“Eric played a key role with for us in projects requiring both C-Level change management and effective project management. Eric’s experience as a CEO and sense of practicality made him the ideal consultant. Eric made a big difference for Hydro Flask over the eighteen months that we worked with him.”
-Scott Allan – General Manager, Hydro Flask, Bend, Oregon
“I wanted to indicate how helpful and impactful Eric’s work has been. It is not always easy to work through difficult issues and schedule challenges both of which Eric has managed very effectively. I will miss his perspective and support.”
-Dennis Conner – VP of Operations, Hydro Flask, Bend, Oregon
“As a women-led start-up, finding someone as kind, professional, insightful, and seasoned as Eric is as good as it gets. He took a very thoughtful approach to understanding our product and vision for its use. His process mattered to him and following it quickly gained our deep respect and trust. Over many months, he’s helped us stay focused on our long lists of individual responsibilities while maintaining the broader view of our company. Eric has absolutely turned what could have been years of difficult lessons into everything from step-by-step plans to simple, grounding statements from across the table. He makes our work feel valued. He understands us, our vision and product completely. He is our mentor, advisor, and friend.”
-Allison Barnard – Founder & Co-owner, Terra Frma
“When we started working with Eric, we had no real focus or goals for the business, just that we wanted it to grow! Through working with Eric, we learned how to create growth-oriented rocks, create processes for everything we do, and the results have been phenomenal. Eric was able to communicate effectively about the importance of establishing processes, creating 1, 3, and 10-year targets, and how to do this. I would highly recommend working with Eric. He has been instrumental in our growth!”
-Blake Denman – Founder & President, RicketyRoo Inc, Bend, Oregon
“I was feeling unorganized in my financials and unsure of the future of my company. With hard work through Eric’s assessment and guidance, my company is moving towards financial stability and growth. I now have a feeling of strength and security as I lead my company into the next 5 years and an exit strategy that is on my timeline.”
-Sally Pfeifer – Owner Pfeifer & Associates, Bend, Oregon
“I found Eric’s approach to a potential small business acquisition as thorough, efficient and honest. His methodical, top-down approach to due diligence helped me make a solid decision not to pursue the acquisition. Eric began from a high level and quickly discovered potential pitfalls with the small business in question, ultimately saving me time and money. I appreciated the experience and knowledge Eric brought to the table; someone with an entrepreneurial spirit who has successfully acquired, grown and sold a small business.”
-Mike Hawks – Oil and Gas Industry Geologist, Casper, Wyoming
“Working with Eric has been amazing and transforming. He has the style and skills to bring high level strategies to the grass roots level. Having turned passion to business and then understanding the “fool’s gold” of this thinking, he has brought tremendous insight to me in our business.”
-Lance Piatt – Owner Rescue Response Gear, Rigging Lab Academy, Raven Collective Media, Bend, Oregon
“Working with Eric has been an enlightening experience into the inner financial workings of my business. Eric has done a great job of demonstrating how inputs and outputs affect each other, and helped me to see the bigger picture of cashflow. He is diligent, prompt and reliable.”
-Chez Brungraber – Owner Gobi Gear, Bend, Oregon
“I have known Eric for 7.5 years. In that time, he has been my boss and more recently a mentor/consultant. Respect is the first word that I think of when I talk about Eric. While working for Eric, it was clear that he was an expert in running a successful business and was always looking to continually improve not only for the bottom line of the company, but also for the employees that worked for him. I was always able to go to Eric and get clear and concise guidance with anything I needed help with. Now having worked with him outside of his own day to day business, he brings even more to the table as he has branched out to help and develop other businesses in other industries. Eric is the consummate professional and can jump into any business situation and quickly understand it and create a game plan to make it better.”
-Jason Stollenwerk – Managing Director Entre Prises USA, Inc., Bend, Oregon
“Eric really helped give me direction and focus when it came to quickly bringing my idea along the process of becoming a product. Knowing that I had someone to help me avoid mistakes that could cost me a lot in the future took a lot of stress off of me. I’d definitely recommend Eric’s services to anyone who needs to someone to help them take action with confidence.”
-James Wilson – Owner MTB Strength Training Systems, Bike James, Pedaling Innovations, Grand Junction, Colorado