Advisory Board Members

Bill Schulz has international work experience in the tobacco, food, automotive and furniture sectors. He successfully completed full-time leadership assignments in General Management, Operations and Human Resources in USA, China, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, Kazakhstan and Tanzania. Most recently, Bill has been on Japan Tobacco International’s Executive Committee for over 10…

Taylor is a long-time Asheville resident and is proud to be an alumni of UNC Asheville after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Business Administration. Taylor joined Colton Groome Financial in 2016 and serves as their Chief Operating and Compliance Officer, overseeing the firm’s compliance…

Henry Dozier is Senior Manager for Global Supplier Quality and Laboratory Products (LPD) at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Henry has spent his entire career in manufacturing operations and quality serving multiple organizations and industries. Henry’s experiences are primarily in Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Management. As the Global Supplier Quality Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Henry…

Eric W. Michael graduated from Appalachian State University in 1994 with a B.S. in Business Administration.  Eric joined Gould Killian CPA Group in March 2007. Before joining Gould Killian CPA Group, Eric worked in public practice in Charlotte for 12 years.  Eric’s practice areas focus on tax preparation and consulting…

Terry Poling has 30+ years of diverse and comprehensive experience in Leadership Development, Change Management, Organization Development and Training. He spent eighteen of those years in senior-level positions with Motorola, Fidelity Investments, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Honeywell.  As a Manager for Motorola University, he managed the New England Regional…

Matthew joined Mountain BizWorks in 2015 after leading entrepreneurial development at the state-sponsored economic development agency AdvantageWest for 5 years, during which he managed $2.5m in agency funds, secured partner funds exceeding $5m, and led projects generating over $150m in regional investment and 400 jobs. At Mountain BizWorks, Mathew leads…

Isaac Rowles is an accountant and CPA for Johnson Price Sprinkle PA.  Before becoming an accountant and CPA, Isaac was a professional chef earning degrees in Professional Cooking and Professional Baking from Baltimore International College.  Isaac is a 2013 graduate of UNC Asheville with a degree in Accounting and Business…

Lauren Flickinger is a Principal at Hatteras Venture Partners and Fund Manager for the Pisgah Fund. As a principalvat Hatteras, Lauren is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and investing in companies in the healthcare IT/services vertical. As the Fund Manager for the Pisgah Fund, Lauren is primarily dedicated to identifying, investing…

Mr. Chamberlain has over 40 years of business experience in a variety of business areas. Mr. Chamberlain became a Naval Aviator after graduating from Colgate University with a degree in economics, and is a retired Navy Captain, with over 3400 hours as a mission commander in the E-2C aircraft and…

Beverly Jurenko is a leadership and career coach based in Asheville NC and the founder of Inside Edge Consulting LLC. She specializes in supporting diverse talent to embrace their power and realize their potential. She is trained as a coach by the Academy for Coaching Excellence, and a member of…

Jay Katzen has 30+ years of international leadership and Board experience consistently driving value creation and transforming businesses, from start-ups to large, multi- national organizations, to PE backed businesses . After leading Achilles Information Ltd as the CEO for 6 years, he led a successful exit from Hg Capital to…

Betty Shotton is President of Liftoff Leadership & a Partner with Berkana Consulting Group. She is an Advisor & Coach to Executives and Boards and a recognized Leadership Speaker. She is a serial entrepreneur, having started and led six companies in the fields of real estate, aviation and business consulting.…

Susan Clark, Ph.D. teaches courses in Business, Organizational Behavior and Theory, Entrepreneurship, and Consulting at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. She holds a certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (“USASBE”) and is active in the Asheville entrepreneurial community as a mentor,…