Steven Byler Email & Phone Number

Providence, Ri, Us

Open Road Advisory is your outsourced strategic growth team where I leverage my experience to help firm owners navigate dynamic moves that they need to make in their growth stories.My Passion is building businesses and have been doing that for myself for over 15 years. I am now focusing that energy to assist other firm owners. My mission is to empower you as a person and as a business to find & capture value in the open road that lies ahead. At Open Road, I know that there is not one “right way," there is simply your "right story." And I know that I succeed when I help you write an excellent growth story.Dynamic growth moves are both exhilarating and exhausting. And they come with significant risks and opportunities. I partner with your firm to help you and your team navigate dynamic moves including:* Acquisitions – Planning, financing, deal structuring, and integration execution* Technology transformation – Strategic planning, sourcing, & implementation* Operating systems – Fractional Integrator to drive EOS cadence & rigor

Providence, Rhode Island, Us

Te Aro, Wellington, Nz

Providence, Rhode Island, Us

Steven built GrowthLab into a premiere Finance-as-a-Service (FaaS) company that serves Founders and Management Teams with Financial Planning, Accounting, and CFO support. GrowthLab specializes in helping startups, emerging growth companies, and companies in turnaround mode by providing leadership and execution with their financial management, accounting, and strategic planning functions.

Boston, Ma, Us

Built and directed Elysium's marketing department to support continued business growth of Elysium's 15+ years of providing niche consulting services. Worked with management to articulate the firm's branding and communicate the branding through aligned marketing and communications campaigns.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Manage finance and accounting for this non-profit that is a non-partisan group of CEOs, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors committed to building an economy that supports long-term economic growth and prosperity for all.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Responsible for business planning and execution as well as account management for the firm's top technology clients such as HP, Cisco, Intuit, Adobe, Brocade, Lenovo, Oracle, NetApp, and Salesforce.com.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Responsible for strategic business planning and execution. Lead for administration & finance, human resources, investor relations, benefits administration, information systems, contracting, and client renewal.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Managed research function and administration & finance for this rapidly growing private research & consulting firm. Sourced collaborative research and best practices for world-leading real estate owners such as Clarion Partners, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, USAA Real Estate Company, and the U.S. GSA; as well as corporate users such as Adobe, Autodesk, BNY Mellon, EMC, Genentech, McKesson, and many more.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Manage the research program to support the company's mission "to accelerate the adoption of best practices for more sustainable real estate world-wide." Worked with CEO to develop the strategic focus, research protocol, and internet presence of this rapidly growing private research firm.

Boston, Ma, Us

Consulted with Ceres leadership to identify the opportunity of Ceres building a service around the water scarcity and climate change and the interplay between water and energy. Surveyed the market, wrote a report, and made recommendations. The research was published and the recommendations adopted.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Led consulting team tasked with developing a new service product for SAI Global. Conducted extensive research into market trends, competition, and client needs related to sustainability. Provided recommendations for service development and a marketing strategy. The product was an integrated consulting methodology that help corporations identify opportunities for process improvement and business excellence and, simultaneously, implementing solutions.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Led clinical operations for Harvard's participation in an international clinical research study based Brigham & Women's Hospital. Managed development of clinical operations, data management, and software/IT to support the successful launch. Leveraged technology to automate standard reporting activities to handle patient, inventory, and questionnaire data. Developed standard operating procedures and hired staff to scale the program and establish it as an ongoing study.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Managed the operations of a biological research laboratory involved in a large cancer study. Established protocols for improved work flow of all laboratory procedures. Created and managed database to track the 3000+ cohort samples and other data. Provided infrastructure, technical assistance, supplies and weekly reports to internal and external stakeholders.

Mba, Business

Mba, Business

Graduate Education, Environmental Management

Bachelor Of Science, Biology & Chemistry

B.S., Biology, Sustainable Development