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Rob Ferguson

Produce Distributor and Trucking Company

By Rob Ferguson / October 26, 2018

Plastic Bag Manufacturer and Distributor SYNOPSIS Produce Distributor and Trucking Company Location: Houston, Texas Revenue Size: > $25 million Number of Employees: >200 Situation: Entrepreneurial owner needed due diligence assistance with acquiring the assets of a company out of bankruptcy and to integrate the business in the portfolio of companies. VALUE DRIVERS  Leadership Vision, Strategy,…

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Plastic Bag Manufacturer and Distributor

By Rob Ferguson / October 26, 2018

Plastic Bag Manufacturer and Distributor SYNOPSIS Plastic Bag Manufacturer and Distributor Location: Houston, Texas Revenue Size: <$25 million Number of Employees: < 50 Situation: First Generation Owner requested assistance with transformation strategy and implementation from a manufacturer to a distributor. VALUE DRIVERS  Leadership Vision, Strategy, Purpose Goal and objective alignment Execution exceptionality  Revenue Growth Volume…

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Flower Grower

By Rob Ferguson / October 26, 2018

Flower Grower SYNOPSIS Flower Grower Location: Ft. Worth, Texas Revenue Size: >$50 million Number of Employees: >1,000 Situation: First generation Co-Owners needed assistance with improving profits, mergers, acquisitions and corporate financing. VALUE DRIVERS  Leadership Vision, Strategy, Purpose Goal and objective alignment Execution exceptionality  Revenue Growth Volume Balanced supply with demand Price Strategically aligned with market…

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Consumer Products Goods Company

By Rob Ferguson / October 26, 2018

Consumer Goods Product Company SYNOPSIS Consumer Product Goods Company Location: Monterrey, Mexico Revenue Size: >$500 million Number of Employees: >2,000 Situation: Third generation co-leaders needed assistance with succession planning, corporate governance, leadership development and succession planning. VALUE DRIVERS  Leadership Vision, Strategy, Purpose Goal and objective alignment Execution exceptionality  Revenue Growth Volume Balanced supply with demand…

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Indoor Plant Grower and Distributor

By Rob Ferguson / October 26, 2018

Indoor Plant Grower and Distributor SYNOPSIS Indoor Plant Grower and Distributor Location: Orlando, Florida Revenue Size:  >$50 million Number of Employees:    > 500 Situation: Second generation co-leaders needed assistance to turnaround the business performance and develop a succession or exit strategy. VALUE DRIVERS  Leadership Vision, Strategy, Purpose Goal and objective alignment Execution exceptionality  Revenue Growth…

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Family Owned Grocery Supply

By Rob Ferguson / October 1, 2018

Family Owned Grocery Supply Company SYNOPSIS To better understand the current condition of the business based on management’s perspective compared to high performing business best practices. Two key questions had to be answered as an outcome of the survey: Were the current processes and environment structured and operating in the most efficient and effective way…

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If Only We Had A Crystal Ball…Wait…We Do! The Future of Clean Disruption of Energy & Transportation

By Rob Ferguson / September 12, 2018

The Future of Clean Disruption of Energy & Transportation At Ferguson Interests, LLC., we take a great deal of pride arming our clients with useful information that can impact the way we invest and do business. In this article we have included a video featuring Tony Seba that you will want to watch completely. Of…

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5 Behaviors of Leaders Who Embrace Change

By Rob Ferguson / September 4, 2018

Synopsis In a recent article we came across by Edith Onderick-Harvey found in its original format here, Onderick-Harvey discusses the benefits of change agility and offers some behaviors that are common amongst leaders who are in tune with consumer trends and are taking calculated risks, leaning less and less upon traditional models that fail to…

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The Role of Governance in Family Business Leadership Succession

By Rob Ferguson / July 27, 2018

We are excited to share a recent Special Report: Global Edition from Boyden entitled, “The Role of Governance in Family Business Leadership Succession,” where C.E.O. and Founder of Ferguson Interests, LLC, Rob Ferguson, is highlighted. This insightful article discusses several relevant items of interest to owner-operators of family-owned businesses.  Some of the items covered include…

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Understanding Corporate Culture

By Rob Ferguson / April 25, 2018

We at Ferguson Interests, LLC, wanted to share with you some very useful information for your organization centered around your corporate culture that might help to understand how defining your culture can impact your business in a major way. We recently discovered an article entitled, “It’s Time to Take Culture Seriously” by: Lisa Kay Solomon…

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