
When: Thu February 07, 2013 5:30 pm
Organization: Southern New England Entrepreneurs Forum
Location: Advanced Technology Manufacturing Center, 151 Martine St, Fall River, MA
Website: http://www.sneef.org/Default.aspx
ed. This presentation, based on the actually experience of three
entrepreneurs, will highlight what it takes to make across the finish
line with both wealth and dignity.
Join moderator Dan Gugliemo from Trust Design and an experienced panel of entrepreneurs including Chip Johns,Ron Kasemeyer and Andrew Crain on February 7th for a discussion with experienced entrepreneurs that have exited.
Gugliemo
co-founded The Owner’s Academy based at Babson College and The Boston
Exit Planning Exchange, supported by business owners and professional
advisors across the U.S. Dan worked at the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) as a Finance Attorney.
Crain served as fifth generation CEO and owner of The Whipple Company,
his family’s food manufacturing business in Natick, which he led through
aggressive growth by building a new management team, repositioning and
rejuvenating its brand, broadening distribution channels and entering
new markets. He sold the 104-year-old company to a competitor in New
Jersey. Crain is now an investment banker, serving as a trusted advisor
to the owners of closely-held corporations and family businesses.
Johns is the President/COO at Butler Automatic, a manufacturer of
automatic splicing machines for the packaging industry. He is also one
of the founders of White Oak Investment Partners, a private equity
investor group targeting middle market manufacturing companies and
serves as a strategic advisor to manufacturing and start-up companies.
Additionally, Johns built Vanguard Sailboats from start-up into an
industry leader through new product development, growing existing
products, and executing three acquisitions.
Kasameyer is a senior executive, consultant and director, creating value
for technology-based companies. He led several companies from near
bankruptcy to double-digit growth and market leadership in oil and gas
instrumentation, automotive parts supply, aerospace parts supply,
electronic packaging, and consulting while orchestrating several mergers
and acquisitions.
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