Sharing Lessons from Actual Business Owners

Author & Speaker

Meet Gary Vaughan

Education and training to help your business

Gary's Clients

Stellar Blue Web Design has had the privilege of working with Gary Vaughan since we began considering our idea as a legitimate business over three years ago.

Gary has always been an outstanding source of knowledge, confidence, and guidance for us. Guident Business Solutions, LLC is now considered Stellar Blue’s financial advisory team. Thru their budgeting and strategic planning protocols, they have helped take our internet marketing agency and turn it into a very profitable, sound business.

Stellar Blue

Gary Vaughan has a passion for helping business owners through training and development.

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

“Look first inside your organization for solutions, your employees will often have the answers you seek.”

~ Gary Vaughan
Author & Speaker

How to Work with Gary

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. 

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How To Be A Better Boss

Veteran business owner and consultant, Gary Vaughan, provides guidance based on stories from business owners just like you.

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Gary is all about getting back to basics.

Do you know exactly what it costs to produce your products or deliver your services? Do your employees know what’s expected of them? Do you have a budget against which you can compare actual income and expenses and make changes in your business accordingly? If you do, great! But if you don’t, Gary can guide you through the steps to make sure your business is operating effectively, efficiently, and profitably. Most importantly, Gary shows you how to develop a culture of accountability. When your customers and employees know that you mean what you say, your relationship with them will be strengthened. And in today’s turbulent times, it’s all about creating strong relationships.

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