Sandhill Consulting Group is a management consulting firm that assists businesses with turnarounds, growth strategies, and leadership. They have expertise in various industries such as consumer products, printing, food service, and more. Sandhill's consultants have experience managing major companies and can help clients with business development, operations, marketing, and financial planning. Their goal is to help management build profitable and highly valued enterprises.

1. Introduction toManagement Consulting Practice

2. Real-world experience to capitalize on the shifting sands of changeSandhill Consulting Group LLC is a full team of senior level executives that know how to run and build profitable companies, manage cash and increase shareholder valueSandhill’s partners have spent years managing units of major companies through good times and bad.Our goal is to assist the management of the business to create a highly valued enterprise.

3. TurnAround Specialty Practice Sandhill’s Turn Around Practice has a focus in the “early workout” arena. A good company in the early stages of distress, or foreseeing an upcoming cash flow squeeze will benefit from our experience in this field

4. We Can TurnAround a Business!Understand what business you are inMarket and customer assessmentProfitability by market segmentAssess the strengths of the Management Team to ensure success in this businessIn a true turnaround, the culture must all have a laser focusQuickly replace and upgrade where necessaryEnsure that interests of management and ownership are properly alignedEquity and bonus structures are key to alignmentMake sure you understand the numbers and business controlsLook at key metricsInventory accuracy, obsolete inventory, returns and turnsPurchase and product cost variancesCollections of AR, credit defaults13 week cash flow and full year cash flow projectionLook at profitability by customerEnsure plan is aligned to meet any loan covenantsDefine the core business and exit those non-core businessesManagement talent must be aligned with businessCut needless expenses and costsLook at overhead, SG&A, and short term leases and contractsReview purchases of major inputs that affect COGSLook at scrap levels, waste, penalties, and customer short-pays/deductionsReview contracts with outside suppliers, such as plan administrators, insurance, agencies, advertising, and facility and operations inputsDevelop a business plan and implement it quickly and decisivelyReduce financial leverage and reduce your investment in working capital, then stabilize the business to prepare for future growth

5. Areas of Expertise MultiMedia PublishingFood ServiceCreative EnterprisesConsumer ProductsManufacturing BusinessesWeb 2.0PrintingPlasticsEducational MarketsDirect MarketingTurnAround ActivityPackaging

6. Specialty PracticesConsumer Products Practice With a focus on the consumer, we encompass industries ranging from publishing including books, magazines and electronic media, to brand marketing and innovation, to entertainment including games, toys, and greeting cards. Sandhill’s consultants understand all aspects from creation through to in market execution. This expertise comes from working with firms like Mattel, Hasbro, Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, Golden Video, Sesame Music, American Greetings, Radica and 20Q.Net Printing and Flexible Packaging Practice Many of Sandhill’s consultants have grown up in the printing industry. They have broad-based experience in the printing industry. Sheetfed, Web, and roll to roll printing, with flexo graphic, digital, letterpress and every variation of printing, prepress and converting experience with leading firms in the industryFood Service Practice Whether it is a supplier that works intimately with the large broadline distributers, the regional distributors, or paper and sanitary suppliers, or a marketer that sells directly to the restaurant or institution and ships directly or through a distributor, we can help manage the unique set of issues.Educational Market Practice Marketing and selling to the educational and school markets is a highly specialized practice area. Sandhill Consultants bring decades of experience with companies like Scholastic, Harcourt/ Reed Elsevier, School Specialty, Learning Horizons and other well recognized names in the educational field.

7. We Have the Needed SkillsBusiness Development and ExecutionStrategic HR and RecruitingMarketing and InnovationSales Force Development and ManagementOperation ServicesSupply Chain Management Reverse Logistics Customer Support Asian SourcingDirect, B2B and Consumer MarketingLegal and I.P. Skills

8. We Can Help with Your Current Loan Portfolio CompaniesLeadership - CEO and senior executive advising and coachingIf needed interim CEO/CFO/COO/CMO assignmentsDirect to consumer, B2B and retail marketing programsProduct development and sourcingProject managementDrafting an inspiring/executable business plan Launching/running/managing the business with a "skeleton" management teamDeveloping “Green” solutions for your businessManaging product crisis moments

9. What we Are….Sandhill is the team you call upon when you have a good company or good company ownership thatneeds added management talent to generate growth, Your business is poised for growth but you don’t have enough talent or manpower to do it alonecan help you establish the right disciplines, can propel your growth in the right directionSandhill can help you turn it around, protect your investment, and achieve your growth goals

10. Let our Consultants help your business put its best face on any opportunity

11. Our ConsultantsNICHOLAS A. CLEMENTI,CEO and Board Member for high-growth ventures, turnarounds & divestituresBRYCE BOOTHBY JR.,CEO / COO / change management, operating excellence, Web 2.0DOUGLAS J. GUENDEL,Management, sales and marketing, new business development specialistLEO WANERCFO and Restructuring SpecialistROBERT S. LIEBERMAN,CFO-level financial executiveSCOTT HUBER Publishing and Creative ExecutiveJOHN RICEOperations and logistics specialistELISA WEBB HILLInternational Marketing, Intellectual Property Licensing and Consumer ProductsFAN LIUGlobal Sourcing - International shipping DAVID A. RUST,Business unit president, publisher, restructures & new growth venturesMARIA ANDREUMarketing and Social MediaTERRI STEIDLHuman Resource Management:DAVID STEINCPA, financial executive, Project Management DALE GORDONAttorney, general counsel and legal consultantCHRISTOPHER HUPPMarketing and business managementSARA LOU WOLTERFinance and AccountingCHRISTINE FLEMINGMarketing and Product DevelopmentPlus a full network of talented executives and specialists

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