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About BusinessSmith

Marc Fowler, BusinessSmith, has been contributing, coaching and consulting to individuals, teams and businesses for three decades.

Working with business owners, CEOs, top executives, managers, teams and individual contributors; Marc has helped create lasting results at every organizational level from shop floor to boardroom.

Marc selects from a comprehensive ‘toolbox’ of leadership, collaboration and change management tools to deliver as coach, consultant and catalyst; helping leaders and organizations –

  • Balance best-practice analysis with action orientation to get the right things done
  • Create cultures where collaboration and progressively higher expectations are the norm
  • Drive empowerment and align stakeholders around positive goals
  • Dismantle the barriers blocking cooperative action and build robust, results-oriented relationships that reward initiative and accountability

 

“Marc . . . is among the few who can apply education and theory into real life situations.”

    Kevin Nicol,  Executive Director of Manufacturing,  Mity-Lite – Tables Division

 

 

 

ON-SHORING

Brought 60,000 units per year back home to the USA from offshore manufacturing, saving over 100 domestic jobs.

Productivity and Customer Service

Supported 240% growth in sales with no increase in headcount, while reducing lead times and improving customer satisfaction.

made in america

In 18 months, completed a 'Made In America' cost reduction project that delivered a full 30% drop in bottom-line manufacturing cost, without layoffs.