Shaun R. Smith - Managing Director, Founder
 
 Shaun has consulted with Fortune 500 companies, such as Goldman Sachs and J. P. Morgan and worked in industries as diverse as finance, health care, and retail. For the last seven years, he has focused on the SMB market exclusively.  He has opened new businesses and managed the growth of existing ones, in one consulting engagement doubling a multimillion dollar company within 18 months.  His experience includes all aspects of management from sales and marketing, finances and budgeting, to human resources and staffing.

Shaun Smith has worked closely with renowned economist and Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel for over 13 years, providing analytical research in the best selling Stocks for the Long Run.  He also provides economic training and consulting services for financial firms including development and delivery.


Over the years, Shaun has been able to distill all these experiences into a very practical understanding of how to market, sell, operate, and grow a company.  Shaun is currently operating a business coaching company and a business consulting firm in New York City. He is also a founding partner with celebrity chef Julieta Ballesteros of Crema Restaurante, the #1 rated gourmet Mexican restaurant in New York City.

Associations and Accolades
Shaun has repeatedly been recognized as one of the top 20 business coaches in North America by Action International, the largest business coaching company in the world. 

Since graduating summa cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Shaun has invested his energy in a number of community organizations.  He is an active member of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and the New York Entrepreneur’s Organization – the largest chapter in the world.  He is also a member of the Wharton Club of New York, and founder of the Wharton Club’s Business Owner and Entrepreneur’s Affinity Group.  He currently serves as the president on the board of a local private held corporation.

In addition, Shaun gives back to the local artistic community by supporting several non-profits.  He is the treasurer of racoco productions, a Brooklyn based theater, mime, and dance organization, and President of Kun Yang Lin Dancers, a New York based modern dance company. 

 
 


Copyright (c) 2007 Leadas Business Advisors, LLC. All rights reserved.