Focusing on small to medium size businesses, optimizing operations and marketing strategies through data and financial driven information is a key focus. Strategic planning, budgeting, and proper execution are competencies we bring. Ad hoc, COO for hire, or consultative, we strive to exceed your needs as a business owner.

Connecting people to the products that keep their businesses moving is what drives us. With a growing small business network of vendors and suppliers, one of our core focuses is promoting local economic sustainability. Our online marketplace allows you access to thousands of items such as compostable packaging, restaurant supplies and equipment, shelf stable dry goods, and facilities and office supplies, all delivered directly to your business. Our marketplace also allows you full access to previous invoices, pricing, shipping information, and a payment processing. - We also offer additional tools such as Franchise Order Management for owners who are seeking an effective and accountable ordering platform to ensure all locations are uniform with consistent products and a singular source.

Finance, Operations, Marketing, and People are our 4 Key Points of Focus at NorthStar. Utilizing proven tools, learning about each individual business, and working hand in hand with business owners and their Teams, we build a strategic plans that provide positive and measurable results. My main goal is to maximizing their value and profit each business earns. - Although we are open to initially consult with any type of business, these are the 4 we are currently finding the benefit the most from our firm: Family Owned Business, Franchises, Construction & Trades, and Distribution and Logistics.

Viele and Sons is foodservice distributor based in Southern California that allowed me the opportunity to utilize their deeply rooted family values and years of experience to make me a more effective and successful sales represtavitve. As I was, and still am always looking for new ways to grow, their Team shared insight and knowledge in not just sales and account management, but also customer relations, purchasing, inventory management, and logistics. Working with customers and business owners who ranged from "Small Mom and Pop Shops" to large chain accounts, customer service is and has always been a top priority of this company which has been instilled in me.

Growing from operating an 18 wheel tractor trailer, to sales and eventually key account relations, this was an extremely hands on experience with a highly organized, accountable, and structured company. Operating on site with companies such as Chevron Refinery, Hass Automation, and NASSCO Shipyard, safety and accountability were top priorities alongside providing effective, timely, and best in class customer service. Offering a wide range of safety footwear, eyewear, and clothing, managing inventory and billing were a day to day occurrence. Many sales, operational, and client relations skills were learned and developed from the foundation provided by ownership and management.