Leading Experts on Consumer Goods & Services

Martin Brill is the Managing Partner of Sweetwater Consulting LLC, an apparel consulting firm focused on developing new brand strategies and global growth opportunities for specialty retailers, where he is working since April 2000. Mr. Brill has more than 30 years of retail, wholesale and direct marketing...

Paul Bromberg is the Chief Operating Officer of Spectrum OSO Asia Ltd., a gaming consultancy and corporate investigations firm with six offices in Asia where he has worked since June 2003. Mr. Bromberg has been overseeing and conducting investigations in Asia since 1988. During this time, he has worked...

George Browder is the President of Nuventrs Ltd. Prior, Mr. Browder was a partner in Global DBMM, a management consulting companies offering product sourcing, distribution & warehousing, and marketing services. He has over 20 years of experience in the textile and apparel industry including research...

Cyrus Bulsara is the President of Professional Consultants and Resources(PCR), where he has worked since 1998. PCR is a full-service strategic consulting company specializing in beauty, salon, cosmetics & consumer products. PCR is one of the leading sources of industry data, competitive intelligence...

Jerome Burkeland is the President of The Burkeland Group, LLC, an independent consulting firm, where he has worked since March 2003. Mr. Burkeland has over 26 years of experience in consumer battery industry, having worked with many of the leading consumer battery retailers. The Burkeland Group is focused...

Mark Buss is the President of MB Consulting, a private firm assisting businesses in US and global expansion. Since 2005, MB Consulting has helped businesses with market analysis and financial plan development through implementation. Mr. Buss has more than 25 years of experience in the manufacturing...

David Cain was a District Manager of Dollar Tree Stores in Oklahoma City until June 2007. In this role, he oversaw 16 stores and managed payroll and expenses, inventory and ensured that all merchandise and operational activities took place consistently. He has extensive experience in this field, having...

Michael Cain, President of MFC Consulting, serves the automotive industry working with some of the largest dealers in the country. Mr. Cain has more than 25 years of varied automotive industry experience developing marketing, sales and financial strategies. In addition, he has assisted dealers in...

Donald Calhoon was EVP of Marketing for Wendy's until 2004, overseeing total marketing direction for Wendy's restaurants worldwide. He was a member of the company's Executive Management Team, which directs business plans to ensure company profitability and growth. In the 90's, Calhoon led the successful...

Joe Cappy had 47 years of experience in the automotive industry before retiring as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group in December, 2003. Mr. Cappy was President & CEO of American Motors when Chrysler Corporation purchased the company from Renault and the Public in...

Steve Carnley is Director of Retail Sales at Famous Footwear, the $1B subsidiary of the Brown Shoe Corporation focused on family and specialty retail shoes. Mr. Carnley has over 25 years of experience in the footwear industry. At Famous Footwear he sells Adidas, Columbia, K-Swiss, Mudd, New Balance,...

Ray Carroll is currently a Managing Partner at The Secret Drawer, where he has worked since June 2006. From 1990 to 2005 Mr. Carroll was a Retail Director at Ethel Austin, a discount clothing retailer in the United Kingdom. He worked in a number of positions there prior to becoming Retail Director....

Robert "Lee" Carroll is the President and Operating Partner of Circle C Corp, an independently owned and operated franchise of Papa John's Pizza, where he has worked since 1994. He owns eight restaurants in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area. Mr. Carroll also serves on Papa John's Franchise Advisory...

Rich Castle was a Franchisee of LA Weight Loss Centers, owning & operating 4 locations in Georgia from 2004 until 2006. Prior to this, Mr. Castle was a carpet industry executive, spending 30 years in the industry. From 2001-2004 Mr. Castle served as a consultant to carpeting manufacturers, focusing...

David Cecil is Chief Executive Officer at Preferred Marketing, Inc., an independent representative company, and Chief Executive Officer of DataBreaker, LLC, a manufacturer of computer hardware security devices. Prior to starting Preferred and DataBreaker, he had a 29 year retail career with Circuit...

Anjan Chatterjee is an OEM and Tier1 automotive consultant. He also serves as a Senior Advisor to Chanin Capital Partners as well as a consultant to a large number of financial and private equity institutions. He has been or is involved with most of the recent restructurings in the auto sector. Previously,...

Jim Cheatham is the Chief Executive Officer of The LionShare Group, a company specializing in advisory service to emerging companies. Mr. Cheatham has more than 40 years of experience in the hospitality industry including senior management, marketing, franchising, operations, manufacturing and food...

Angela Chew is a Senior Product Manager at Chadwick's of Boston which is a part of Red CAts USA, since October 2007, where she is responsible for a $90M women's career sportswear catalogue division. Ms. Chew's responsibilities include merchandising, product development, global sourcing and all creative...

Kent Childs is the President of Pack 2000, Inc, an automotive repair company where he has worked since April 19777. He also owns and operates Midas Auto Service shops with 21 locations throughout the Northeast and Midwest. Midas is a full service auto repair company. Mr. Childs has owned a total of...

Jason Collins is a Footwear industry executive consultant and business strategic planner to several footwear manufacturers and retailers. Previously, Mr. Collins was the Global Director of Product Development at K-SWISS footwear company (KSWS), where he was responsible for a product category that exceeded...