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Joe Gajda Photo Joseph Gajda, founder and Managing Director, has more than 30 years of experience in building and operating companies, including strategic repositioning, and is a skilled turnaround specialist with a proven track record of increasing profits and streamlining operations. President and CEO of several companies ranging from closely held start-ups to public, he has expertise across a broad spectrum of functions, including marketing and sales, operations, distribution, product development and sourcing, and finance.
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Terry Johnson Photo Terry Johnson is a product development and business process professional with over 30 years of experience in senior leadership positions. Terry has successfully led teams to drive high levels of effectiveness in core business processes and organizational development and change to enhance productivity and profitability. His ability to see the systems at work, provide strategic guidance, and work with people across an organization enables the development of highly effective teams and processes to enhance your business.
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Mike Stair Photo Mike Stair is a C-level finance, technology and operations professional with over 35 years of experience helping companies across a number of industries. With clients ranging from startups and turnarounds to bankruptcies and 500+ person multinational firms, his CEO/COO/CFO/CIO background reflects strong leadership and judgment. He puts his superior analytical, communication and project management skills to work to help businesses function more effectively, more efficiently, and more profitably.
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John Karwacki Photo John Karwacki is a dynamic leader, motivator, and facilitator who joins Practical Decisions with an extensive business acumen gained through 40 years of executive experience in the retail and commercial banking industries. As a Vice President with PVH Corp, a Fortune 500 company and one of the world's largest and most admired fashion companies, John's vision and strategic initiatives grew top-line sales for 5 years running and transformed one the most unprofitable divisions into one of the most profitable.
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Dan Reardon Photo Dan Reardon is a business executive whose work experience includes roles as President of G.H.Bass and Company, General Manager of the Enterprise division of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Chief Executive officer of H.P. Fairfield, Inc. and as a Consultant to L. L. Bean with primary responsibility for the Retail store expansion program.
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Scott Balfour Photo Scott Balfour is a business consultant and entrepreneur with nearly 40 years of professional experience. As CEO of numerous companies, he has arranged financing and secured complicated transactions for businesses and commercial ventures. Himself, a business owner several times, Scott fully understands the entrepreneurial mindset and knows how to successfully guide his clients to the next level.
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Peter Dunn Photo Peter Dunn is a dynamic and dedicated professional with over 23 years experience as a Certified Public Accountant. Peter works tirelessly for his business clients, maintaining a primary focus on business tax and consulting issues. He provides his clients with creative solutions for technical business tax issues and clearly interprets proposed tax laws. Additionally, he provides CFO/controller services to certain clients as a way to support the owners and management team in achieving their financial goals.
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John Lawlor Photo John Lawlor has more than 25 years experience in front-line, middle management and senior executive positions. As Vice President of Strategic Planning and Development for a $300 million subsidiary of a Fortune 120 company, John was a core member of a management team that doubled revenues and turned one of the most unprofitable divisions into one of the most profitable.
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Paul Lones Photo Paul Lones is a versatile executive with extensive experience in engineering, operations, supply chain, human resources and information technology in dynamic and competitive global organizations. Creative leader and problem solver with a demonstrated track record of organizational transformation. Proven capability to work across organizational and international boundaries to build strong, cross functional teams that deliver significant performance improvement. Extensive global experience as an expatriate, through frequent overseas projects and in managing global organizations. Broad non profit experience through volunteer project management and board leadership roles in health care, education and human services organizations.
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