Rob Eskridge
President and Principal Consulting Economist

In spite of 30 years' as a strategic management consultant and planning facilitator in
more than 40 industries and 16 countries, Rob approaches each planning meeting and
implementation assignment with a fresh look, designing agendas and management
processes which are uniquely tailored to the business issues, industry tends and
financial situation which the client faces. Rob lives and mountain bikes in Truckee, CA,
just several miles from our Tahoe planning center.

Allen Hovious
Executive Vice-President and Principal Consultant

With a solid and enviable corporate career in strategic marketing, Allen has brought
his southern accent and strategic insight to companies in financial services, music,
entertainment, insurance, manufacturing and many other industries, in the US, and
in Western and Eastern Europe. He partners closely with management teams to
provide momentum for their growth strategies and plan implementation processes.
Allen lives and plays near-scratch golf in Nashville, TN.

Ivan Spingl
President of GMC Marketing, s.r.o. and Principal Consultant

As the bells of freedom began to ring in Eastern Europe in 1989, Ivan transitioned
from a career in an eastern bloc export firm into a consulting practice focused on
accelerating the transition of state-owned and entrepreneurial firms into a free market
economy. With a passion for Czech beer and cross-cultural understanding, Ivan
introduces management to business practices which lock customer-centered values
into businesses which are emerging into the tough, intense world of global
competition. Ivan lives with his family in Prague, CZ.

Ryan Stock
Director of Marketing and Industry Research

With a solid business education and golf skills to match his previous career in the golf
industry, Ryan joined us as a Director of Marketing and Industry Research (we do a lot
of that). He also serves as Registrar for our OK2x service, and as a graphic facilitator
during clients' planning meetings. We've seen Ryan water skiing, wakeboarding
and surfing enough to confirm his watersports addiction.

Cathy Halvorson-Rudolph
Client Services Coordinator

Cathy coordinates service delivery, keeps us in touch with clients, summons us off the
ski hill for client crises and accesses process resources when clients need them.
Through her incredible network of contacts, Cathy also manages to get great seats
at San Francisco Giants games when bleacher seats or "sold out" are the only options
for the rest of us.

Simon Devine
Staff Researcher and Writer

Simon has been researching business trends and writing about them for over 30 years.
He is our media guru and assumes the role of Editor in Chief for Backpacking Thru
Business, the GMC newsletter. Simon manages his time in the mountains by getting
out with the rest of the GMC team as much as possible. He lives and resides just north
of Tahoe in Sierraville, CA.

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