Home Services
Eric Kent
After a 20 year corporate career as a sales professional and eventually sales executive for a Fortune 100 company, Eric bought his first franchise.
He ended up #1 sales producer in the country and built the #1 sales team for 12 straight years.
Eric eventually sold out and bought another franchise in the marketing space and became again the #1 sales producer in the country and had the largest franchise in the country.
Today, Eric still consults for former employees and helps companies develop successful sales and marketing strategies and personnel recruitment and selection.
LEGAL FIRMS
Ken Hardison
Ken Hardison’s ethics, integrity, and passion for his clients helped to build one of North Carolina’s most successful firms, Hardison & Cochran, and a successful Social Security disability firm, Carolina Disability Lawyers, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Now, as owner and publisher of the law firm management website, Law Practice Advisor, and founder and president of PILMMA, Ken devotes his time to helping attorneys build their own preeminent law practices.
Ken has been recognized as one of the top 100 Trial Lawyers in North Carolina and is a member of the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Systematic Marketing is his tenth book. Ken has authored 5 books on marketing and managing law firms.
Ken is known as the “Millionaire Maker” due to his coaching clients doubling and quadrupling their law practices and income following Ken’s practice growing advice and insights.
Ken lives in North Myrtle Beach, SC where he enjoys playing golf and fishing when he is not helping lawyers grow their practices.
Automotive DEALER
Pat Fire
Pat is an automotive dealer leader with a passion for results-driven marketing. Throughout my career, "I've consistently broken records and helped clients achieve remarkable success through effective strategies. Pat's approach is rooted in leadership, team building, and a focus on processes and results."
Pat believes in a strong work ethic and always doing what's right. These values guide my professional endeavors and drive me to deliver exceptional outcomes for my clients. His expertise in leadership and team building has allowed me to create high-performing teams that consistently exceed expectations.
Outside of work, you'll often find Pat on the water, participating in catfish tournaments.
RETAIL Businesses
Robert “Bob” Garbutt
Robert “Bob” Garbutt In a retail career spanning over forty years. Bob successfully conceived and implemented systems, procedures, and accountability to continually develop leads into prospects, prospects into customers, customers into clients for life.
Coupled with profitable marketing and the correct invitation those systems, procedures, and accountability kept “the merch moving” through various economic conditions.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate starting his career in commissioned sales and stepping up to marketing and sales management,
Bob completed day to day operations as president of Colder’s Furniture and Appliance.
HEALTHCARE CLIENTS
Lee S. Huntley
Lee S. Huntley, FACHE, brings over four decades of healthcare executive experience to his role as a distinguished hospital executive, advisor and consultant, delivering transformative contributions to numerous organizations and physician group practices globally.
Renowned for his expertise in strategic planning, operational improvement, performance optimization and cultural transformation, he has collaborated with diverse, complex, large, small and multi-sited organizations to design, develop, and steer their success and growth trajectories. Co-founder of a national healthcare CEO group forum enabling colleagues across marketplaces to share woes and foes, and confidentially debate strategies and solutions.
Huntley excels in crafting adaptable strategies and fostering cultures of success, building robust, collaborative relationships among board members, physicians, leaders, and staff united by shared business goals, celebrated successes and individual accomplishments. Lee oversaw the planning and development of more than 20 million square feet of specialized, trauma and general healthcare facilities. He has forged partnerships with hundreds of physician practices, and facilitated hospital collaborations with other providers and industries, while assuring steadfast, team-focused leadership and innovation in high-pressure settings.
Huntley’s commitment to driving organizational growth and excellence through results and relationship-driven solutions continues to define his impactful legacy in healthcare. Lee’s motto is: "People caring for people caring for people!"
FINANCIAL CLIENTS
Tom Jacobs
Tom Jacobs is the president and CEO of Jacobs Financial Services. He has over 25 years of experience in the insurance and financial industry eventually building the team that climbed to #1 in the world with annuity sales with Allianz.
He believes the best approach when working with business owners is to be straightforward, direct and crystal clear about strategies.
Tom's positive results are known throughout the financial world. Tom holds an associate degree in communication and received his bachelor’s from Ferris State University.
He is the proud father of two daughters. He enjoys fishing, boating, and golfing.