Your Guide to Building Enduring Value

Practical Growth Strategies for Every Business Owner By Linda Ratner RN, MBA, CEPA Let’s continue our journey to grow and strengthen your business’s value by exploring the next steps of the Value Maturity Index, the strategic framework designed to profoundly boost your business’s operational and financial dimensions. Our exploration spans five pivotal stages—Identify, […]
MidFirst Bank

Sherry Gonzalez, 1st Vice President, Private Banking What is your specialization in the financial services industry, and why did you choose it as a career? As the 1st Vice President of Private Banking at MidFirst Bank, I provide trusted, personalized, and confidential concierge financial services to affluent individuals and families. My role […]
Brooks Profile – Alejandra Rodriguez

Alejandra Rodriguez Vice President of Human Capital, NatureSweet alejandrar@naturesweet.com Alejandra Rodriguez’s career is a testament to her passion for nurturing talent. For decades, she’s been doing the exact same thing with people, nurturing talent across the world at major brands such as The Gillette Company, Philips, Proctor & Gamble, and The Clorox Company. […]
Brooks Profile – Erica Valadez

Erica Valadez Banking Center Manager & Bank Officer at Lone Star National Bank Erica Valadez has been a stalwart figure in the banking industry for an impressive 26 years, garnering recognition as a Banking Center Manager & Bank Officer at Lone Star National Bank. Her journey from a graduate of McCollum High School […]
The Strategic Exit

The Strategic Exit: How Preparing to Leave Can Improve Your Stay By Linda Ratner In the realm of business, where the stakes are high and the outcomes deeply personal, a single truth emerges: most business owners have a significant portion, up to 80% of their net worth, intimately tied to their company. This reality […]