{"id":336135,"date":"2024-05-23T15:51:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/?page_id=336135"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:18:11","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/dealmakersforum\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"336135\" class=\"elementor elementor-336135\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad27a64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad27a64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5cf243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5cf243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manufacturing M&amp;A Dealmakers Forum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682a680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"682a680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPEAKERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eaf912 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3eaf912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items 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elementor-element-3c93be1\" data-id=\"3c93be1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2770b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2770b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KEYNOTE <BR>Harry Kraemer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7174ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7174ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Partner, Madison Dearborn Partners;\n<BR>Former Chair &amp; CEO, Baxter International<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9551d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9551d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Harry Kraemer, Jr. is an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois and a Clinical Professor of Leadership at Northwestern University\u2019s Kellogg School of Management. He has been named Kellogg School Professor of the Year for the Fulltime program as well as for the Executive MBA programs in Chicago, Miami and Hong Kong.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5bca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"bb5bca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\"><p>Harry is the author of four bestselling leadership books:<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/harrykraemer.org\/books\/harrys-books\/from-values-to-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/harrykraemer.org\/books\/harrys-books\/becoming-the-best\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becoming The Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/harrykraemer.org\/books\/harrys-books\/your168\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life<\/a><br \/>Your Values-Based Legacy: Making a Difference at Every Age and Phase of Life<\/p><p>Harry&#8217;s classes include: Values-Based Leadership, Leading a Global Company, Corporate Governance and Mergers &amp; Acquisitions. He is a regular contributing author for &#8220;Forbes&#8221;.<\/p><p>\u00a0He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Baxter International Inc., a $12 billion global healthcare company. He became Baxter\u2019s chief executive officer in January 1999, and assumed the additional responsibility of chairman of Baxter\u2019s board of directors in January 2000.<\/p><p>Harry joined Baxter in 1982 as director of corporate development. His twenty-three year career at Baxter included senior positions in both domestic and international operations. In 1993, he was named senior vice president and chief financial officer, responsible for financial operations, business development, global communications, and European operations. Over the next several years, he assumed additional responsibility for Baxter\u2019s Renal and Medication Delivery businesses. He was elected to Baxter\u2019s board of directors in 1995, and was named president of Baxter International Inc. in 1997.<\/p><p>Before joining Baxter, Harry worked for Bank of America in corporate banking and for Northwest Industries in planning and business development.<\/p><p>Harry is active in business, education, and civic affairs. He currently serves on the board of directors of Leidos Corporation, Option Care Health, and Performance Health, and on the board of trustees of Northwestern University, The Conference Board, Endeavor Health System, and the Archdiocese of Chicago Finance Committee and School Board.<\/p><p>He is a member of the Dean\u2019s Global Advisory Board of Northwestern University\u2019s Kellogg School of Management. He is a member of the Council of CEOs, the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the Economics Club of Chicago. He is a past member of the Business Roundtable, the Business Council, and the Healthcare Leadership Council.<\/p><p>Harry graduated summa cum laude from Lawrence University of Wisconsin in 1977 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in mathematics and economics. He received an MBA degree in finance and accounting from Northwestern University\u2019s Kellogg School of Management in 1979 and is a certified public accountant. For his outstanding leadership and service, he received the 1996 Schaffner Award from the Kellogg School of Management. Harry enjoys jogging, tennis, skiing, and reading, especially world civilization. Harry, his wife Julie, and their five children live in Wilmette, Illinois.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b734e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8b734e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df3b2e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1df3b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d274999 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d274999\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43d47a3\" data-id=\"43d47a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227ff95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"227ff95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BobNardelli.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-327552\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BobNardelli.jpg 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BobNardelli-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BobNardelli-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BobNardelli-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BobNardelli-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BobNardelli-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BobNardelli-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BobNardelli-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd0f88c\" data-id=\"fd0f88c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a397c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26a397c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KEYNOTE <BR>Bob Nardelli<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba969c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba969c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder, XLR-8 LLC;\nFormer Chairman &amp; CEO, Chrysler Corporation; <br>\nFormer CEO, The Home Depot;\nFormer CEO, GE Power Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a4f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a4f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW109894137 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109894137 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Bob <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109894137 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Nardelli is the founder and CEO of XLR-8 LLC, an investment and consulting company, which he formed in 2012. He is also senior operating partner at CORE Industrial Partners and senior advisor to EY. Mr. Nardelli formerly served as advisor to Emigrant Bank and to the founder of Cerberus Capital Management L.P. (Cerberus), a private equity firm, and held several senior positions with Cerberus and Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company LLC from 2007 to 2015. Mr. Nardelli also serves as a director of several private equity firms.