A good Business Advisor can be a Coach, Mentor, Advisor, Consultant and Counselor, but what distinguishes a great Business Advisor is someone who is a:

• proven team member and leader

• networking resource

• sounding board for ideas and direction

• good listener

• business confidant, supporter and motivator

• compassionate, empathetic partner and trusted friend 

What separates a Silver Fox Advisor from most Business Advisors is the fact that a Silver Fox Advisor has "been there and done that", in some of the highest corporate organizational levels, such as Chairman, CEO, President, or COO of small private entities to large Fortune 500 companies. Some Silver Fox Advisors have also been Entrepreneurs who have taken their companies from the start-up phase through rapid growth and then to a sale.

 A Silver Fox Advisor's experience and expertise have been "honed" in some cases through "trials by fire" or as some might say, through the school of "hard knocks".

Due to personal practical knowledge of success and failure Silver Fox Advisors have confronted in previous businesses and careers, they are in the unique position of having clients learn from their experiences. This can lead to the identification of actions and strategies that may permit Clients to achieve their personal and business goals and objectives by not having to endure some of the "pitfalls" of failures or the complications that could result from inexperience.

A Silver Fox Advisor is to a client what a coach is to a champion athlete. He/she may not be actually playing in the "game"; however the advisor/coach knows how the "game" is played and what it takes to be a success.