Leading Experts on Consumer Goods & Services

Phil Keeter is President of the Marine Retail Association of America. Mr. Keeter oversees the operations of the association, an organization providing benefits to marine retailers, including legislative representation and educational opportunities. Mr. Keeter has experience with over 3500 marine retailers...

Bill Kelley is the Principal of GordonBearcatResearch.com. Mr. Kelley specializes in several retailing businesses which are specified on his website. He works with investors, private equity specialists, and other consultants. Mr. Kelley was the Chairman, President and CEO of Consolidated Stores Corp....

Patrick Kelly is the Managing Director at Retail 1st, a consultancy working with many of Europe's major blue chip retailers advising on Marketing, Store Operations, Outlet Strategy, Organisational Development and Change Management process. Previously, Mr. Kelly was Retail Director for Claires Accessories...

Elliott Kerbis was President and Chief Merchandising Officer of The Sports Authority, a sporting goods retailer, from 2000-2004. He has over 29 years of experience in the retail industry. Prior to his tenure at Sports Authority, Mr. Kerbis spent 18 months at Filenes, a division of the May Company....

John Kernan is currently the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Bartons Confections, a consumer packaged goods manufacturer, where he has worked since 2005. Bartons Confections is a confectionery and nutrition bar manufacturer working with many major companies through contract manufacturing, private...

Dennis Kessler is Co-Owner of Kessler Restaurants LLC, a Rochester, NY based owner and operator of 21 Burger King and 46 Friendly's restaurants. Mr. Kessler has 28 years experience in restaurant ownership, employs approximately 3,000 workers and is the largest Friendly's franchisee in the country. He...

Axel Kirsch is the Owner of Kirsch GmbH & Co. KG and a Franchisee of McDonald's Corporaton in Germany, owning and operating 6 McDonald's Restaurants in a major German city since 1998. Previously, Mr. Kirsch was the Director for Corporate Development and M&A at Thyssen AG. He also was with Bertelsmann...

Peter Klein is the Founder of PK Associates, a growth management consulting firm where he has worked since October 2005. Mr. Klein has over 37 years of business experience in consumer companies and management consulting. He was the Senior Vice President for Strategy, Business Development and Global...

Michael Kowalski is currently a self-employed Consultant providing consulting services on the state of the automotive industry in general and on light vehicle brake system design with a particular emphasis in performance. Recently he has followed developments in the restructuring of the automotive industry...

Rick Kowalski is currently the Chief Operating Officer at It's A Grind Coffee Franchise. He operates over 100 It's A Grind coffee houses that are primarily franchised. The company will double in size over the next year. There are currently seven company-owned It's A Grind locations. Mr. Kowalski is...

Jason Kra is the President and Owner of Foreign Resources Corporation (FRC), an apparel manufacturer in the USA and a supplier to virtually every major specialty apparel retailer, department stores, & discounters, since 1993. FRC is a US$ 225MM manufacturer of outerwear and lifestyles bottoms. Here,...

Andreas Kurz was Chief Executive Officer of 7 For All Mankind, the US leader in premium denim, until December 2005. Mr. Kurz is currently the Owner of Akari Enterprises, a retail consultancy, where he has worked since April 2006. Mr. Kurz has more than 20 years of experience in the fashion retail industry...

Mike Laisure is the CEO of Fluid Routing Solutions, where he has served since June 2007. Fluid Routing Solutions is a Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive supplier that designs and manufactures fluid and fuel handling systems. The company was formerly known as Mark IV Industries, recently acquired by an affiliate...

David Lamer was until April 2008, a President at Lambertson Truex, a designer and manufacturer of luxury handbags and accessories for men and women. At Lambertson Truex, Mr. Lamer was responsible for repairing the brand and positioning it for global growth. He worked closely with key luxury department...

Roy Larke has more than 20 years of experience working in Japan both as an academician and consultant. Currently, Mr. Larke is based in Tokyo, working as Professor of International Marketing and Japanese Business at Rikkyo University. Rikkyo is the eighth ranked private university in the country, but...

Thomas Laursen is currently Owner & Founder of Southlake Business Advisors, where he has worked since 2006. Southlake Business Advisors provides management advisory services, focusing on small to medium manufacturing companies in the furniture, bedding and automotive sectors. Previously, Mr. Laursen...

Matthew Levine is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Natural Business News, an online publishing and internet news portal, which he founded in 2005. Mr. Levine is a freelance consultant, writer and researcher and a member of EcoSpeakers speaker's bureau and does freelance analysis...

William Santana Li is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carbon Motors Corporation, a new American automaker developing a purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle. Mr. Li is an experienced senior automotive executive and has worked with corporate and entrepreneurial environments....

James Lippert is the Owner of ClubCollector, an online golf equipment retailer, where he has worked since 1999. Mr. Lippert has been a Platinum level PowerSeller on eBay for the past eight years, selling an average of more than $30,000 per month on eBay. He also sells high volumes of golf clubs and...

Michael Lock is CEO of Ducati North America. He has a decade of experience in senior management in the premium motorcycle OEM industry. He has worked in Europe and North America and is a specialist in start-ups, turn arounds and in maximizing brand value. Prior to his time with Ducati North America,...