Milwaukee’s Small Business Coach for Owners & Entrepreneurs

When I came to Brent, I didn’t know how to make my product a reality. Brent quickly identified the most important actions I needed to take for my success. Following his recommendations, we created a high-impact pro-forma budget along with a powerful business plan and pitch deck. His connection with several other mentors gave me access to the industry expertise to rapidly accelerate our product development and approval.

Brent was able to align my business requirements with funding needs. He was the first person who was able to “see” the opportunity of the full business and help me tell its story. His financial analysis and advice allowed me to validate my numbers and know I was ready to get funded.

I still remember walking into your office for an Entrepreneur Coaching Session on June 11, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. Although I was nervous, you made me feel comfortable once I shared my story with you and also said something that I will never forget, “Ruben, you need to go on a Speaking Tour and share your story. Go to as many events and let people know about you.” Sure enough, you were going to make sure I keep on that path because by June 12, 2019, at 1:36 p.m., you introduced me to Rotary groups. Now, here we are over two years and still following your advice by sharing my story and building connections.

Brent's guidance is helping me start and build my business in a strategic way. While I know plenty about the practical how-to of business operations, I have much less experience with prototyping a product, getting feedback, and building a following. And from day one, I knew I'd need to answer some big questions about the business model. Brent has been a great ally for all of this. He's provided fantastic suggestions for next steps, recommended reading, and how to think about the challenges in front of me. He's good at taking cues from me about what I already understand and where I need help. Checking in over time has also provided me with an opportunity to look back at how far I've come and to feel like I have support for the rest of the journey.

Before my coaching session with Brent, I was feeling very overwhelmed. I recently quit my full time job to become a full time entrepreneur, and my head was all over the place. After my session, I felt relieved. I was reassured that what I was feeling was normal, and that Brent would help work me through it. I was given concrete items to work on, which was very helpful because my to-do list is never ending. I’ll definitely be scheduling another session with Brent. It was extremely helpful.

I wanted to make sure I was pointing in the right direction for my business. Brent gave me advice and tips on how to create more visibility for my brand and ways to market my business. As I sat and talked to Brent, I always got new directions to help me and my business grow.