Clear Fork Group (CFG) is a specialized advisory firm dedicated to accelerating the growth and success of startups and early-stage companies in the Generative (AI) space. Our approach focuses on three pillars that determine the long-term success of any startup: the right leadership, the right culture, and sufficient capital to fuel innovation and expansion.Strategic Advisory Services: We work startups to ensure that the leadership team is capable and aligned with the company’s long-term vision. Our expertise in talent acquisition and organizational development ensures that startups have the right people in the right roles from day one.Cultural Alignment for Growth: CFG understands that culture is a key driver of innovation and sustainability. We help startups establish a culture that is adaptable, collaborative, and resilient—one that can scale with the company as it grows from the incubation phase to full production.Capital and Funding Expertise: Navigating the complexities of fundraising is a core strength of CFG. We guide startups through the intricacies of capital raising, ensuring they have the necessary funds to transition from a nascent idea to a market-ready product. Our network of investors and financial institutions allows us to connect startups with the right funding sources.One of CFG’s strengths is our ability to develop partner ecosystems. We recognize that partnerships are vital for scaling operations, accessing new markets, and enhancing product offerings. Our experience with global systems integrators ensures that startups are not only able to enter these ecosystems but thrive within them.CFG is positioned to be the catalyst startups need to grow from promising beginnings to industry leaders. By providing comprehensive advisory services, fostering the right culture, ensuring adequate funding, and integrating startups into partner ecosystems, we deliver value not only to the startups themselves but also to our ecosystem partners.

Alpine Link is a boutique consulting company based in Colorado that works globally across all industries. We provide advanced leadership development services, executive team workshops, executive coaching, consultative sales enablement, sales training programs, management consulting, and organizational transformation services.

LIT's unrivaled, pay-as-you-grow, vendor-neutral, technology-as-a-service solution alleviates upfront capital costs and simplifies investment and delivery for cloud providers to provide a faster time to value. Additional capacity can be added within minutes, which provides an IT solution that mimics a flexible, public-cloud-like consumption model.

In my role as Vice President Global System Integrator Alliances at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, I was responsible for managing and growing strategic relationships with key Global System Integrators (GSIs) like Accenture, Deloitte, and PwC. I developed revenue growth strategies and joint Go-to-Market (GTM) plans to drive business expansion. Additionally, I led operational excellence initiatives, ensured partnership governance, and collaborated with internal stakeholders to stay ahead of competitors.

Served as Vice President of Americas Sales at CA Technologies for the Data management division focusing on storage, replication and high availability solutions. Recognized as one of the 100 most influential leaders in the North American channel by CRN. Other positions included WW Vice President Channel Strategy, Nimsoft CSU.

Served as Senior Vice President of sales Americas region at Websense. Working closely with executive management team, led the sales organization through two significant acquisitions over three years resulting in doubling of company’s annual revenue. Restructured sales process and systems including the implementation of two-tiered distribution model and global channel program.

Served as Vice President North American Channels at McAfee Corporation. Strategy centered on developing a channel ecosystem through recruiting, enablement, demand creation, services, and retention of partners. Process improvements increased profitability at McAfee and the distribution channel resulting in multiple industry awards in 2005.

Served as corporate officer of Corel Corporation, working closely with Private Equity Group in developing and executing organizational restructuring initiative resulting in taking the company private. Developed performance-driven Enterprise Sales Force and Professional Services Organization, increasing year/year sales for multiple product lines.

Led start-up of Global Accounts and Global Enterprise Partner Organizations for Microsoft Corporation, establishing an integrated infrastructure and business strategy for all partner/new business development activities (Americas and Asia). Drove Microsoft’s high profile Global Partners Organization, including hiring, developing and mentoring a top-caliber team. Successfully led Microsoft’s partner investment strategy for Solution Providers and alliances, resulting in numerous wins across applications development, consulting, and systems management segments. Selected to participate in Microsoft’s executive sales and marketing leadership development program based on performance excellence.