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Sam Andre is an attorney at Fredrikson & Byron P.A. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He assists businesses, commercial lenders, and individuals in the Midwest and across the country in the areas of debtor/creditor law, bankruptcy, and complex commercial litigation.

Keith Chulumovich is a managing director at O’Keefe, a financial and strategic advisory firm. He is focused on strategic and operations planning, complex financial analysis, process improvement, capital management, turnaround/profitability improvement initiatives, and management of operating budget and forecast planning cycles. His industry experience includes leasing, manufacturing, logistics, automotive, supply chain, and real estate. A […]

Tom Pabst is president of HYPERAMS, a full-service auction, appraisal, retail advisory, and reverse logistics firm. Prior to forming HYPERAMS, Pabst was a C-level executive at two of the largest appraisal firms in the U.S. He is a CPA with more than 30 years of experience in all phases of finance and operations management. Before […]

Matthew Rizzo is a director at O’Keefe, a strategic and financial advisory firm. He provides business valuation expertise in many types of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder disputes, and gift tax valuations. Rizzo provides litigation economic damages analysis to clients with a variety of issues, such as patent infringement, warranty breaches, and contract disputes. […]

Beth Lennon is director of financial writing and communications with HYPERAMS. Since joining the firm in 2016, she has worked to develop and maintain high standards for HYPERAMS’ appraisal reports and other publications. Lennon manages the Appraisal Division’s writing team and is responsible for the Asset Disposition Division’s internal marketing efforts. Before joining HYPERAMS, she […]

Andy Mitchell is the founder, CEO, and managing partner of Lantern Capital Partners. He has more than 20 years of investment management, financial advisory, capital markets, and restructuring experience. His professional investment and advisory experience includes Cerberus Capital Management, Centerbridge Partners, Ally Financial’s Global Special Assets Group, and Houlihan Lokey’s and PricewaterhouseCoopers’ restructuring groups. Mitchell […]

Brian Gleason, CTP, is a senior managing director and shareholder at Phoenix Management (a part of J.S. Held) and has managed or participated in well more than 200 turnaround engagements over the past 25+ years using his executive, operational, financial, and negotiating skills. He has led numerous investment banking engagements and is responsible for representing […]

Michelle Damico is head of Michelle Damico Communications and partners with TMA Global on public relations by bringing a passion for storytelling and finding the right news outlet to convey important messages. Michelle’s PR management experience spans the public and private sectors, including leadership roles in government and politics, as well as integrated marketing and PR […]

Stephen Schmeltekopf is a co-founder and partner at FC Crestone, a Denver-based middle market, private equity firm. Over the past 10 years, the partners at FC Crestone have completed 26 transactions—13 platform investments and 13 add-on acquisitions—coast-to-coast. The firm’s investments span a wide range of industry sectors, including manufacturing, industrial, business-to-business services, retail, transportation, distribution, […]

Joseph Richman is a director with r² advisors and works with underperforming and insolvent companies, both in and out of the bankruptcy process. He performs extensive analyses that facilitate his ability to fully advise his clients. Richman holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political […]