Not Your Regular Business Speaker
Richard’s experiences throughout his life has resulted in his acquisition and refinement of unique knowledge that he has used to truly improve results for business owners. They range from direct ownership of three different businesses; actively advising a wide variety of businesses in successful sales for three decades;…and the authorship of successful business courses and #1 International, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best Selling Books created to help business owners in critical management and high-impact, under-addressed ownership areas.
The depth of Richard distinctive experiences blends to position him as the #1 business expert and speaker on how to effectively prepare for the sale of a privately-held business.
Richard has specialized in the valuation, value planning, and sale of “mid-sized” businesses. In addition, he has personally supervises strategic acquisition searches for selected client corporations. Richard has been an active member of the board of directors of a number of close-held business. He brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience from his personal ownership of businesses over the years. He has had varied direct management responsibilities in public companies and private enterprises, and has advisory experiences in start-up companies, turn-around situations, and transaction management.
Richard holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Prior to starting Management Services & Development, Ltd., he served as in engineering and financial management positions for several fortune five-hundred corporations, and owned and operated three manufacturing businesses. In addition, he taught at Wentworth College, Rollins College, and IUP (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), as well as for the M & A Source, the largest international organization of middle-market business intermediaries. During his professional career, Richard held certifications as follows: Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from the Institute of Certified Management Accounting,
It was Richard’s experience from counseling business in transitions that drove his current passion for “alerting and educating” business owners on the massive benefits from early, effective planning for their “someday business sale”. Richard feels strongly that when business owners … BreakOUT from their mindset…they can benefit significantly from access to comprehensive, professional information to increase the value of their businesses. This is the basis for all of Richard’s presentations!
When you schedule Richard for your event, you are not just securing a topically important speaker and noted author.
You are investing in the improvement in value of each and every business owned by your audience members. Upward variations in cash flows and systematic reduction of risks can potentially multiple the value of these businesses over time. Depending on the number of participants, the size of their businesses, and the magnitude of improvements they make, the combined value increase can reach into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
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