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW109894137 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bfa86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"f0bfa86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2521\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2521\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2521\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2521\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">He served as chairman and CEO of Chrysler LLC from 2007 until 2009, and served as chairman, president and CEO of The Home Depot Inc. from 2000 to 2007. Previously, Mr. Nardelli held several senior executive positions with General Electric Company.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mr. Nardelli has over 50 years of global operating and financial experience, including with large publicly traded manufacturing companies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f000c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37f000c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba7d02f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ba7d02f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e88e5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e88e5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9f299a\" data-id=\"a9f299a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5c87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed5c87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drew-McCuiston.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-365944\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drew-McCuiston.png 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drew-McCuiston-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drew-McCuiston-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drew-McCuiston-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drew-McCuiston-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drew-McCuiston-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drew-McCuiston-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Drew-McCuiston-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5e4ff0\" data-id=\"c5e4ff0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6915e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6915e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drew McCuiston<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e142d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7e142d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Director, Periculum Capital<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65519b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65519b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. McCuiston joined the firm in 2023 and is a Director. He assists clients with mergers and acquisitions, financings, and capital structure related projects.<\/p><p>Mr. McCuiston was most recently the CFO of EOS Worldwide, a high growth, private equity backed franchisor that serves more than 170,000 entrepreneurial companies around the world via the tools and concepts that make up the Entrepreneurial Operating System\u00ae (EOS\u00ae).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf2ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"caf2ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2121\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2121\"><div><div class=\"wide-content-host\"><div id=\"focused\" class=\"SlLx9 WWy1F byzS1 WWy1F\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Email message\"><div role=\"document\"><div id=\"UniqueMessageBody_671\" class=\"XbIp4 G8bTU GNqVo allowTextSelection OuGoX\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Message body\"><div lang=\"en-US\"><p>Prior to his role at EOS\u00ae, Mr. McCuiston was a co-founder and partner at The Firefly Group, a lower middle market investment firm headquartered in Indianapolis, IN. Mr. McCuiston previously worked for a Carmel, Indiana-based family office and in corporate development for Indiana University Health. He began his career in Indiana\u2019s Office of Management and Budget during the administration of former Governor Mitch Daniels.<\/p><p>Mr. McCuiston, a native of Newburgh, Indiana, received his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University where he was a Dean\u2019s Fellow. He received his BA from Indiana University\u2019s College of Arts &amp; Sciences.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"\"><div class=\"wide-content-host\"><div class=\"kNgIO\"><div class=\"wnVEW eP22c\"><div class=\"w4BZ9\"><div role=\"document\"><div class=\"T31hC GNqVo allowTextSelection OuGoX\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Message body\"><div><div><div lang=\"en-US\"><div><div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2530428 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2530428\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f0dcb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" 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elementor-element-9f9f244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f9f244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Former CEO, President and Board Member, TH Holdings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70605eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70605eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patrick Taylor is an accomplished executive in the global industrial and technology sectors, recognized for his transformative leadership and strategic vision.\u00a0 Most recently, Mr. Taylor served as President and Chief Executive Officer of TH Holdings, a diversified industrial manufacturing company specializing in highly engineered hydraulic, electrical, controls and service solutions for the mobile, industrial, infrastructure and oil and gas industries.\u00a0 He held this position from 2016 until the successful divestiture of the company in January 2025, returning greater than 5X MOIC to the shareholders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a72bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"8a72bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1451\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1451\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1451\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1451\"><p>During his tenure at TH Holdings, Mr. Taylor spearheaded a period of unprecedented growth, driving revenue and profitability increases of over 300%.\u00a0 He was instrumental in expanding the company\u2019s technology portfolio, global presence, and shareholder value, notably by integrating Texas Hydraulics, Hydromotion, PHC, and Oilgear.<\/p><p>Prior to being named CEO of TH Holdings, Mr. Taylor served as President of Viking Pump and Wright Flow Technologies at IDEX Corporation, where he held global P&amp;L responsibility across seven international locations and was a board member for both companies.\u00a0 His extensive international experience also includes leadership roles at Rockwell Automation, Meritor (Heritage Rockwell) and Belden Corporation, with a focus on strategy, operations and commercial excellence.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0Mr. Taylor earned a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering from Western Carolina University.\u00a0 With over 30 years of experience, he is known for his commitment to delivering industry-leading value to customers, employees, shareholders and communities worldwide.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73e4f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c73e4f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38c8df1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38c8df1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2611a90\" data-id=\"2611a90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eedc55e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eedc55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Keith-Apton-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4638431\" data-id=\"4638431\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e41a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84e41a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keith Apton<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8b7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c8b7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Director, Wealth Management at <BR>The Capital ESOP Group, UBS Financial Services, Inc.