What TAB Members Say
LEARN HOW TAB HAS HELPED MEMBERS GROW & SUCCEED
“My business is a better business every day because my board holds me accountable, makes me think and challenges me.”
Nick Ventura, Ventura Wealth Management
Alfredo Avalos is the Owner of RA Nursery & Materials Landscape. Before joining a TAB Board, in 2007, Alfredo was incredibly stressed. After discovering TAB, he got the help he and his business needed.
“TAB has been a huge benefit for my business and for my personal development as a business owner. The TAB experience is what I value most- getting feedback, giving feedback, and solving problems for others. Being able to work with people who are literally in your shoes keeps you focused on your goals and performance. My business coach’s experience and her ability to simplify issues to action items tied to a plan is invaluable. I wish I had joined TAB earlier."
Dan Surtz, Fusion Employer Services
Gord Wallace is a senior partner at IBW Surveyors has been a TAB Member since 2012. In this video, he discusses how TAB has been beneficial for his business and has helped IBW triple in revenue and employee size.
“Our membership in TAB has been invaluable, for both me and my business. In addition to the ongoing counsel and collaboration I receive from fellow board members throughout the year, TAB delivers in instances of elevated need. During the COVID-19 pandemic, TAB leadership was out in front, facilitating emergency teleconferences to keep members connected and well-informed about available federal support programs and how to go about securing the opportunities. Membership in TAB has proven, again and again, to be one of the best investments in myself and my company.”
Eleanor Kubacki, EFK Group
Susan Crawford is the owner of RecTec Industries Inc., a distributor of children's recreational equipment. Susan has been a TAB Member since 2002, and she credits her TAB Board with helping her realize that she doesn't have to do it all.
Stephen Kramer is the owner of Stephen J. Kramer Architecture + Design. After the 2008 recession, Stephen's firm faced many challenges. In 2009, he found TAB. His TAB Board gave him a place to get advice, and he found that different perspectives on his issues to be very helpful.
Laurie Howell is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Austin HR. Laurie has been a member for a year and a half, and she says the experience has been amazing. She really enjoys that TAB has shown her that all business owners have issues, and the same problems.
“Being a business owner tends to get lonely and cumbersome at times, but the TAB board provides support and perspectives from other business owners that share in similar experiences making it a great value to our firm”
Michael L. Mudalel, PE, LEED AP, MFS Engineers & Surveyor, DPC
Rick Boates has been with TAB for 18 years! He's the president of Unitech Construction Management. He credits his TAB Board with changing his hiring process, improving his work-life balance and for helping his company grow 10 times in size and revenue!
“I joined TAB at the advice of a trusted associate. It has been a great resource for advice on growing my business, dealing with challenges, and solving problems. It’s like having a built in lawyer, accountant and personal coach all rolled into one. TAB has been a fantastic window into the ways other people successfully run their business. By working with my TAB coach, I have been able to keep initiatives moving along that I might have lost track of without her regular advice and mentoring.”
Cynthia Norfleet, Van Cleef Engineering
Jim Murphy is President of SQL Watchman which he created to solve IT issues. Instead of 5-7% growth before TAB he got 180% growth the first year after he started. He also reduced the hours worked from 70-80 to 32 per week and is still getting growth of 40%.
“I have been a TAB member since 2012. TAB has been an invaluable investment to me both professionally and personally. The support I have received through different stages of my business growth is a big reason for my success. From employee issues, to refinancing my company, hiring the right executives, and most recently working through COVID-19, TAB has given me the advice and tools to navigate through.”
Laura Buttrico, The Rawson Group
Craig McLaughlin is the owner of Professional Tree & Turf Equipment, a manufacturing company that builds fertilizer and weed-killer sprayers. Craig discusses how his TAB Board has helped him grow his business.
“For years as my business expanded, I felt a growing need to get objective, expert business advice and job coaching, but didn’t know where to find it. When I received a postcard in the mail inviting me to learn more about TAB, I signed up immediately. I just KNEW this would be the answer to what I was looking for…and it IS! I am a better, smarter, more confident, better-informed and successful business owner thanks to TAB!”
Trish Colucci Barbosa, RN-BC, CCM, Peace Aging Care Experts, LLC
Beth Goss is the owner of United Materials in Denver, Colorado, and she's been a TAB Member since 2013. After a tough year, Beth decided to give TAB a try, and she hasn't looked back. Beth shared that she expected a lot from her Board, and she got even more than what she expected!
“The synergy of being with other business owners gives me ideas I never would have had.”
Jamil Brown, M.S., Hybridge Learning Centers
Mark Inboden is the President and CEO of Utility Control and Equipment Corporation. He's been a TAB Member since 2013 and credits his board with helping his work/life balance and accountability as the business owners.
“Our company has gotten tremendous value out of our TAB membership. Our President has been a TAB member for 10+ years. During that time we have experienced consistency double digit growth. We attribute much of that success (especially the consistency of our performance) to the lessons learned from TAB. The facilitator and board members have helped us to develop a better management structure, introduced us to a very effective operating system, helped to address sticky personnel issues, made quality vendor recommendations – the list goes on and on. About 2 years ago, our COO joined a separate board and we now have two active memberships driving double the insights! TAB is a great way to assist with accountability as well as sharing best practices, ideas and shared experiences.”
Stephanie Colonna-Romano, Martin Insurance
Margaret Daskis is the President of Fresh Ideas & Solutions Inc., a dry-ingredient blending facility. Margaret joined TAB in 2010, and she shares how, as the owner, you don't always know who to talk to about your challenges. That's where her TAB Board came in!