David Gilliland's track record as an entrepreneur and corporate executive gives him the credentials to share his knowledge with other business owners.

As a consultant and CPA with Ernst & Young, Mr. Gilliland worked with owners of small and mid-sized businesses. During his tenure with publicly owned O.M. Scott & Sons Company, he held the position of Executive Vice President; served as a Director and participated in the sale of the company to ITT. Subsequently, he was Vice President, Director and part owner of Dayton Walther Corporation, a $300-million privately owned international company. He has also served as a Director for several private and public companies.

An entrepreneur in his own right, Mr. Gilliland has started, built and subsequently sold several businesses. Among those were an $8 million distribution company, a $9 million wholesale business, a million-dollar-plus retail business, a direct marketing company with revenues over $10 million, a real estate development company that developed over 72 acres, and a consulting firm that offered Mergers & Acquisition services to owners of small businesses.

Mr. Gilliland understands both the challenges of operating and growing a business, as well as the issues involved in successfully exiting a business. His insight and personal experience assists other business owners in understanding how to maximize value, how to choose the right time to exit their business, as well as other options.

Mr. Gilliland obtained his BS in Finance and Economics from the University of Dayton. His graduate studies were in Marketing as Ohio State University and the Management Program at Harvard University. He has taught executive management and business courses at Wittenberg University and the University of Dayton.