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67de5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e67de5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Keith is a senior team member with The Capital ESOP Group at UBS, a comprehensive financial advisory team that exclusively supports the ESOP business nationally for UBS financial advisors and clients. He is regularly sought out to present at conferences and events around the country on the topics of ESOPs and \u00a71042 rollovers. Keith has over 24 years of experience in the financial services industry, with an extensive background in corporate finance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31655b elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"b31655b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1871\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1871\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1871\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1871\"><p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Keith leads the team\u2019s private wealth business, in which he works to determine client needs and match them with the proper resources of UBS, a leading global wealth manager. Keith focuses on solutions encompassing asset allocation, wealth and liability management, and tax and estate planning strategies in order to create tailored financial plans for his clients. Prior to joining UBS in 2009, Keith was a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley, where he was an integral member of the team handling all of the firm\u2019s ESOP transactions. Keith\u2019s process entails a disciplined approach to help small- to middle-market business owners with sell-side advisory solutions and post-sale financial planning to include holistic wealth management and tax and estate planning strategies.<\/span><\/p><p>As an active member of the ESOP community, Keith has a total participation in ESOP transactions that exceeds 5.7 billion of liquidity in successful transactions across various sectors and industries. Keith is a member of both the National Center for Employee Ownership and the advisory committee on finance issues for the ESOP Association. He coauthored the book\u00a0<i>Selling Your Business to an ESOP<\/i>, now in its ninth edition. After becoming a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA\u00ae) in 2018, he was\u00a0asked to teach and became an instructor for the Exit Planning Institute. Previously, Keith was given the opportunity to sit on the UBS Capital Markets Advisory Committee. Outside the office, he enjoys traveling, fly-fishing, reading and spending time at his family farm in Virginia. More than anything, he simply loves being a dad. Keith lives in Washington, DC with his daughters, Lyla and Sutton.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40e791 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a40e791\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80d80e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f80d80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e82cba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e82cba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0916cd8\" data-id=\"0916cd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb85753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb85753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim-Canfield.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-365948\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim-Canfield.png 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim-Canfield-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim-Canfield-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim-Canfield-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim-Canfield-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim-Canfield-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim-Canfield-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim-Canfield-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d63f4c2\" data-id=\"d63f4c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828aad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"828aad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jim Canfield<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc70ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dc70ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Class VI Partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c47102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c47102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jim Canfield has had a life-long passion for leadership. Jim started his first business, a trucking business, at the age of 27 with his brother who was 24. Starting from one truck the first day, three years later they had 150 trucks, 250 employees in 17 locations around the southeast. They ultimately sold that company to their largest customer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b539d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3b539d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6221\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6221\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6221\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6221\"><p>Jim went on to be part of a founding group of a company in the investment industry. The company served financial institutions eventually developing a niche in the credit union sector. Jim and his partners ended up building the largest firm serving credit unions off Wall Street. They sold that company to First Union Bank.<\/p><p>Still in his 30\u2019s, Jim became the youngest chair ever hired by Vistage. He went on to run peer groups in his hometown of Memphis TN for almost 10 years. He was then asked to join the executive team of Vistage in San Diego. As Vistage\u2019s first Chief Learning Officer, Jim was responsible for recruiting, hiring, and training all incoming chairs.<\/p><p>Jim went on to be to be president and CEO of another peer group company also based in the San <br \/>Diego area. Jim has trained over 500 chairs to build, lead and facilitate peer groups.<\/p><p>Next Jim authored the book, CEO Tools 2.0: How to Think, Lead and Manage like a CEO. Jim began to speak for Vistage and in six years did almost 500 presentations on CEO Tools for Vistage. During this time, Jim was named Speaker of the Year three times, for Vistage in Canada, for Vistage UK and for Vistage Worldwide.<\/p><p>Jim is now a part of Class VI Partners as part of the Class VI Pathfinder program. His new program, the Value Creation Formula, will challenge us to find new ways to build a more valuable, and more salable company.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b33179 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b33179\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c4899 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f5c4899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67c7232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67c7232\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20a210b\" data-id=\"20a210b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fe084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2fe084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Speakers.