Block & Associates is an advisory firm based in Europe but with an international client profile. It was established by principal Bob Block in 2001 after his early retirement from the last of several C-Suite international management roles in telecommunications and other fields. He brings a straight-forward, absolutely direct approach to finding growth opportunities for clients across multiple industries. He provides tactical solutions, communication development and strategic project management services tailored to each specific client. A true Bespoke Advisory Service: nothing out of a box or template - always focused simply on individual client needs.
Bob has been a Founder and is a Fixer. Key areas of expertise include Revenue Improvement, Expense Reduction/Control and resulting bottom-line improvement.
Bob started his first business at the age of 16 in New York, where he grew up and went on to become involved in a variety of start-ups, turn-arounds and mature enterprises and has provided advisory services both in the US and internationally along the way.
Block & Associates provides independent goal-focused expertise without jargon, just down-to-earth creativity, hard work and close collaboration with clients to drive financial and operating results improvements.
Bob focuses on the SME end of the business spectrum and is agnostic when it comes to the business vertical – from manufacturing to health care to telecoms – the basic elements are always the same: People-Products-Clients/Prospects and Competition
Semi-retired and accepting a very limited number of assignments which are of particular and focused interest.
Previous senior and C-Suite positions internationally and in the U.S. have included:
Chief Operating Officer - Central Europe - One of Europe's largest multifaceted telecommunications enterprises
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Customer Service - Central Europe
Vice President of Operations - UK
Vice President Marketing/Sales - USA
Director of Marketing - USA
Director of Sales - USA
Vice President - Ski Industry Association - USA
Tough & Interesting Neighborhoods
Besides working on projects in Western countries such as the US, UK, Germany and Austria, Bob has successfully performed assignments in some more challenging international business environments:
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Republic of Georgia
Belarus
Russia
Romania
Moldova
Some key client focus and assignments have included:
· Uncovering opportunities to drive revenue and bottom-line growth
· Independent - Non-Executive Board Member positions
· Adviser to Private Equity funds to improve operating and financial performance of holdings
· Adviser & Coach to family-owned enterprises for training and generational hand-over
· Assisting independent investors to realize their investment objectives
· Turn-around assignments
· Prepare and position client companies for sale or merger
· Product development and line-extension development
· Creation of effective and hard-hitting marketing & sales plans
· Developer of new export opportunities
While many consultants and advisors excel in providing exhaustive & voluminous reports, to restatements of the obvious and oblique 'suggestions' I take a diametrically opposite approach.
I listen - Meet/Question - Understand - Propose Assignment - Triage Data and People - Devise Actionable Tactics - Present/Gain Buy-in - Hand off or Assist Client to Execute
If your enterprise could benefit from improvement, let's talk. Because this is an ongoing success story. Drop an email to blockassociatesltd@gmail.com