A highly experienced financial management expert and operations consultant, Ron Dougherty has more than 30 years of experience working with Fortune 100 companies, leading private entities, and family-run businesses. He specializes in business analysis, cost and capital management, forecasting, strategic planning, reporting, benchmarking, and project team facilitation. Ron helps businesses prepare for sale by analyzing workstream performance, redefining business imperatives, and developing a future state operating model to achieve maximum valuations. He is currently on the Forbes Business Council.

Ron resides in Western New York. He is a founder and Executive Director of the Raise A Glass Foundation which runs one of the largest international wine competitions in the US that raises money for various charities. He is a judge at several wine competitions in the US, Europe and South America and an avid wine collector.

Jonathan Romeyn is a seasoned business expert with more than 25 years of experience in solving complex problems, helping companies adapt, transform, and grow. His focus is on realigning vision and strategy to create business structures that maintain balance and momentum in changing economic and market conditions. His core areas of expertise include exit strategy and implementation, strategic planning, operational excellence, profit acceleration, and executive coaching. Jonathan has a true passion for helping small to medium-sized businesses gain the same edge as the world’s biggest companies. Jonathan is currently on the Fast Company Executive Board.

Jonathan resides in Western New York with his wife, son, and dog Tessa. He has a lifelong passion for architecture, design and real estate, and previously spent almost two decades in Los Angeles. He loves spending time outdoors with his family.