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Chief Executive Officer
DNB Advisors, LLC![]()
Douglas Benham is the Chief Executive Officer at DNB Advisors, a strategy, sales and operations consultant. He also serves on the Board at O’Charley’s and Sonic Drive-in Restaurants and holds advisory roles with Sunshine Restaurant Group (the largest...
Robert BiancardiPrincipal
Pavilion Group Consultants![]()
Roberto Biancardi is the Principal at Pavilion Group Consultants, since November 1995. Pavilion Group is a marketing consulting and private equity group serving clients in FMCG, tourism, beverage & hospitality, IT, finance, and service industries. He...
Interim Manager
taskforce - Management on Demand GmbH![]()
Hans Birlenberg is an Interim Manager at Taskforce since 2010. Mr. Birlenberg is responsible for strategic and structural changes, rightsizing, mergers and acquisition as well as post merger-integration, restructuring and efficiency improvement programs,...
Tom BischoffChief Executive Officer
Commemorative Legacy, LLC ![]()
Tom Bischoff is CEO of Commemorative Legacy, LLC which provides new, unique and exclusive products and services direct to consumers and to funeral industry providers that commemorate the legacy of a living or deceased individual. Mr. Bischoff has more...
Tom BottsPartner
Hudson Crossing![]()
Tom Botts is the Managing Partner at Hudson Crossing, a strategic advisory practice dedicated to the travel industry. Mr. Botts has more than 20 years of experience in the travel industry. Previously, he was the Vice President of Global Travel Industry...
Managing Partner
Encore Associates, Inc.![]()
Stu Brannon spent 33 years in the CPG industry in a variety of senior sales management positions, the most recent being the National Director of Trade Relations for Georgia Pacific Corporation prior to joining Encore Associates in 2002. Mr. Brannon acted...
Martin BrillManaging Partner
Sweetwater Consulting LLC![]()
Martin Brill is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Sweetwater Consulting an apparel industry consulting firm focused on helping multichannel specialty retailers and manufacturer's grow exponentially, by creating sustainable new brands and planning...
Christopher BrownSuperintendent of Schools
WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT![]()
Christopher Brown is the Superintendent of Schools at West Genesee Central School District. Dr. Brown has responsibility for a $70M budget and a student population of 5,300. Previously, he served as Superintendent of Schools for the Hammondsport Central...
Cyrus BulsaraPresident
Professional Consultants & Resources![]()
Cyrus Bulsara is the President of Professional Consultants & Resources (PCR) since 1998. PCR is a full-service strategic consulting company specializing in beauty, salon, cosmetics & consumer products. PCR is a leading source of industry data, competitive...
Mark BussPresident
MB Consulting![]()
Mark Buss is President of MB Consulting. Mr. Buss's company helps businesses with domestic and international strategy & development. Most recently, he was the President and General Manager for Americas at Philips-Saeco, a leading producer of automatic...
Michael CainPresident / Consultant
MFC Consulting![]()
Michael Cain is the President of MFC Consulting, serves the automotive industry through his associations with some of the largest dealers in the country. Mr. Cain has over 25 years of varied automotive industry experience developing marketing, sales and...
David CainIndependent Sales Representative
David Cain![]()
David Cain is an Independent Sales Rep for Farmers Insurance where he has worked since early 2008. Previously, Mr. Cain was a District Manager of Dollar Tree Stores in Oklahoma City until June 2007. In this role, he oversaw 16 stores and managed payroll...
Former Executive Vice President, Marketing
WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL INC![]()
Donald Calhoon was EVP of Marketing for Wendy's until 2004, overseeing total marketing direction for Wendy's restaurants worldwide. He was a member of the company's Executive Management Team, which directs business plans to ensure company profitability...
CEO
PKF CONSULTING, INC.![]()
Tom Callahan is currently the Chief Executive Officer with PKF Consulting, a national and global hotel consultancy, in charge of the firm's consulting practice in the Western United States and its San Francisco office, where he has served since 2000....
Consultant
Encore Associates, Inc.![]()
Sandy Campbell-Springfield has more than 35 years of experience in the wholesale and retail grocery marketing field. Prior to her retirement from Safeway as Director of Specialty Marketing, Ms. Campbell-Springfield was charged with Building a centralized...
Former Former Chairman
Tulsa Community Foundation![]()
Until October 2003, Joseph Cappy was Chairman and CEO at Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. Previously, Mr. Cappy was President and CEO of American Motors. After AMC's acquisition by Chrysler, he became a Vice President where he headed up International...
Craig CarlsonCEO & Managing Director
The Carlson Group LLC![]()
Craig Carlson is Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director at The Carlson Group, an automotive technology and innovation consulting firm in Massachusetts, where he has worked since 2003. The organization focuses on automotive product development and...
Director of Retail Sales
BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.![]()
Steve Carnley is Director of Retail Sales at Famous Footwear, the $1B subsidiary of the Brown Shoe Corporation focused on family and specialty retail shoes. Mr. Carnley has over 25 years of experience in the footwear industry. At Famous Footwear he sells...
President and Operating Partner
Circle C Corporation![]()
Robert "Lee" Carroll is the President and Operating Partner of Circle C Corp, an independently owned and operated franchise of Papa John's Pizza, where he has worked since 1994. He owns eight restaurants in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area. Mr. Carroll...
Tom CassidyPresident
Duke, Otis, and Buck Consulting![]()
Tom Cassidy is the President of Duke, Otis, and Buck, a consulting company which focuses on retailer and brands in the athletic, outdoor, and action sports (skate and surf) industries. Mr. Cassidy has over 30 years of experience with performance and lifestyle...