Jeffrey Pruner Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

What do manufacturers, builders and software company owners all have in common? The insight, experience and wisdom to help each other achieve their personal and company visions. The Alternative Board's Business Owner Advisory Boards expand the thinking of members beyond their particular industry by providing out of the box perspectives to spur new ideas and ways of doing business. No theories—just practical, real-world, tried and tested solutions and invaluable hands-on experience. Our members consider their board to be the ONLY place they can discuss their business challenges and opportunities.TAB works with successful business owners who are tired of wasting time and money from advisors and consultants and who feel that their current practices are not elevating their businesses to the next level. We bring together CEOs, owners, and presidents, from non-competing industries, to meet in groups of 8 – 10 members for one morning a month in a relaxed, confidential setting to discuss issues and opportunities.Each board has 150 to 250 years of collective business experience. Members receive solid insights and practical advice that they can apply immediately to the challenges they face. Owners and CEO's who join TAB get to work ON their business instead of IN them. The board is both an invaluable advisory resource and a peer group that assists with accountability.

United States

I spent 7+ years working for DirectBuy, Inc. as a Franchise Business Consultant. In that position, I worked closely with Franchisees throughout North America coaching them to optimize their operations and maximize their opportunities. After retiring from DirectBuy after 40 total years, that coaching experience along with personal business ownership culminates in a strong desire to coach and help other Indianapolis area like-minded business people who are sincere about growing their businesses and realizing the lifestyles they envisioned when they started their ventures. The Alternative Board is the ideal vehicle for achieving that.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

I owned and operated 1-3 Franchise locations of DirectBuy, North America’s largest and most successful private buying organization. I was consistently successful at what all small business owners do, namely everything and, whatever it takes to get the job done to bring meaningful value to their customers and staffs. That involved developing multiple locations, personal sales, marketing, planning, recruiting, building and developing a professional, well trained staff of leaders, sales people, customer service reps and operations support people. Over the years, we built to a point of being the number one Franchise in the organization in terms of sales with many awards for sales, service and operations. We became known in the organization as a “Model Franchise”, that being one that others looked at and said, “That’s how it’s done, successful from most any perspective, consistently profitable, it’s a tremendous place to learn and grow, the owner does it with tremendous balance in his life and, they have fun doing it”.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

I gained a tremendous business foundation over 4 years as a Branch Manager for a large Indianapolis Bank. I was in charge of all branch operations, personnel issues, business development and planning.