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Dale S. Richards: MBA, ChE, CVA

Bountiful, UT  84010
exceldsr@gmail.com  or dale@successbiznow.com

website: www.successbiznow.com

Dale S. Richards Dale Richards is a seasoned, experienced business executive and advisor that helps create successful business and leadership transformations with Owners/Officers/Boards of Directors of all sized businesses. He is a retired eight-year Vistage Chair and sought-after international speaker with topics on Business Optimization, Valuation Theory, and How to turn Attitude into Positive Actions.

Professional Background:

• • 30+ years as a management consultant
  • 150+ business & universities technology company clients
  • 20+ years as a Certified Licensed Business Valuator
  • Certified: Nat’l Assoc. of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA)
  • Past Board member of NACVA Education Quality Assurance Board
  • Successful SBIR/STTR grants, SBA financing creator
  • Helped 100+ companies raise $1B Private/Venture investor funding
  • Commercialized 50+ technology ideas to successful company start-ups
  • Founder: 30+ technology companies.
  • Past President & Chairman Aerospace – One Stop Satellite Solutions, Inc.
  • Past COO Utah Biotechnology, Signal Diagnostics, Inc.
  • Past Chief Marketing Officer, Food Manufacturer, Piccadilly Chips Limited
  • Past Market Development Director, Utah Power & Light, Co.
  • Past Board Chair & COO of a local $30 million Utah company
  • Past CFO, Utah Clean, Inc.
  • Past Quality Assurance Manager, FMC Corporation
  • Enhance performance in 150+ companies as CEO.

Education:

• • Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Utah
  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Brigham Young University
  • Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) with NACVA

Boards & Organizations:

• Served as President & Chairman of the Board of Mountain West Capital Network (20 years).
• Is Board member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG – 11 years), National Association for Corporate Directors (NACD – 9 years), and National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA – 3 years).  Past Chairman of the Utah Manufacturers Technology Committee, member: Pioneer Partnership and member: Utah Partnership for Education.
• He also served on four corporate Board of Directors: Utah & California
• Dale served as an eight-year Vistage Chari of a Utah CE Group and an award winning top speaker of Vistage International.

About Vistage International

Vistage International, the world’s leading chief executive organization, and its affiliates have more than 24,000 members in 18 countries.  Vistage members generate nearly $400 billion in annual revenue and have more than 3 million employees around the world.  Vistage is dedicated to assisting CEOS, Presidents, and Owners to be better leaders, make better decisions, and have much better results while enhancing the lives of chief executives.  Member companies grow their revenues, on average,  three times faster after joining a Vistage Advisory Board Group.

Other Info About Dale 

Served in the Military 1971-1977 in the Air Force Air National Guard

Father of 7 children and Grandfather of 11.

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