The Right Hand of Business
We become all, part, or none of the solution — and help you discover and deploy the rest. Small firm, small clients.
By design.
Small clients, by design.
Well, none of our clients are Fortune 500 yet. By design.
We are small and like working with small.
Strong preference for helping folks in Arkansas, but we’ve had clients around the US and even abroad over the years.
Every stage of the business lifecycle.
We have helped companies at every stage from pre-funding through exit/succession.
Selectively, we’ve done some turnarounds.
Those can be fun, or not, depending on the situation and the people.
Every industry, one preference.
We’ve worked in everything from manufacturing to retail, medical services to fine art, agriculture to technology, even a few mid-size non-profits.
We do like working with folks who import dollars and make a local impact.
Knowing when to bring in help.
We cover many functions, but more importantly we know when we are getting out of our depth in any category and can find and collaborate with the right resources when that happens.
If we do what is right for your business, things work out.
“If we do what is right for your business, things work out.”
Yeah, we don’t really have any.
We assess what you need and become all, part, or none of the solution, helping you discover and deploy the rest of the solution.
We’re not consultants.
Folks who haven’t worked with us often think we are consultants.
If that is really what you want, call someone else.
If you want to know how we are different from that, let’s talk.
A small staff, a deep bench.
We have a small, broadly experienced staff and a significant number of affiliates that we are proud to include at suitable times.
We are always looking to connect the best resources, whether staff or affiliate or strangers, to valuable opportunities in the interests of the client.
Grey Williams
25 years in business and economic development across Arkansas, after a 13-year career in technology, banking, and telecom. BA, Hendrix College; MBA, Vanderbilt.
Ernie Butler
13 years with Dextera, preceded by 12 years in securities and 17 years in HR for a global petroleum firm. BA in Managerial Studies, Rice University.
David Vaught
Five years with small-to-medium businesses in central Arkansas, seven years in securities, and seven years in full-time ministry. BS in Physics, Washington & Lee University.
Sam Coriden
10 years of experience in project management, nonprofit operations leadership, and financial planning & analysis. BS in Economics, Kansas State; MBA, Kelley School of Business; PMP certified.
Karan Sharma
An engineer turned MBA from Kelley, with 12+ years at EY and Lenovo. Helps manufacturers turn data into operational and financial results — from PLM and ERP selection to quality, RFQ turnaround, and financial forecasting.
Mark Nguyen
12 years of experience in tech, including 7 years in AI product management. MSc in Computer Science, Texas A&M University; MBA, Kelley School of Business.
A few of our partners.
Tom Major
Experienced Consultant/Partner with a demonstrated history of leveraging technology to simplify business challenges. Skilled in inter-application integrations, enterprise software, accounting, and customer relationship management solutions. Strong entrepreneurial professional with expertise in guiding organizational change and process improvement, automation of business processes and streamlining of financial reporting. Former CPA with senior accounting and management skills.
Bill Greene
Bill is president of Summit Healthcare Management, and has 30+ years of experience in healthcare management and business development. Summit helps medical professionals become more successful, increase practice enterprise value and create a lasting professional and personal legacy. BA in business administration, University of Arkansas; Graduate Certificate in Business Marketing, Tulane University.
Add a new partner?
Need a partner in a specific function or domain? Tell us what you’re looking for.
Let’s talk.
Tell us the situation. We’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right hand for it.
A real person reads every message.