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Firm NewsVeteran Cleveland CFO Brian S. Kenyon Joins Inglewood
Inglewood welcomes veteran Cleveland CFO Brian S. Kenyon, the finance leader behind the $100M Gravitas sale and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's turnaround.
Firm NewsHigher Education Consulting Veteran Tim Novotny Joins Inglewood
Tim Novotny brings more than 45 years of higher education and not-for-profit experience to Inglewood's Higher Education Services Group.
LeadershipThe Briefest of Management Philosophies
John Lane distills a career of turnaround work into a four-word management philosophy: life is too short. Here is why it holds up under pressure.
Firm NewsRita Sherwood Joins Inglewood as a Senior Partner
Rita Sherwood brings 30-plus years of operations consulting experience to Inglewood, strengthening the firm's management and value-creation work.
LeadershipListen to Your Angel: Coping With Business Failure and Despair
A reflection on the quiet epidemic of deaths of despair, and why business owners facing collapse are rarely as alone as they feel.
Turnaround & RestructuringPartners Forever: What to Do When 50-50 Owners No Longer Get Along
When 50-50 business partners stop getting along, the business is usually the first casualty. Here is how to preserve value and separate cleanly.
LeadershipMy Very First Business Management Lesson: Know What Your Customers Actually Want
A frozen pie company on the shores of Lake Michigan taught John Lane a lesson about customer needs that still holds up 55 years later.
Turnaround & RestructuringIt's Groundhog Day: A Lesson for Companies in Distress
Showing up every day and putting out fires is the easy path. Saving a distressed business takes the hard decisions most executives keep avoiding.
Firm NewsNancy Terrill Honored with TMA Ohio Lifetime Achievement Award
TMA Ohio presented Inglewood partner Nancy Terrill with its Lifetime Achievement Award for nearly four decades in turnaround and restructuring.
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