DEVELOPING THE DREAM

Mr. Peterson’s experience in business development and management includes extensive work in early-stage investment, start-up, growth and ongoing management of small to mid-sized companies. From the tumultuous times of the dotcom era through today’s energy and biotech industry revolutions, Paul has been directly involved in the roles of director, officer, and investor in the start-up, development, merger, acquisition and turnaround of both private and publicly-traded companies across the spectrum. Paul has extensive hands-on experience in the areas of investment, securities, legal, accounting, HR, sales, engineering, manufacturing, and the tenacity essential to the success of any endeavor.

Paul received a full scholarship to the University of Minnesota through the US Air Force ROTC. While earning his undergraduate degree in languages and linguistics, he took a year as an exchange student at Moscow State University, and later earned a master’s degree in International Business from St. Thomas College (and in International Business Management from Kansai University of Foreign Studies in Osaka, Japan). He speaks, reads, and writes fluently in Japanese and Russian and is conversant in Mandarin. For twenty years, Mr. Peterson has been actively involved as an investor and advisor to startups and development stage companies, and in assisting the turnaround of troubled companies with focus on the development and integration of renewable energy technologies and biotech & biomedical solutions.

Karl Post brings many assets to C-Suite Network. His experience includes a distinguished background in public relations as the CEO of TallGrass, international franchising, business consulting and corporate business development. He worked in a variety of roles that included responsibilities for strategic relationships and partnerships, worldwide marketing, financial consulting and contract negotiations. Karl served as Vice President and officer of an international franchise printing organization operating three brands with over 900 locations in 23 countries. He was responsible for developing long-term strategic initiatives for the Franchisor and Franchise Networks. He evaluated customer/market requirements, competition and developing technologies and their impact on the industry.

In his work at Eastman Kodak in Worldwide Marketing and Corporate Business Development roles. His marketing responsibilities included developing Kodak vision and strategic direction for the B2B and B2C portfolio of products and services and their impact on profitable revenue and earnings growth. Karl also supported a team that was responsible for researching and identifying strategic investment opportunities for the company. Whether in business, the raising of his family or crossing the finish line in an Ironman Triathlon, Karl is focused, and determined to succeed.