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Describing the Advisors

John Sweney

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In addition to being a Silver Fox Advisor, John is co-founder and CEO of Brookwoods Group. Since 1998 the company has provided staffing, recruiting, and program management services for marketing, marketing communications and change initiatives. Clients are served mostly through long-term on-site contracts, permanent recruiting, or contract-to-permanent assignments.

David Neuberger

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David has held positions as the CFO, Controller, Treasurer, and Director of Internal Audit for multi-national corporations. These companies have been industry leaders in a wide variety of industries including oil service, chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Despite his experience with multi-national companies, he has considerable experience with small business and is particular focused on the accounting and cash management issues of these entrepreneurs.

Gary Henderson

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Gary Henderson has been in banking in the Houston area for 40 years and has spent the last 23 years in SBA Lending. Gary is employed with Houston-based Stellar Bank, as an Executive Vice President and oversees the SBA loan program for largest community bank headquartered in Houston, Texas. In 2022, his SBA team was recognized for being the #1 SBA Dollar Volume Lender in the Houston SBA District.

Gerlad Merfish

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Gerald has a 40 plus year career as an entrepreneur and executive in a family-owned business. Gerald is proud to have earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas-Austin.

Herb Kalman

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During his 50-year career, Herb has had various roles including Partner with three National Accounting Firms. Twice started a local accounting firm to be the springboard for mergers, acquisitions, and the eventual sale of the accounting business. Experience also includes role of CFO with a start-up publicly traded company and a start-up private company. Currently on the Board of Directors of a distribution company.

Michel Prive

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Michel is currently using his 25+ years of experience as a VP of international local sales for small and Fortune 500 companies to assist owners and leaders of various sizes businesses in building or fixing their sales organization to achieve their expected profitable growth.

Richard Hendee

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Richard is a Financial Services Industry Executive with 45 plus years of experience working with and listening to small business owners' desires, ideas, plans, concerns, and developing well thought-out and researched solutions that meet their individual needs or accomplish their respective goals in a mutually agreed upon manner that can actually become reality. 

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