Consulting Team
Consultants
Our consultants are experienced business executives who have successfully operated multiple businesses, often in different industries. They bring experience, understanding, and skill to solving business problems and capturing opportunities.
Tim Alderson: CFO, Mission Marketing Group Plc. Formerly: Group Finance Director, Creston Plc; Founder, Managing & Finance Director, The Internet Garden Co Ltd.; Principal Management Consultant, KPMG; Finance Director, Products & Services Division, Thames Water Plc.
Barry Arch: Freelance Consultant. Formerly: Managing Director, Cafco International; CEO, Thermafiber LLC; Partner, American Fibrex; VP Sales & Marketing, Wolfe Drug and Keystone Laboratory; Partner, Entrepreneur TABB Inc; Managing Director, Owens Corning Aura Superinsulation Division; General Manager, Fabrication & Supply Division; Marketing Manager, Owens Corning Insulation Contractor Division; New Product Manager, Owens Corning Plumbing Division; General Manager, Owens Corning Air Filters; Security & Intelligence, US Army Air Defense.
Al Conti: President, Leadership Alternatives, consultants to law firms; COO, Morris Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell; CEO/Executive Director, Needle & Rosenberg; Executive Director, Legal Services, Coca Cola; and other executive roles with legal and accounting businesses.
Steve Kallan: Principal, Kallan Strategic Partners, providing operation, finance and organizational development to improve client performance. Formerly: CAO, Oxford Development Corp.; and GM/VP Opns at several NGO non-profits.
Eve Haslam: Owner, Giving Voice Network, Business Consultant & Coach, business process systemization, marketing, administration & lead generation; Manager, Century 21; Owner, Cats & Dogs Animal Rescue; HR Director, Target; Owner, Adult Care Connections; Registered Nurse, Paralegal.
Mark Hetzel: CEO, Mood Rabbit Foods and Blue Ridge Pecan Company; Executive Pastry Chef, Four Seasons Resort, Wailea, HI; Open Team Executive Pastry Chef, Manele Bay Lodge, Lanai, HI; Executive Pastry Chef, Four Seasons, Houston, TX.
Bill Kelley: Leadership development advisor. Formerly: VP, Operations, Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa; VP, Operations, Reliable Tire Company; and Owner/Operator, Country Tire Services.
Doug Miller: Freelance Consultant; SVP, Ginn Development Company; Managing Partner, planning, egineerin & design firm; Board member, non-profit organizations; Board member, banks & other for profit businesses.
Jerry Mozian: Private practice for corporate re-structuring. Formerly: Chief Restructuring Officer, Havens Steel; Chief Restructuring Officer, Village Homes of Colorado; CEO, Sugarmill Woods Development; and CEO, General Development Utilities.
John & Julie Stehling: Owners/operators, Early Girl Eatery, Asheville; previously, owned/operated North Star Diner, Weaverville.
Gwen Wisler: Owner/Operator, Asheville Profits counseling small businesses. Formerly: CEO, Coleman Company; CEO, First Alert; CEO, Eastpak; COO, Sunbeam American Household; and Sr. Audit Manger, Price Waterhouse.
Practice Advisors
Our practice advisors help ensure that Consulting adheres to the highest professional standards, engages only with adequately experienced business executives, and operates fairly in delivering services across our WNC region.
Paul Bellow: Owner/Operator, Bellow Management Consulting advising law practices about operations. Formerly: COO, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP; Exec. Dir., Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; and President, Sherry & Bellows.
Barbara Brill: Director, Emmis Communications. Formerly: SVP Int'l., Emmis Communications; GM. Hawaii Operations, PAX-TV; and General Sales Manager, Capstar Broadcasting.
Consulting Contact
Bob Dunn, Director of Consulting at Mountain Bizworks, has built and run many of his own businesses, partnered in the creation and operation of several others, and provided services to more than 350 US companies in nearly two dozen industries, as well as dozens of international businesses, global organizations, and government departments. To arrange an initial consultation, contact Bob at bob@mountainbizworks.org or 828-253-2834 ext. 17.
