Manager & Advisory Board
This group represents professionals from multiple disciplines, several industries, and from various continents, connected by a common philosophy on how business should be conducted. They have been selected from business relationships with our founder that have developed into personal relationships over the past 35 years. They have been bosses, employees, clients, suppliers, and peers.
Thomas Schortmann
Managing PartnerManaging Partner – The Griffin Groupe
- Founder, The Griffin Groupe
- 3M
- Ernst & Young
- Morton International (currently DOW Chemical)
- Manpower/ Jefferson Wells
- Robert Half
- University of Massachusetts – Amherst
- Boston College
- University of Michigan
- Marketing, Sales, and Strategy
Johnny Rodgers
CEO of Hall of Fame StaffingCEO – Hall of Fame Staffing
- Heisman Trophy Winner Nebraska
- Global Entrepreneur
- Corporate Motivational Speaker
- Published Author
- 1st round draft pick – San Diego Chargers
- Montreal Alouettes
- College Football Hall of Fame
- High School Player of the Century – Nebraska
- University of Nebraska – Athlete of the Century
- University of Nebraska
- Marketing, Sales, & Strategy
Atul Patel
Technology & Startup Advisor- Founder and CEO of OneScreen.
- Strategic advisor for Optimal and Lead Intelligence. Experience in both startups and large corporations.
- Advisor, EgoTV
- Board Member, CPM Advisors
- Founder, ThirdPop
- Co-Founder, Bank Around
- Partner, Bay State Partners
- Ernst & Young
- UCLA
- Southern California
- Digital Media and Advertising
Ken Parent
Engineering Advisor- VP, Product Management, Insulectro
- National Sales Manager
- Morton International
- Western U.S. Sales Manager
- Northwest Regional Manager
- Sanders Corporation
- Keene State
- Southern California and North America
- Engineering and Sales
Chuck Mills
Finance Advisor- President at CEM Capital
- Finance
- Real Estate
- Consulting
- Venture Capital
- Southern California
- California Bank & Trust
- University of Arkansas
Donald Kuk
Manufacturing Advisor- SVP of Strategic Technologies, Computer Associates
- VP, JP Morgan Chase
- VP, Intergraph
- VP, Cincinnati Microwave
- Founder SMTA
- New York City and Global
- Technology, Manufacturing, and Global Networking
Len Wahlert
Marketing, Sales & Distribution Advisor- President, Wahlert Consulting
- IPO Board Member
- Western Regional Manager – Aerospace, 3M
- Regional Sales Manager
- National Distribution Manager
- California State University – Sacramento
- Southern California
- Marketing, Sales, Training, & Distribution
Stefanie Unger
Advisor- Senior Advisor to CEO’s
- Booz & Company
- Panthea
- Published Author
- Anderson Consulting
- Ernst & Young
- California State University – Pomona
- Europe (Germany based)
- International Marketing & Sales
- Business Communications
Betty Hoaglund
Financial Services Advisor- President, Gull Group
- Past President of SERC – Society of Executive Recruiting Consultants
- Offices – Chicago, Hyannis, Dallas
- Lake Forest College
- Nationwide Recruiting for 19 years – Sales, Operations, & Technology in Financial Services
John Nelson
Technology & SAP Advisor- VP – Management Consulting Group, RJT Compuquest Inc.
- SVP, Mile 5 Solutions
- Computer Science Corporation
- Ernst & Young
- CHOC Board Member
- Eastern Illinois University
- Southern California
- Technology, Consulting, Business Process Improvement, and SAP
Mike Mayhall
Advisor- Director of Business Continuity, Nestle Foods (retired)
- Board Member, Strohl Systems
- Fluor
- Deloitte
- University of Denver
- Southern California
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Moe Hanna
Advisor- CPA
- Director of Tax, Nestle Foods (retired)
- Carnation Foods
- KPMG
- Villanova University
- Southern California
- Corporate Tax and Accounting