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With more than 40 years business experience, 20 in Project Management, and 10 in Marketing and Branding, I'm excited to assist other entrepreneurs launch a successful business.

I have a passion for helping new startups just getting going as well as established companies looking to change directions. I can help you spark creative ideas and develop an attack plan to get a business off the ground or turn the ship towards better opportunities. I encourage out-of-the-box thinking while always being practical at what's possible to accomplish.

I have over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry, including bootstrapping a protein bar company and starting a successful franchise; my expertise offers invaluable guidance to start-up, small, medium, and large-scale businesses. I specialize in strategic planning, marketing, market expansion, and product innovation. I'm adept at steering businesses through growth and industry challenges.

I can help you clarify your motivation and why for your business, shape up the strategy and path to make the business function and thrive, also be your sounding partner on executions and operations.

I can help facilitate ideation & brainstorming for new and growing businesses as well as developing an understanding of your market, consumer and marketing plan.

As a passionate and experienced sales & marketing strategist and product marketing expert, I can help you evaluate, create and pitch your unique product or service. I can help to ensure that your marketing plan and content are tightly coupled with your sales activities to help ensure you attract and engage new and existing customers and partners.

I can help you get a retail store up and running, morph a craft, artist, or mechanic hobby into a business, figure out what's working or not, and help you make a dime do the work of a dollar until your profit dollars are doing the work for you. Let me hear your ideas and dreams. I converted gas vehicles to electric 30 years ago so nothing sounds crazy to me!

tutoring and coaching, building from a small base without investment

I can help you evaluate your business concept, develop strategic and action plans, and provide you with guidance and resources to help you market and grow your business.

I've had my own consulting business for more than 35 years, so I have some idea about starting and maintaining a small business. As a writer, editor and marketing/corporate communications consultant, I can help with all forms of business communications, key messaging, customer outreach, marketing programs, product differentiation, market outreach, competitive differentiation, business planning, etc.