|
|
Editor: |
|
|
Simon De Groot has been covering the office products and office furniture industry for over 25 years, initially for NOPA as its communications director and most recently, as editorial director of OfficeDEALER magazine. “People do best what they like doing and I like writing about all the outstanding David v. Goliath stories in the independent channel. Putting it simply, today’s dealers have a great story to tell and I’m going to be working as hard as I know how to tell it!”
|
| |
|
| The Feature Writers: |
|
Krista Moore - Coaching Expert
President, KCoaching, LLC
(919) 554.4505
|
Krista Moore is President of K Coaching, LLC an executive coaching and consulting practice that has helped literally hundreds of independent dealers maximize their full potential through enhancing their management systems, sales training, and leadership development.
For more information, visit the K Coaching web sites at www.kcoaching.com, for coaching and consulting programs and www.opwebinar.com for
the latest online training courses.
|
|
Bill Kuhn - Dealer Management Expert
President, William E. Kuhn & Associates
Denver, Colorado
(303) 322.8233
Bill Kuhn1@cs.com |
Bill Kuhn, principal of William E. Kuhn & Associates, is a noted industry consultant, writer, and speaker with over 35 years of industry experience. He consults with dealer principals and their management teams in areas of strategic planning, leadership and organizational development, marketing, financial management, valuation and merger/acquisition. Bill incorporates the latest successful business practices, balanced by years of first-hand management experience as president of a large office products dealership and turnaround president of a high-tech firm.
In addition to his contributions to Independent Dealer, he is a columnist for NOPA’s Office Furniture & Design and Office World News magazines, a frequent writer in other industry trade publications, and has been active on the Board of Directors of corporations throughout the U.S. A Phi Beta Kappa, Bill earned his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School
|
|
Paul Miller - Government Affairs
Principal, Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies
Fairfax, Virginia
(703) 934.0219
PMiller@mwcapitol.com |
Paul Miller is a founding partner in Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies, LLC, providers of direct and grassroots lobbying, legislative and regulatory tracking, advocacy planning and implementation and related services.
Before setting up Miller/Wenhold, Miller served as government affairs director for the National Office Products Alliance and the Office Furniture Dealers Alliance (NOPA/OFDA), where he scored notable wins for independent dealers by securing a greater role for them in the government market through their selection under the Dept. of the Army’s current Blanket Purchase Agreement for Office Supplies and played a key leadership role in the effort to end Federal Prison Industries’ preferred status as a sole source provider to government for office furniture.
In addition to his lobbying and regulatory monitoring activities, Paul also provides consulting services to businesses on selling to the federal, state and local government markets.
|
|
|
|
