Select Your Advisors

Select Your Advisors
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John Curtiss	Dianna Dale	Ralph D'Onofrio	Roger Flink	Noel Graubart
17 years of marketing & sales management success in computer hardware, software & systems business. Particular expertise in organization development, growth planning, technology assessment, and equity incentive programs (stock options). BSME U.S. Naval Academy. (Read more...)	President and CEO of the Worklife Institute. D.Min., Ph.D. 40 years experience as organizational change management and quality of worklife professional, providing employee assistance programs, counseling, critical incident intervention and educational services, mediation and corporate and court-annexed consultation. (Read more...)	Ralph D'Onofrio brings to his consulting practice more than thirty years of successful management experience. Prior to the founding of his independent practice, Ralph was Executive Vice President of Domestic Marketing for the Pennzoil Products Company. (Read more...)	Founder and hands-on leader of a small computer and information technology firm which has prospered for over 25 years. Mentoring services focus on ... improving the competitive advantage, marketing on a budget, paying for employee performance. (Read more...)	Entrepreneur/owner of variety of business ventures for more than 35 years. Real estate development has been main area of activity with extensive experience in finance, marketing, leasing, construction, management, manufacturing and long term planning. (Read more...)
Phil Grossweiler	Sonny Harkins	Ken Jones	Mary L. Kole	Howard London
Phil has worked in the energy industry for over 35 years at Exxon and as a Consultant in domestic and overseas locations. His range of project management and technical leadership positions includes: ship construction; oil and gas facilities design and construction, Arctic projects, regulatory policy, management information systems, litigation support, environmental restoration projects, and R&D projects. (Read more...)	President/CEO of multinational companies. Expertise in new ventures, team-building, structuring, development, marketing, technical services and financing. Member of international professional organizations; author and speaker. (Read more...)	25 years of entrepreneurial experience – especially start-ups, business plans and marketing plans, complete implementation follow through. Director of Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston Downtown. (Read more...)	After 30 years of working in line and staff positions in multi-national corporations, Mary Kole started a consulting practice focused on assisting leaders of public and private companies with the development and implementation of strategies to achieve company or organization objectives. (Read more...)	Howard London has been a CEO/entrepreneur/owner and is a professional business development consultant. He has extensive experience in advertising, marketing, sales, management, business and strategic planning and business communications. (Read more...)
A. "Butch" Madrazo	Jay Marks	Graciela E. Martinez	Rollie McGinnis	Hank Moore
Diversified CEO, President, Director, Entrepreneur in energy industries. Domestic/International experience with public/private companies. Skilled in company organization, strategies, turnarounds, acquisitions, profit planning. "As a Silver Fox Advisor, He Guides and Assists Clients through the minefields of personal life and business.". (Read more...)	With over 50 years as a franchised auto dealer, Jay brings vast experience regarding the operation as well as the purchase of an auto dealership or leasing company. (Read more...)	Graciela is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in the energy sector and the information technology arena. (Read more...)	Spent 45 years owning and operating a Cadillac dealership in Houston, Texas. Employed around 130 employees. Established interdepartmental teams to identify and solve company problems, and implement changes.Was usually in the top 15 dealers in the country in sales volume. (Read more...)	Hank Moore is an internationally known business advisor, speaker and author. He is that rare 1 out of 100,000 senior business advisors, a Big Picture strategist, with original, cutting-edge ideas for creating, implementing and sustaining corporate growth throughout every sector of the organization. (Read more...)
Robert L. (Bob) Moore	Joe Munisteri	David Neuberger	John Ogren	Monte Pendleton
Broad advisory experience with business practices, strategic and tactical planning, management/personnel relations, accounting and taxes, investments and portfolio management, stakeholder and provider relations and serving boards of directors. (Read more...)	Joe Munisteri has broad experience in the areas of design and construction management, project evaluations, project financing, technical and economic feasibility studies, marketing, and project development for industrial and power projects. (Read more...)	Based on four decades of senior financial management experience in domestic and international companies, David provides excellent consulting assistance to small and midsize companies. (Read more...)	Forty years of experience in the petroleum, chemical and oil service industries from Fortune 10 to entrepreneurial start-ups. Service on public and private boards. (Read more...)	Mentor to business owners on how to improve sales and profits, Founder of Sun-X International with over 700 distributors in 69 countries. Past President of the Intl. Franchise Assn., U. of Mo., B.S.C.E. (Read more...)
Rick Schissler	Bob Schwartz	Lane Sloan	Wayne Smithers	Bill Spitz
Entrepreneur/owner of a variety of successful businesses in the fields of electronics, retail services and business technologies. Mentoring services focus on marketing, business operations, business turnarounds and the buying/selling of the business. (Read more...)	Over 30 years experience with companies ranging from Fortune 500 to entrepreneurial start up. Skilled strategist and mentor/team builder. Strong fund raising, capital formation and growth management background. Public/Private company experience. Board experience. (Read more...)	Lane’s diverse background, education and more than 30 years experience as a major Energy industry leader, professor and advisor make him a highly sought out mentor from entrepreneurs to senior executives of large companies who wish to enhance their strategic performance and strengthen their leadership capabilities. (Read Biography)	Over thirty years of management experience with Shell International and Valero in downstream energy including supply, trading, logistics, business development, M&A, and planning. Also experienced in leading small company growth and positioning. Consultant in Business Advisory Board development. (Read more...)	Over 40 years of operating successful, profitable service business. Specializing in assisting owners of Small to Medium-size businesses to reach their Peak Performance through proven management systems and techniques that work. (Read more...)
Keith Thayer	Nick Tillmann	Jack West	Carl Wilson	Wellington Yu
Over 50 years in Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction Industries include Refining, Petro-chemical, Plastics, Steel, Manufacturing, Chemical. 10 years In Mediation, Business Mentoring and Consulting. (Read more...)	Nick Tillmann brings wide ranging domestic and international business experience, including strategic and tactical planning, alliances and joint ventures, startups, turnarounds, government relations and multi-disciplinary teams. (Read more...)	Jack is a business consultant who helps organizations improve productivity and quality. He has nearly thirty years of experience in industry with Tenneco, Inc. in a wide variety of industries including shipbuilding, packaging, automotive parts manufacturing, chemicals, and manufacturing of farm machinery and construction equipment. (Read more...)	Drawing on extensive domestic and international experience as CEO/Owner of small and mid-sized companies and utilizing his proprietary Strategic Management Process, Power Poems™, Carl enables his clients to significantly accelerate growth, increase profits and reduce management effort and stress.(Read more...)	Has a long career in retail complex investments and operations, including centers, acquisition of foreclosure properties and running restaurant properties. His company operates more than 20 Applebees franchises and is developing other restaurant concepts. (Read more...)
Emeritus Members Certain distinguish past active members of the Silver Fox Advisors are shown below as Emeritus Members. Each has given many years of service to Houston businesses, and volunteered in our educational institutions and the community at large. Our organization and the greater Houston area have greatly benefited from their skills and dedication.
Jim Fish	Bill Stephens
Management-ownership background in the retail industry. Mentor to growth businesses: inventory control, profit management, planning and implementation, merger and acquisition negotiations.	Expertise in company management, field operation, cost controls, turnarounds, arbitration and professional witness, acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures.