Chicago, IL – WEBWIRE – Saturday, February 2, 2019
Brentwood Advisory Group is pleased to announce another significant expansion of our group membership. Brett Blair and Mark Friedman have recently joined our organization taking our Brentwood team to seventeen members focused on providing a broad array of board of director and executive-level leadership services to our clients.
Mark Friedman has been a CEO and COO with experience in a variety of industries, including dentistry/healthcare, employee benefits, real estate, software/databases and market research. He currently is the CEO of Lakeview Business Advisory and Management, LLC. and is President of RTP Capital, an angel capital network in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, as well one of its founding members. He is chairman of a nationwide series of educational programs titled the Mid-Sized Retirement and Healthcare Plan Management conferences run in conjunction with the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina and has been part of the formation of the Private Equity Research Consortium at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina. Mark has experience in overall entity management of small and larger firms, mergers and acquisitions, finance and turnarounds. He has held the positions of CEO of Cutting Edge Information, LLC, a research firm focused on the pharmaceutical industry; a member of the senior management team and Vice President of Development for Affordable Care, LLC, a large Dental Support Organization; COO, Director and Treasurer of UAI Technology, a diversified entrepreneurial business; President of several other businesses, including Mid-Jersey Realty LLC, Garden State Dental LLC, Group Dental Health Administrators, Inc. and Leonard Financial Planning Systems. He has his bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester, his MBA from Duke University and holds the Certified Financial Planner designation. Mark may be contacted at mfriedman@brentwoodadvisory.com and at (919) 225-5045.
Brett Blair is the founder and president of Best Life Global, LLC., a coaching and consulting company providing business growth, leadership and executive coaching, training and organizational consulting services. Brett is the founder of Sanford Rose Associates-Brighton, an executive search firm headquartered near Detroit, Michigan. Brett helps executives, business leaders, and teams to improve business performance while achieving balance and growth in their personal and professional lives. Prior to founding Best Life Global, he was employed with 3M Corporation and Alcoa in a variety of executive leadership positions. At Alcoa, he was the General Manager of a $200 million automotive electrical subsidiary, with facilities in the U.S., Germany, Ireland and Mexico. He was also the Global Director of Human Resources for a $2-billion division with over 30,000 employees in 11 countries. His international experience as a corporate executive, executive recruiter, executive coach and organizational consultant spans the automotive manufacturing, telecommunications, electrical, mining, and healthcare industries. He has consulting expertise in executive coaching, human relations strategy, organizational development, leadership, culture and climate, motivation, team effectiveness, talent management, performance management, recruitment, selection, and retention. Brett is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the American College of Healthcare Executives, the International Coach Federation, RTP Capital, and is President of the Rotary Club of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He is in the dissertation phase of a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, with emphasis in executive coaching, organizational consulting, and applied positive psychology. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Missouri and an MBA in Finance from Tennessee State University. He also studied Japanese language and international business at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. Brett may be contacted at bblair@brentwoodadvisory.com and at (919) 452 1331.
Brentwood Advisory Group provides executive management and business support services. We specialize in interim executive leadership, M&A integration planning and execution, implementing profitable growth strategies, and Board-level support. Our clients are seeking to change their business direction or quickly fill gaps in their executive leadership. We partner with executive leadership in managing change, identifying and implementing solutions and creating top and bottom line opportunities. Our unique approach involves detailed pre-planning defining needs, establishing project goals and performance metrics before a project commences to ensure successful achievement of objectives.