Harold (Bo) Boger Email & Phone Number

Greater Denver Area

We create and develop strategic development programs for both individuals and teams as they grow toward their potential - within the industry and organization they serve.

Rockford, Il

I launched my consulting business to partner with multiple organizations as an educational liaison to provide specific business, leadership, and life-skills training, as well as consult on business and marketing plans for thousands of tradespersons, business and sales professionals. All of my roles from 2007 to 2017 fell under my consulting business umbrella.Rock Valley College - The Chrysler Project Rock Valley College - Interim Vice President Rock Valley College - Management & Leadership Training to Companies in the 5 county areas

Rockford, Illinois Area

In 2017, I was engaged to spearhead and develop the Small Business Development Center which helped people interested in starting new businesses find financial backing and form viable long-term business plans.♦Oversaw creation, start-up, and continuous growth of organization.♦Evaluated and assisted in developing business plans, marketing plans for entrepreneurs seeking financial investment to start new businesses. Performed market research on trends and competition.♦Established local/national banking relationships with lending institutions to secure client financial support.✶Increased productivity by 11% despite limited staff and exceeded 14 of 16 statewide SBDC metrics in 2018 to be top 1% in IL.✶Drove creation of jobs by 250%, business starts by 150%, jobs retained by 130%, and increased debt financing by 130% in 2018.

Rockford, Illinois

Consulted with various departments/entities under the Rock Valley College umbrella: Chrysler Corp, UAW, and the Business & Professional Institute.♦Served as personal advisor for strategy and special projects to college president.♦Facilitated Board of Trustee leadership meetings; created vision, mission, and value statements for Board.♦Managed all directors and staff on diverse community/technical programs; Small Business Development Center-SBDC, Professional Technical Advisory Committee-PTAC and International Trade Commission-ITC.♦Assessed business challenges across multiple departments; operations, marketing, and administration; formulated data-driven solutions to drive collaboration.✶Co-authored Rock Valley College 3-year strategic business plan. ✶Developed and delivered management series training to VP’s and Deans which resulted in 5% increased productivity. ✶Recognized as Instructor of the Year 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017.

Rockford, Illinois

♦Contracted by Chrysler to recruit elite tradesmen and train on specialized continuing education and employee trade skill development.♦Worked with tradesmen in developing communication and teaching skills through motivational speaking and adult learning methods.♦Tailored course content and presentation style to meet specific audience needs and further develop all levels of management.✶Generated ~$350K in additional revenue for RVC.✶Directed train-the-trainer session and coached tradesmen to be effective mentors and leads. This resulted in 8% increase total productivity.

Rockford, Illinois Area

In this role, I developed customized training programs and curriculum for Business & Professional Institute across multiple locations concurrently to Rock Valley College.♦Facilitated leadership, business management, and professional skill instruction to college students, medical students, and blue-collar workers to improve business knowledge and foster management potential.♦Delivered customized executive leadership and middle management training programs for businesses and organizations throughout Northern Illinois.✶Co-taught 10 courses to 5-10 students across multiple locations. Post-training results showed 10% increase in overall productivity.✶Excelled student skills and surpassed expectations, earned presentation evaluation of 4.25 on 5.0 scale.✶#1 Instructor for all business outreach programs – Kishwaukee College.

South Beloit, Il

♦Successfully increased sales and margins through new and strategic partnerships in special tap industry.✶Trained veteran sales force; increased sales volume by 10-20% in assigned territory.✶Won partnerships between W.W. Grainger and North America Tool; negotiated and closed transactions on four established tooling companies.✶Managed five national sales managers; increased total sales by 20% in five years.

Belvidere, Il

♦Facilitated all Sales and Marketing initiatives for Point-of-Purchase metals Manufacturing.✶Exceeded all sales goals; assisted in revenue growth from $3M to $10M.✶Director of Sales – Completed restructuring of business from front office to operations- $10M to $15M.✶VP of Marketing & Sales – Achieved restructuring taking from $15M to $18M

Master’S Degree – Organizational Communication | Kellogg Mba, Organizational Communication, Graduate With Honors

Activities and Societies: Selected by Class Peers as Emcee of Graduation Ceremony.Organizational/Business Communication

Bs, Biology Major / English Minor

Activities and Societies: Sigma Nu Fraternity Intramural Sports Original Baseball TeamBS Biology - Minor English