Credentials & Experience

By the Numbers

• Personally "coached" more than 300 CEOs on how to quarterback the turnaround of their businesses or to deal with key strategic decisions

• Led more than 50 out-of-court meetings of creditors on the brink of suing to collect

• Served on or provided consultations to the boards of directors or advisors of 15 companies

• Advised 10 CEOs on the sales of their companies

• Written 2 books and more than 25 articles on business turnarounds, crisis management, creditor negotiations and recapitalization

• Been a speaker before more than 200 groups about his hands-on experiences rehabilitating businesses.

Prior to establishing his consulting business, Ed was a banker for 10 years, primarily making or approving business loans.

In sum, he knows the best solutions available to small and medium-sized business owners facing: • critical financial problems or • decisions that could harm the business’s financial condition if not well thought out and carefully monitored.

Formal Education

• B.A., Economics, UCLA

• M.B.A., Finance concentration, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management

• Executive Program, University of Michigan Graduate School
  of Business Administration.