Sharing Lessons from Actual Business Owners
Sharing Lessons from Actual Business Owners
Working with Gary has been incredibly rewarding and educational.
Gary challenges me to think outside of “my think box”, and expand my roles in my business beyond my “technician” role. Gary has encouraged me to read a book called “The E-Myth”. The book is incredibly encouraging and I highly recommend it to all who are thinking of going into business for themselves. Gary and I are currently working on budgets, profit and loss statements and providing me with the tools needed to make mature, educated decisions and be able to work through different financial scenarios. It has been, and continues to be an incredible insight to building a successful business!6
He has taught undergrad and graduate courses at the university level for over twenty years. In 2009, Gary launched Guident Business Solutions, LLC, a management and consulting firm, specializing in improving financial results through an increased understanding of financial statements and organizational efficiencies.
Gary has management experience in several industries including manufacturing, petroleum, and retail. He has been a partner in a manufacturing firm where he was responsible for financials, administration, human resources, and safety compliance. Gary also worked in human resources certification through SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management.
Gary has held the position of associate director of an Entrepreneurship Center at Fox Valley Technical College. He joined Concordia University Wisconsin in 2003, where he taught both undergrad and graduate courses, including MBA courses in Corporate Finance and Strategic Management. In 2009, he joined the faculty of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin as a lecturer in economics and the coordinator of their Innovation and Entrepreneurship Interdisciplinary Area.
Gary retired from the faculty of Lawrence University in 2024 to concentrate on the training and development of individual organizations.
Gary Vaughan has a passion for helping business owners and nonprofits through his work in training and development. Gary has been teaching undergrad and graduate courses at the university level since 2003.
Gary Vaughan is a business person, but he is also an educator.
From Gary, I learned critical tools of analysis, new ways of thinking about the work we do, and new ways of communicating the value of that work to others. Most importantly, I came out of the process as the author of my own business plan, having developed the skills necessary to keep the planning process alive and integral to our work. I could not recommend Gary Vaughan […] more highly to any nonprofit leader ready to develop their business planning capacities.
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