Testimonials

"BARC hired Karron (Bear Technologies, LLC) as an outside expert to aid with a critical strategic acquisition. She demonstrated exceptional financial, due diligence and information gathering skills. Karron communicated frequently on her efforts, and her financial modeling was extremely detailed and invaluable to our process. Karron has an ability to convey complex business issues which aided us in presenting our recommendations to our board of directors. Her work enabled us to make a well-informed decision that will ultimately expand our customer base and improve service to the greater community."

Michael Keyser, CEO
BARC

“Karron was extremely helpful helping Xdot navigate a significant opportunity in a very short time window. Her ability to very quickly dig into available customer financial data and create a detailed financial model in Excel were critical to helping us evaluate several possible approaches. Discussions based on her insight and her experience doing business with international clients provided critical support to our team through the negotiation process. Karron is easy to work with and has a deep experience base. She was a perfect fit for what we needed.”

Dr. Erik Swanson, President and Founder
Xdot Engineering and Analysis

“Karron’s services happened just at the right time. She assisted with a process and template to help us calculate the ROI on potential software development projects which we continue to use three years later.”

Dick Stark, President and CEO
RightStar

"Your [Clair Norman] writing is clear, efficient and heartfelt when necessary and appropriate. Thank you for sharing your talents with our team."

W. Pinna, Attorney
CarMax

Mark established himself immediately as a respected leader between our sales and operations teams and brought focus nd accountability to our sales pipeline management process. He aggressively negotiated a multi-year contract for a Customer Relationship Management Tool, oversaw the design and installation, trained all users and had us up and running in less than 4 months.”

Kurt Brykman, CEO

“Karron Myrick has a rare combination of professional-grade analytical financial skills and acumen combined with creative market insight. CPI has been happy every time we’ve engaged her. Her imaginative, facilitative style makes it easy for us to take our technology from “zero” to “plan” to “market” clarity very rapidly. Whether business planning, market planning, or financial planning, Karron can help any company — in just about any situation — discover how they want to go to the market and execute the most transparent and profitable business strategy for the long term.”

Dr. John Noto, Vice President
CPI

"Margaret did a significant amount of consulting, design and delivery of learning products and courses during her time at VDOT. She is extremely conscientious, versatile and thoughtful in her work, attending to critical details to produce a better, more relevant product or service. She routinely engages customers to ensure she understands and meets their expectations. Her expertise and experience in the field of training and development, as well as tremendous integrity, enhance her credibility as a “go to” resource. I highly recommend her skills and services to strengthen a team, build workforce and leadership skills and facilitate meaningful development. With a commitment to excellence and heart for people, she will see a project through from its inception to successful implementation."

Lynn Daley, Senior Performance Consultant
VA Department of Transportation

"Karron worked with us for a couple of months and did an incredibly thorough job. She asked excellent questions, many of which came from her deep experience. She walked us through a systematic progression from understanding our market to financial analysis and through to a final 5-year plan complete with financial modeling. The work Karron did for us allowed us to understand the choices we needed to make and not just "fly by the seat of our pants." I unreservedly recommend Karron."

Bruce Ferris, Managing Partner and Engineer
SPARK Product Development

"Thank you for leading our project. You [Clair Norman] exceeded expectations on organization, writing, and energy to push our goals forward with smart pacing. I would like to introduce you to our national lead in the same topic area."

Wells Fargo Management Team

"Karron was excellent at asking questions and diving into data to draw out information that was helpful."

Parker Garrett, Owner and Manager
EMSCO