Bill Cuff Email & Phone Number

Palm Desert, Ca, Us

Bill Cuff holds a BA in Economics from Yale University and a MBA in Marketing from Columbia University. His career began with twelve years at General Foods (now named Kraft Foods). It also includes eight years at Nestle; five years as President of Bachman, a regional food company located in Reading, PA; seven years as President/CEO of Diamond (now named Diamond Foods), a nut processing company located in Stockton, CA; and two years as President/CEO of GreatFood.com, an award winning e-commerce startup, which was sold to 1-800-Flowers in 1999 for cash. Here in the Coachella Valley since 2001, he has provided management consulting services to organizations/individuals in numerous fields (e.g., restaurants, construction, country clubs, landscaping, media, healthcare, automotive services, insurance, agriculture/food processing, retail, manufacturing, professional firms, non-profits). Bill has taught at the College of the Desert; served as a Board member and Executive Committee member of the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership; served as a Director, Treasurer, and Chairman of the Board of Leadership Coachella Valley; is a member of the LCV Advisory Board; and is a member of the Coachella Valley Angels Network.The Cuff Group provides "real experience based solutions" assistance to current and potentially new organizations in identifying and solving their challenges in areas such as customer satisfaction, employee relationships, and financial performance.Examples of specific project areas include, but are not limited to:•Strategic Planning •Leadership Development•Budgeting •Board/Management Relationships•Business Evaluations •Organization/Succession Planning•Business Plans (to raise capital) •Employee Attraction/Retention•Marketing Planning •Compensation Programs•Business Development •Interviewing Training•Acquisition Evaluations •Employee Evaluations•New Product Development •Coaching/Mentoring•Cost Reduction Programs •Facilitations

Mba, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma

Ba, Economics