Don is a graduate of Yale and the Columbia School of Business and has held management positions in various industries, including consumer packaged goods, hospitality, and advertising, as well as entrepreneurial and consulting ventures. In his capacity with Kraft Associates ODA as a senior business advisor, Don brings broad exposure to different management styles, the ability to add value to a range of business situations requiring change, and a sensitivity to the human element of business performance.

In executive positions, Don developed and introduced new products, managed organizations to record growth, and positioned a privately held company for a successful restructuring.

He has developed a specialty practice in the hospitality industry and the private club industry where he has authored numerous articles on marketing and executive management, and is a speaker at industry conferences.

Don has a passion for creatively adapting business theory to real world, everyday business performance, effectively balancing the need for new thinking with the ability to change. This can be seen in his approach to using new online and social media tactics within a traditionally organized and managed business. 

“There has never been a better time for entrepreneurs. Our greatest challenge is less with new techniques and disciplines, and more with aligning and motivating the entire team to work with passion toward common goals.”