An experienced operator embedded in your business – running what needs running, building what needs building, and senior enough to tell you the truth. Based in Little Rock, Arkansas; on-site or remote.
Start a conversation See how I workFour ways to work with me – running the business, shaping the strategy, getting the software built, or working on the person doing the leading.
Senior leadership on your team, scaled to what you need.
COO, CTO, or both.
Your next move deserves an independent voice.
From the simple to the complex – let's figure out what's next and drive it.
Working software, delivered by someone who's run the business it's for.
From idea to app store, with the back end to run it.
You got what you wanted. Somewhere along the way, you stopped recognizing yourself.
You're doing well. You're also not okay. Both can be true, and both are worth the work.
Carbon credits and shipping containers have little in common. That's the point: the skill isn't domain knowledge, it's operating judgment.
Fintech · Fractional COO
Situation. A growing financial technology company with a strong product and a founder running every function personally.
What I did. Stepped in as fractional COO: built the operating cadence, put owners and deadlines on the plan, and stood up the reporting the board had been asking for.
[Result – e.g. "Founder's time back on sales; first on-time quarterly board package in company history."]
Forestry & carbon · Technology delivery
Situation. A forestry company building a carbon data application through an outside development team, with scope drifting and no one on the inside managing delivery.
What I did. Took over product and delivery leadership: tightened the roadmap, translated business needs into requirements the developers could build, and held the vendor to scope and schedule.
[Result – e.g. "Version 1 released on the revised date; vendor spend brought back inside budget."]
Storage & logistics · Strategy
Situation. A container business with a healthy core market and no clear view of where growth would come from next.
What I did. Sized and ranked adjacent customer segments, pressure-tested the most promising two, and built the go-to-market plan for the one that won.
[Result – e.g. "New segment launched; first customers signed within 90 days."]
[Industry] · Application development
Situation. [Client type] needed a customer-facing mobile app and an internal admin site to manage it, with no technical leadership in-house.
What I did. Defined the product, selected and managed a third-party development team, and owned scope, budget, and release dates through launch of both the app and the admin platform.
[Result – e.g. "Launched on iOS and Android on schedule; admin site replaced three spreadsheets and a shared inbox."]
Community banking · Chief Strategy Officer
Situation. Community banks facing new ECIP compliance and reporting requirements, and a core provider with the data to help but no product.
What I did. Championed the product from concept through launch: defined the offering, built the business case, and led it to market.
Adopted by more than 40 institutions.
Founder and President
I spent 24 years in telecom at Fortune 500 companies, working across product development, financial planning, data analytics, and strategy. Then I moved into community banking at Smiley Technologies, a core provider, where a consulting engagement led to the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. As CSO I championed an ECIP compliance and reporting product that scaled to more than 40 institutions.
Today I serve as fractional COO, strategy advisor, and technology delivery lead for businesses in fintech, forestry, and logistics. From Fortune 500 to a one-branch community bank to a founder-led startup, the range is the résumé. I've also trained formally as an executive coach and now offer private coaching for leaders at every stage of the climb.
I'm grounded in my faith and supported by my wife and daughters.
GCB Consulting puts seasoned operating and strategy leadership inside growing businesses that aren't ready for, or don't need, a full-time executive. I work with owners who have a business that's working and a next chapter that needs someone to run it.
The work spans industries because the job is the same: stand between the owner and the thing being built, make the hard calls, and get it delivered.
GCB isn't just a company name. It's my daughters' initials – a reminder of why I do this, and why it's a passion and not a job.
Tell me a little about your business and what's next. I'll reply personally within one business day.