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-371805\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Speakers.png 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Speakers-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Speakers-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Speakers-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Speakers-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Speakers-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Speakers-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Speakers-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-557f81f\" data-id=\"557f81f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b616c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18b616c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reese Cann,  CSP, ARM, ALCM<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b9b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37b9b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant Vice President, Risk Control,\nTravelers Insurance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f8bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4f8bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reese Cann is a seasoned risk management professional with extensive expertise in general and product liability, currently serving as Assistant Vice President in the Risk Control division at Travelers Insurance. In this capacity, he leads strategic efforts to assess exposures and implement control measures aimed at minimizing losses related to liability risks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f29dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"4f29dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8301\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8301\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8301\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8301\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has over twenty years of frontline experience working with mid-sized and large businesses primarily in Manufacturing, Construction, and Real Estate.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He co-leads Travelers innovation initiatives evaluating wearables, IoT applications, and other emerging technology to enhance safety and risk management practices.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reese holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University, providing a strong foundation in technical problem-solving and analytical thinking. He carries several professional certifications: <strong>CSP<\/strong> (Certified Safety Professional), <strong>ARM<\/strong> (Associate in Risk Management), and <strong>ALCM<\/strong> (Associate in Loss Control Management), underscoring his commitment to professional excellence in risk control.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known for fostering collaborative teams, Reese has been instrumental in developing and mentoring staff throughout his tenure at Travelers, ensuring they are equipped to identify and manage exposures effectively. His efforts have elevated Travelers\u2019 risk control standards and industry practices\u2014especially through integrating cutting-edge technology to address emerging safety challenges. In addition to domestic teams, Reese also oversees Travelers International Risk Control staff in Canada and Europe.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef1afe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ef1afe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d93dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d8d93dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-321028\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FAGELLA-ANTHONY.jpg 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FAGELLA-ANTHONY-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FAGELLA-ANTHONY-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FAGELLA-ANTHONY-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FAGELLA-ANTHONY-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FAGELLA-ANTHONY-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FAGELLA-ANTHONY-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FAGELLA-ANTHONY-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-895c0fa\" data-id=\"895c0fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eefec0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eefec0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tony Fagella\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8603c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8603c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Director, Raymond James\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2d69c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e2d69c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tony Fagella is a Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor at Raymond James where he provides investment solutions and financial advice to corporate executives, business owners and family offices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c46a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"25c46a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3961\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3961\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3961\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3961\"><p>Prior to joining Raymond James in 2016, Tony was a Managing Director and Client Advisor at Deutsche Bank. Tony began his career at Lehman Brothers in 1988 as an equities trader working with many of the firms largest clients. In 1990 he shifted to Equity Capital Markets where he advised and executed corporate buyback programs for the firm\u2019s investment banking clients before joining the Private Client Group in 1994.<\/p><p>Tony has earned the Private Wealth Advisor designation from Raymond James. This designation reflects his experience in managing the financial concerns of families, individuals and organizations of significant wealth, and his mastery of methods and resources necessary to support their expansive financial interests.<\/p><p>Tony supports and has served on several local, nonprofit boards and foundations. Most recently he served as a board member and treasurer of the YMCA of Greenwich, where he helped lead a debt restructuring resulting in a new era of fiscal responsibility and programming. In 2014 Tony was honored with the YMCA Achievement Award for Outstanding Service.<\/p><p>Tony received both his BBA and MBA from Iona University in New York.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6656fdb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6656fdb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac017a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ac017a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8af57b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8af57b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97a1f77\" data-id=\"97a1f77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2138e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2138e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nick-Francia.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-369610\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nick-Francia.png 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nick-Francia-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nick-Francia-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nick-Francia-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nick-Francia-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nick-Francia-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nick-Francia-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nick-Francia-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e79104a\" data-id=\"e79104a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92260ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92260ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nick Francia\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9878d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9878d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Director, Wealth Management at <BR>The Capital ESOP Group, UBS Financial Services, Inc.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046da25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"046da25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Nick joined UBS in 2011. Prior to his tenure at UBS, he worked with high net worth individuals at a hedge fund in Greenwich, CT. <\/span>As a senior team member with The Capital ESOP Group, Nick focuses on educating business owners on tax-efficient exit strategies. <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">He is committed to helping clients recognize their options, understand the pros and cons of each strategy and choose the best succession plan for themselves and their families.