Welcome, and thank you for visiting my LinkedIn profile. The greatest lessons learned in my over 30 years in business is that you can never say you have seen it all. However, I can say that I have seen so many great examples of how to be successful in business and also as many failures. The consistent components I have seen from successful business people is; they never give up, they don't see mistakes as failure and they don't dwell on them. They look for ways to improve upon and grow from what they have learned, no matter what. They listen to others. They also know that mentoring is vital. These are common core traits along with an appetite for new challenges and they always have the ability to see opportunity in what others seem to walk right by. I really enjoy sharing my experiences and helping businesses grow and see their potential. With all of my experiences these are the ones that truly make up my Business DNA:Economic Development, Commercial Real Estate,Negotiations, Government Relations, (I geek out on Technology and innovation ), Small Business Development, Management Development, A vast knowledge of New York State regional economic matters and have a familiarity with many of our communities through my work in Main Street Development across the state. Media, technology & Networking, Mobile TechnologyThrough my work experiences I have gathered knowledge in:• National economic development programs and strategies• Business start-ups, funding, from seed funding, to maturity• Facilities management • Retail & commercial development• Community development & planning• Commercial real estate, negotiations, contracts• System & cloud, network and Google Apps deployment • 30+ years of not for profit management