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KEVIN HANCOCK is an award-winning author, speaker, and CEO. Established in 1848, Hancock Lumber Company operates ten retail stores, 3 sawmills and a truss plant. The company also grows trees on 12,000 acres of timberland in Southern Maine and is led by its 550 employees. Hancock Lumber is a six-time recipient of the ‘Best Places to Work in Maine’ award. The company is also a recipient of the Maine Family Business of the Year Award, the Governor’s Award for Business Excellence, the MITC ‘Exporter of the Year’ award, and the Pro-Sales national dealer of the year. Kevin is a past chairman of the National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association. Kevin is also a recipient of the Ed Muskie ‘Access to Justice’ Award, the Habitat For Humanity ‘Spirit of Humanity’ Award, the Boy Scouts of America ‘Distinguished Citizen’ Award, and Timber Processing Magazine’s ‘Man of the Year’ Award. Kevin’s first book, Not For Sale: Finding Center in the Land of Crazy Horse won three national book awards. His second book, The Seventh Power - One CEO’s Journey into the Business of Shared Leadership releases February 25, 2020 and is being distributed by Simon & Schuster. Kevin is a frequent visitor to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and an advocate of strengthening the voices of all individuals-within a company or a community -through listening, empowering, and shared leadership. Kevin is a graduate of Lake Region High School and Bowdoin College.

Mark Kasper is a Chief Executive Officer at Amerhart Ltd and is based in Wisconsin Area, Green Bay, Wisconsin. He has worked as Executive VP/CFO at Amerhart Ltd and Manager at Shinners, Hucovski & Co.. Mark studied at St. Norbert College between 1976 and 1979 and University of Waterloo between 1980 and 1985.

Don Lorey is a President & CEO at E. B. BRADLEY CO. and is based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked as VP Sales & Marketing at E. B. BRADLEY CO.. Don attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and West Covina High School.

Experienced Private Equity Operating Company Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (COO/CFO). Highly skilled professional and experienced finance and operations executive with a strong finance, accounting, sales and operations background, specifically in the wholesale distribution industry for building materials, plumbing supplies, pipe, valves, fittings, tools, safety and construction related products. Very detailed person accomplished in strategic planning, distribution, supply chain, accounting and the internal audit of processes and operations. Very experienced in mergers, acquisitions and their subsequent integration. Also adept in financial analysis and strategic planning, profit improvement, cost reductions, pricing, margin improvement and the development of high performance teams in finance and operations. Superior communication skills and an experienced leader for various sales, finance and operations teams. Senior leader that is very experienced in developing talent, cash forecasting, working capital management and managing banking and investor relationships. Provided leadership for two companies that lost $3.0 million the previous year and three years later made $9.0 million in profit. Doubled revenue and earnings over a four year period. Opened two greenfield branches, two distribution centers and completed eighteen acquisitions in a nine year period. Specialties: Developing high performance teams, Increasing profits and cash flow in distribution organizations. Pricing, margins and price matrices, opening branches, closing branches, financial analysis and planning, acquisition due diligence and integration, mergers and acquisitions, team building, accounting, customer profitability, distribution, procurement, reducing expenses, selecting and developing staff, human resource management, inventory management, business modeling, turnarounds, organic growth, business planning, improved profitability, controllership. Experienced with initial investment, credit agreements and lender relationships, bolt on acquisitions and exit processes.