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84bb007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"84bb007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1391\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1391\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1391\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1391\"><p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Nick also creates tailored cash flow analyses comparing the taxable sale of privately held businesses and a tax-deferred sale to an ESOP under \u00a71042 of the Internal Revenue Code.<\/span><\/p><p>With a consultative approach, Nick seeks to earn his clients\u2019 trust through open, transparent communication and by working with clients\u2019 tax and legal advisors to construct an overarching strategy.<\/p><p>In 2021, Nick was promoted to Managing Director\u2013Wealth Management. He is frequently asked to speak on a national level regarding employee stock ownership plans and \u00a71042 rollovers. He is a member of the advisory committee on finance issues for the ESOP association and a member of the National Center for Employee Ownership.<\/p><p>In February 2024, Nick, his wife Mary Elizabeth and their sons Sebastian (\u201cBaz\u201d), Ramsey Jay (\u201cRJ\u201d) and Trip welcomed the newest member of their family: Julian (\u201cJules\u201d) Francia.<\/p><p>Outside of the office, Nick enjoys spending time with his family, reading, fly-fishing and traveling with his wife.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb8235 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1eb8235\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4285cc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c4285cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b8f4f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b8f4f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a706f50\" data-id=\"a706f50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4616751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4616751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andy-Harris.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-368978\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andy-Harris.png 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andy-Harris-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andy-Harris-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andy-Harris-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andy-Harris-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andy-Harris-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andy-Harris-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andy-Harris-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b1b36f\" data-id=\"9b1b36f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bfd34a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bfd34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andy Harris<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975bb10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"975bb10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> President North America Strategies, STS Capital Partners <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12aa6a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12aa6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Andy Harris is a proven M&amp;A leader, CEO, active board member, and passionate advisor with 30 years of leadership experience who thrives to deliver results through M&amp;A. As a professional who has been on both the buy and sell side of the strategic M&amp;A process, he applies his business acumen as President, North America Strategies and Managing Director of STS Capital.<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><br><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549af5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"549af5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8871\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8871\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8871\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8871\"><p>Within his career as CEO and as M&amp;A advisor, Andy has deep experience in hundreds transactions, which range from strategic acquisitions of privately-held companies and corporate carve-outs to selling to strategic buyers. His deal experience ranges from $20M to $1B, with total deal experience in the billions. He has helped many business owners achieve between 40% to 100% premiums over market value for their business by helping them find the right strategic buyer.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d96b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5d96b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0013cd4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0013cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sean-Hutchinson-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d01f467\" data-id=\"d01f467\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c2867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87c2867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sean Hutchinson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b0ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0b0ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partner, Ready for Next<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09348eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09348eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sean Hutchinson<\/strong> is a partner in the international value growth consulting firm Ready for Next, which was founded to help owners in the USA and Canada increase the enterprise value of their businesses, achieve transition-readiness, and ultimately harvest that value to fund their \u201cthird act.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f594ca elementor-widget 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id=\"elementor-tab-content-1501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1501\"><p>RFN\u2019s Value Accelerator is a process-driven, structured approach to increasing earnings, reducing risk and positioning the business as best-in-class.\u00a0 RFN\u2019s clients are privately held middle-market business owners in a broad spectrum of industries.\u00a0 Ready for Next\u2019s success is powered by one of the best qualified and most seasoned teams of advisors in the profession, all of whom are former business owners or C-level executives.<\/p><p>Sean has been a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) since November 2008 (one of the first 100 to be certified), a CEPA course faculty member since 2014, has been honored by the Exit Planning Institute as Exit Planner of the Year &amp; Leader of the Year, and was inducted into EPI\u2019s CEPA Hall of Fame in 2024. He is recognized as one of the profession\u2019s top thought leaders.<\/p><p>He is also a 3<sup>rd<\/sup> generation heir to his family\u2019s 69-year-old manufacturing business, a first-hand, very personal, and humbling experience that keeps him grounded in the realities of value growth and ownership transition.<\/p><p>In addition to holding the CEPA credential, Sean is a Certified Merger and Acquisition Advisor (CMAA) and has served on the Boards of five private companies, including 13 years for a 90% ESOP-owned enterprise. He graduated in 1992 with a Master of Arts degree from Miami University of Ohio.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722b6e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"722b6e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a85a5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26a85a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d8278f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d8278f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f56b0c6\" data-id=\"f56b0c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecae310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecae310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jay-Jung.