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Peter S Kautzmann
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Peter S. Kautzmann has over a decade of hands-on general management consulting experience gained during his association with several international Consulting firms. The emphasis of his consulting as with small to medium sized firms and was consistently rank as one of the top quality performers by his clients (and employers).
Peter has coached, as well as solved operation issues (i.e. consulted) for CEO’s of companies in a wide variety of industries. He has an established track-record of success in management training, restructuring and managing a firm for success, improving profit performance and crisis management; including employee training and implementation “best practice” management.
Prior to entering the coaching / consulting field, he established the creditability for advising business owners and senior management. Peter was selected as President of a Fortune 500 Subsidiary before the age of 30. This subsidiary of Kennecott Copper was a worldwide metals trading firm.
Furthermore, Peter has founded or purchased four companies ranging from a Metals Service Center to Computer Manufacturing, Public Relations/Marketing Consulting and Metals Trading. He created and produced a local market ( Cleveland, Ohio) television program, with a one (1) hour format, on real estate and all of its various component parts. Peter is current active in profit restoration for troubled firms and is a member of the Turnaround Management Association.
An Associate of L R Johnson, Inc. (Coach for Outcomes), Peter maintains his own consulting practice: Bridgewater Consulting Group.
Louis Morlando
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Michael Thompson
PHOTO SOON (Aug. 06)
Michael Thompson has devoted the past thirteen years helping companies achieve success by providing coaching, advisory and consulting services to small business owners and managers.
Michael began his consulting career when he joined the current industry leading consulting firm during its formative stages and was instrumental in contributing to the phenomenal growth of that company. During his ten plus years at that firm, he served as:
- Executive Coach - providing one on one advice to business owners in a different forum
- Consultant – providing on site services to numerous client companies
- Project Manager - responsible for the successful completion of up to ten consulting engagements at any one time,
- Speaker – making presentations on various subjects to larger groups.
His contributions to this firm were recognized and he was honored on numerous occasions for exceptional performance.
Prior to entering the consulting field, Michael Thompson was a principle in a small manufacturer located in Milwaukee, WI. At the time Michael joined the company, it annual sales volume was slightly less than $300,000. He developed a sales and marketing program that contributed significantly to the business; in less than 9 years that profitable sales volume topped $7,500,000. A generous offer from a larger competitor was accepted and Michael sold the business. This step was only taken after assuring that all employees then with the company would receive every fair opportunity to continue their success under the new ownership arrangement.
Michael began his career the transportation industry, spending over a dozen years with Saunders Leasing and with Leaseway Transportation, two of the four largest national companies in the industry. Beginning with Saunders as a Branch Manager, he immediately became known as a turnaround specialist taking a losing operation to a ranking in the top five of the company’s one hundred and twenty plus facilities.
He then joined Leaseway Transportation as a Regional Manager responsible for the operations, growth and profitability of seventeen facilities in a five state area. During his time with this company, Michael’s region was recognized in four years out of five as the number one region in profitability and revenue growth.
Mr. Thompson is a graduate of Xavier University where he earned a BS degree in Business Management while attending on an athletic scholarship. Professionally, he maintains active membership with the Institute of Management Consultants.
Michael Thompson provides clients of L R Johnson, Inc. (Coach for Outcomes) the extensive experience of operational management combined with and effective coaching and consulting background.