Get the Talent and Experience You Need
With our combined corporate and entrepreneurial experience, our founders have worked in many capacities, with a diverse range of clients. Moreover, our extensive list of business contacts brings additional talent and experience to address your specific Sustainability business development needs. We help you navigate the Sustainability landscape with the right resources, managed in a manner that suits your company’s goals, budgets, and timelines.
Let Our Team Serve as Your Fractional
Sustainability Strategist
- Benefit from our combined corporate and entrepreneurial experience.
- Rely on our extensive list of business contacts to bring additional talent as necessary to address specific Sustainability needs.
- Navigate the Sustainability landscape in a manner that suits your company’s goals, budgets, and timelines.
Scott Rosenzweig
Founder & CEO
Scott Rosenzweig, Founder & CEO
As an accomplished commercial executive leader for over 30 years, Scott has spent his career in publicly traded, private equity backed, and privately-owned companies, helping them grow while developing the people within them. Scott’s engaging, hands-on style has helped business owners and their teams expeditiously rebuild their sales infrastructures so they can more fully capitalize on the opportunities within their markets. Throughout his career, Scott has worked with hundreds of small and medium-sized dealers, distributors, value added resellers, and manufacturers, helping each to grow by developing profitable growth strategies, but also experiencing how ESG standards and practices – or a lack thereof – can impact a company’s growth and status among its stakeholders.
Scott’s personalized approach fits the particular needs of his clients and are carefully coordinated with the tools and resources of proven resource partners. These partners have established reputations for helping companies overcome common challenges and unlock growth. There is nothing that gives Scott greater satisfaction than to help a business owner scale new heights of market success.
Scott’s involvement in the ESG community has been extensive, having served as a Board Member of Walter E. Heller College of Business at Roosevelt University, as well as a member of Roosevelt’s Student Mentoring Program; he is a member of the Sustainable Brands Environment group and SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) Environment group; and he is a Volunteer Fundraiser for Sierra Club and World Wildlife Fund. He is also a Vistage Trusted Advisor, helping leaders succeed, and a member of EOS Worldwide, promoting the Entrepreneurial Operating System. He is active in mentoring other young professionals, just as he has been helped by many others over the years.
Scott chairs the Alternative Energy, Clean Tech & Sustainability team of the Midwest Keiretsu Form Midwest, a global investment community. The team’s description states, “The world of Alternative Energy, Clean Tech and Sustainability is exploding with growth. This isn’t just because these areas have become very attractive for investment, but because supporting them is increasingly becoming the right thing to do.”
Skills and Experience
- Sales Leadership
- Sales Management
- Sales Strategy
- Sales Process
- Forecasting
- Marketing Strategy
- Marketing Communications & Branding
- CRM Strategy
- Six Sigma
- Manufacturing and Distribution Experience
David Gale
Vice President, Operations and Business Development
David Gale, VP Operations & Business Development
In his many years of entrepreneurial activity, David has been involved in some 30 business startups, ranging from social media and technology to business services to construction. This wealth of experience has given him a rich background in business development, operations, management consulting, technology, Software As a Service (SAAS), supply chain, and project management.
Currently David operates Mud City Jacks, a general contracting firm specializing in transformative residential and commercial rehabilitations throughout the Chicago area. David is an advocate for sustainable construction practices and community engagement. His leadership extends beyond the construction site, as he actively contributes to initiatives that make a positive impact on local neighborhoods and the environment.
David is a man of varied interests and passions. He finds solace and inspiration in the great outdoors, whether it’s embarking on exhilarating hikes or carving through pristine slopes while downhill skiing. Cooking, music, and reading serve as sources of inspiration and introspection. He believes in the power of continuous learning and exploration.
David’s approach to life is underpinned by a philosophy of being present in the moment, remaining open to new experiences, and committing to a purposeful existence. He understands that these values are essential not only in personal growth, but also in fostering meaningful connections and driving forward his business endeavors.
He holds a B.A. in Russian Language from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Skills and Experience
- Operations Management
- Business Development
- Project Management
- Supply Chain/Demand Chain Management
- Business Process Optimization
- Sales
- Entrepreneurial Innovation
- SaaS (Software as a Service)
- Social Media for Small & Mid-sized businesses
- Pet Supplies
- Wi-fi Advertising Networks
- Solar/Wind-powered Outdoor Lighting
Jeff Kressmann
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Jeff Kressman, VP Marketing & Communications
Jeff has spent his entire career in the communications business. His experience includes editorial and public relations for the American Osteopathic Association; Account Executive at Stral Advertising Company/Marketing Communications Associates, where he developed message strategy, designed advertising and PR campaigns and managed communications budgets for a broad range of business-to-business clients; and Communications Manager for United Stationers, a Fortune 500 corporation, where he not only performed a range of marketing and communications roles, but also managed the company’s internal and external meetings and events. More recently, Jeff founded and continues to run his own communications business, serving various B2B clients.
Jeff’s experience includes editorial work, agency account management, public relations, corporate customer communications, sales training and sales support, market research, video production, sales meeting production, and more. Jeff’s expert focus on message strategy and branding helps his clients develop unique and creative approaches to cutting through the clutter of today’s crowded and noisy marketplace, creating messages that consistently resonate in both customers’ and employees’ minds.
Jeff has a B.S. in Journalism from Northern Illinois University, and a Master of Science in Marketing Communications from Roosevelt University. He has supplemented those studies with continuing education in communications and environmental issues.
A passionate environmentalist as well as a conscious capitalist, Jeff and his wife co-founded a local environmental action group for his community. He also belongs to Sierra Club and Citizens Climate Lobby. Jeff believes that “the environment” and “business” are part of the same ecosystem and can thrive together.
Jeff lives in the Chicago area and is a passionate cyclist and cross-country skier. He is also a published writer of haiku, many of them in celebration of the natural world.
Skills and Experience
- Message Strategy & Branding
- Communications Campaigns
- Marketing Communications
- Public Relations
- Video Production
- Environmental Education