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-373483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jay-Jung.png 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jay-Jung-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jay-Jung-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jay-Jung-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jay-Jung-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jay-Jung-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jay-Jung-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jay-Jung-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e7706\" data-id=\"28e7706\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2dac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec2dac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jay Jung<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba4de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cba4de1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder &amp; Managing Partner, Embarc Advisors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0933b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0933b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jay is the Founder and Managing Partner of Embarc Advisors. He is a former Goldman Sachs Investment Banker and McKinsey &amp; Company Consultant who has completed over $50 billion in transactions, including marquee transactions such as the sale of Yahoo, the sale of MuleSoft, and the sale of SanDisk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce565c elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"8ce565c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1471\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1471\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1471\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1471\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jay founded Embarc Advisors under the \u201cJerry Maguire\u201d principles, on the belief that it is possible to provide first-class financial services to clients, while simultaneously providing meaningful work experiences and a sense of enjoyment to Embarc team members. As a result of his vision, and his determination to operate with unwavering integrity, he has earned the trust of countless Founders, CEOs, and other business leaders, who have become valued Embarc clients. He has also been able to assemble an unparalleled team of some of the brightest, most passionate, and effective finance professionals.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside of his entrepreneurial and leadership responsibilities, Jay continues to partner directly with startups and middle-market firms as a trusted advisor in M&amp;A, capital raise, and growth strategy. His work has been covered in Fortune, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Startup Nation, and others.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jay\u2019s experience spans countless industries, and he has a keen understanding of his clients\u2019 needs as a result of the shared experience of a life of entrepreneurship. In fact, in addition to Embarc Advisors, Jay also co-founded a technology startup that raised capital from Softbank and other VCs.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jay\u2019s educational accomplishments include a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based in San Francisco, California, when he\u2019s not working or sleeping, Jay spends most of his time frequenting restaurants with good food and drinks. As a gastronome who also loves to travel, he intentionally ends up in destinations that satiate his cravings for incredible cuisine, wine, sake, and cocktails.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f0b48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47f0b48\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7fe766 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e7fe766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33f3952 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33f3952\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc710fd\" data-id=\"bc710fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0512cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0512cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/larry-reinharz.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-371389\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/larry-reinharz.png 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/larry-reinharz-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/larry-reinharz-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/larry-reinharz-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/larry-reinharz-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/larry-reinharz-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/larry-reinharz-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/larry-reinharz-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fea94a\" data-id=\"8fea94a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555f018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"555f018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Larry Reinharz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b9768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1b9768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Director &amp; Principal, Woodbridge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44198c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44198c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Larry Reinharz has served as Managing Director at Woodbridge since 2005, bringing over three decades of experience advising entrepreneurs, middle-market business owners, and corporate executives on strategies to maximize business value. In his leadership role, he oversees new business development and has worked across a range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, business services, retail, and healthcare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2d3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"0a2d3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1061\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1061\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1061\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1061\"><p>Before joining Woodbridge, Larry was a commercial lender with JPMorgan Chase and Merrill Lynch. A recognized thought leader, he regularly speaks to business groups and law firms on M&amp;A and corporate finance, and his \u201cAsk Larry\u201d video series continues to educate clients both in the U.S. and internationally.<\/p><p>Larry earned his B.A. in political science and economics from Manhattanville College. He lives in Pleasantville, New York, with his wife and two sons.<\/p><p>He holds FINRA Series 24, 14, 79, 63, and 7 licenses through Woodbridge International\u2019s broker-dealer, WG Securities, LLC.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7dfe4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb7dfe4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10c4a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c10c4a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-926a56a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"926a56a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85893a1\" data-id=\"85893a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f33698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f33698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reese-Cann.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-371806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reese-Cann.png 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reese-Cann-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reese-Cann-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reese-Cann-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reese-Cann-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reese-Cann-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reese-Cann-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Reese-Cann-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-237b701\" data-id=\"237b701\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbc797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bbc797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sarah Ruby<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e05a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18e05a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Director \u2013 Commercial Accounts Group, Private Equity Insurance \u2013 Metro Region, Travelers Insurance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312b2f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"312b2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With 18 years of experience in the insurance industry, Sarah is a seasoned insurance leader specializing in Property and Casualty insurance for portfolio companies of private equity firms. She leads the New York City Middle Market PE team and has responsibility nationally to build out the Private Equity Practice across Travelers regions and business units. She brings a proven track record of developing innovative risk management strategies and delivering tailored insurance solutions to meet the complex needs of portfolio companies. Sarah is proud of her ability to foster strong relationships with clients, brokers, and underwriters, ensuring seamless collaboration and exceptional service delivery. