Sluggish.  Declining.  Lost.  Buried.  Confused.  Off-course.  Hesitant.  Fearful. 

Do some of these words ring a bell?

Is your business struggling?  Are you unable to attract and retain talent?  Are you overleveraged?  Are you too dependent on one customer?  Do you know your cost to operate?  Is your equipment outdated?  Did you expand into a downturn?  Do you have any long-term plan?

Owning and running a business is difficult.  The good news is you have taken the first step.  The biggest step in fact.  You admitted there are problems and are committed to doing something.  Most owners of businesses that reach a crisis stage ignore problems until it is too late.  They are in crisis.

Don’t let that happen to you.

Ask for help now!!! Right now!!!

It was 1992 when I started Key Consulting, Inc.  I had not even finished graduate school.  Luckily, I was single and did not need much to survive.   My instructors in the U.S. Army taught me to be fearless.  Not careless, but fearless and that helped me veer from a more traditional path. 

I caught a break.  My closest friend arranged a meeting with a brilliant man.  Ben had patents hanging on his office wall.  He needed accounting software and support.  I was off and running.

Key Consulting, Inc. grew and expanded, gradually building a base of clients and contacts.  Larger companies and increasingly complex problems to solve.

I have served as turnaround consultant, chief financial officer, senior economist, and senior advisor at dozens of companies.  Some as small as $300,000 in revenue, some as large as $800,000,000 in revenue.  Millions of miles.  Truckloads of Dr. Pepper (caffeine).  Thousands of great people.

We live just south of Minocqua and have a second home off-grid in Montana.  I am from a small town as is my wife, Annie.  We prefer the rural lifestyle.  I am up before 5AM.  I drive a Ram 2500.  I wear suits when necessary.  I wear jeans and American made cowboy boots whenever possible.  Our Bernese Mountain dogs roam the Wausau office.

You will find nothing on Tik-Tok, LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter.  Private matters should be private.  Your picture will not end up on social media.  Your issues do not end up a case study on how to turn around a company.  I do not discuss client business online.  Never have.  Never will.

Old school.  Private.  Discreet.  A rarity in our attention starved world.  

One final note.  We own a manufacturer of world-class injection molds.  A turnaround for which no buyers appeared.  Every week I sign paychecks for a factory full of people.  When you seek a consultant, ask them a simple question.  How many paychecks did you sign this week?  The answer is likely none. 

Who do you want working with your business?