial Management (P&L), Supply Chain and Operational Management, Hiring, Staffing, Scheduling and Partnership Development

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.

As an entrepreneur who successfully founded and led LaunchPad Imaging, and with extensive leadership experience in corporate settings, I'm well-equipped to guide fellow entrepreneurs through the journey of starting and growing their own companies. My expertise spans product marketing, digital strategy, and innovative solutions like commercial drone technology. I'm committed to helping you navigate the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship, ensuring your business not only launches successfully but also achieves sustainable growth in the competitive marketplace.

I understand how to commercialize technology and bring new products to market. I am competent in business planning and strategy. I am financially literate and can help clients assess company finances, create budgets, and understand risks. I'm skilled in communication, management, conflict resolution, group dialogue facilitation, and negotiation. I am adept at identifying unfounded assumptions, gaps in logic, flaws in business plans, and uncertainties that increase liability and failure potential.

I have worked in accounting since 2005 and own and manage a Certified Public Accounting firm serving clients across the United States. I work heavily with small business owners, but have also worked in private accounting for an Inc.

My work experience has been broad and extends from front line developer to VP C-level, including technical product management, product marketing, strategic and tactical planning, startup business development, startup fundraising, executive and team leadership, information services and technology management, software and hardware development, customer service management, call center management, international logistics and shipping, international joint venture company operations, and military service.

I help you think differently to open up new possibilities. My focus is to understand where you are and the direction you would like. Values first, then goals, then real progress...
I’m a business coach and mentor focused on ensuring you get the support you need to succeed. I have run my own businesses, in video production, the drinks industry, engineering, video production, and leadership consultancy. My career also includes spells as an MD and CEO, running companies with over 400 people and a £ 40 million turnover.

I help you discover what your unique value to the world is. How you can deliver value to your customers and how you can create a plan for yourself that is sustainable over the long term. We will dive deep into your experiences and how to service those who want your product / services. We will also figure out how you can create a concrete marketing plan that works for todays world.

Head over to my reddit community /r thisiswhereyoustart Where I like to hang out with my mentees and share all the things we discuss.