Builder of Best & Highest Use

A consultant, coach, author, and keynote speaker, Andy Birol is a nationally recognized leader in the field of business growth. Based on interviewing over 5,000 businesses, Andy Birol, author of The Five Catalysts of Seven Figure Growth (CareerPress, 2006), has advised over 350 business owners and is an expert contributor to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN's Dollar Signs, Entrepreneur, Business Week, and Inc. Magazine. By averaging a $100,000 impact on each of his clients, Andy has had a $35 million impact on the economy.

By focusing on the role of the owner as the "fuel" that drives a firm, Andy speaks to hundreds of groups of entrepreneurs on six continents, helping thousands to determine how they want to Get There^SM, clarify or discover their Best and Highest Use® and achieve sustained and profitable growth.

He coaches and consults with owners in three areas:

1. Accelerating the growth of their business.
2. Extending business growth during ownership and management succession.
3. Refocusing on business growth through intervention services.

Andy holds an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School and a BSBA summa cum laude from Boston University's School of Management. His own company, Birol Growth Consulting, won four Weatherhead 100 Awards as Northeast Ohio's fastest growing single-employee business and 34th fastest growing company of any size. He was also recognized by Inside Business Magazine, which awarded him The Team NEO Success Award for 2005, 2007 and 2008. The author of five books, Andy lives in Solon, Ohio and is available at (440) 349-1970 or abirol@andybirol.com.