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc7374 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fc7374\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda9548 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cda9548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/John_May1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-336160\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/John_May1.png 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/John_May1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/John_May1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/John_May1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/John_May1-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/John_May1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/John_May1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/John_May1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d48f7af\" data-id=\"d48f7af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d6c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41d6c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John May<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6e83f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a6e83f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Founder and Managing Partner, CORE Industrial Partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7d1dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce7d1dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr. May is the Founder and Managing Partner of CORE and is responsible for overseeing all activities of the firm including investment sourcing and valuation, transaction structuring, the securing of acquisition financing, and fundraising.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba458c elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"bba458c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before founding CORE, he spent 18 years working on transactions with several private equity sponsors principally with The Blackstone Group and H.I.G. Capital.\u202f He currently serves on the boards of the following CORE portfolio companies:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fathom, Saylite, Cohere, Kelvix, Cadrex, 3DXTech, GEM, Century Box, and Aviation Concepts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr. May graduated with Honors from East Carolina University with a business degree.\u202f He currently serves on the ECU Foundation Board of Directors including its Executive Committee and is Chair of the Investment Committee.\u202f He is also Co-Founder and\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Former Chairman of the Board for Imerman Angels, a 501 (c)(3) Chicago based cancer support organization.\u202f He is also an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a member of The Economic Club of Chicago, and obtained his Level I Sommelier accreditation from The International Sommelier Guild.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faac837 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"faac837\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7a4dd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a7a4dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1790ec\" data-id=\"b1790ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4481d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4481d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jonathan Sherrill<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62dce6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62dce6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Former President, Quicken Steel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c72779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c72779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137719001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137719001 BCX0\">Jonathan Sherrill is a seasoned business strategist with over 27 years of experience in the steel building <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137719001 BCX0\">component<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137719001 BCX0\"> manufacturing industry. As President of Gulf Coast Supply, he led the company to significant growth and industry recognition. In 2018, he founded Quicken Steel, which he successfully scaled and exited.\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW137719001 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c032d elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"17c032d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2491\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2491\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2491\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Currently, Jonathan offers CEO coaching services and invests in business ventures. As a member of YPO, he is dedicated to helping business owners achieve their goals and prepare for successful exits.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fc8794 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fc8794\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9e574e\" data-id=\"b9e574e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069051e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"069051e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-336664\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6.png 900w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/chiefexecutive.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Alicja-Cade-6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d019516\" data-id=\"d019516\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c962731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c962731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jonathan Sherrill<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5581073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5581073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Former President, Quicken Steel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2505e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2505e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137719001 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137719001 BCX0\">Jonathan Sherrill is a seasoned business strategist with over 27 years of experience in the steel building <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137719001 BCX0\">component<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137719001 BCX0\"> manufacturing industry. As President of Gulf Coast Supply, he led the company to significant growth and industry recognition. In 2018, he founded Quicken Steel, which he successfully scaled and exited.\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW137719001 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e50cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"c6e50cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2081\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2081\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2081\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2081\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Currently, Jonathan offers CEO coaching services and invests in business ventures. 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