Dave was a Principal at R.E. Pinard & Co., Inc., which focused on Management Consulting and sell-side transaction service for small businesses. He subseqently left to become CEO of one of his client companies, Annalee Mobilitee Dolls, Inc.
Prior to joining R. E. Pinard, Dave was co-founder and President of a start-up company providing specialized value added manufacturing services to the worldwide appliance industry. Dave has also held several executive positions with a Fortune 500 electrical/electronic components' company including VP/General Manager of an entrepreneurial high tech fiber optic division, VP of North American sales and marketing and Director of the company's European operations.
Dave received a B.S. from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Colorado in Organizational Development. He also attended Columbia University's six-month Executive Development Program in Organizational Dynamics.
Speaking personally, if I had to do it over again in my college career, I would really focus as an undergrad and certainly as a grad student as much on the financial side of things as you possibly can. I hated accounting with a passion. Did okay but I hated it. Hated financial analysis. Still re...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Dave Pelletier Stresses Importance of Continually Learning Regardless of Whether One Is In a Large or Small Organization
Dave Pelletier Stresses Importance of Taking and Understanding Financial Courses as an Undergraduate
Dave Pelletier States Biggest Challenge in Professional Environment is Human Interaction
Dave Pelletier Discusses Challenges of Building Customer Base When Part of a Small Company
Dave Pelletier Discusses Importance of Having Passion Towards Business Idea For Class
Dave Pelletier Discusses Challenge of So Much Information Being Available on the Internet
Dave Pelletier States Information Gathering Should Remain Focused During Early Stages of Developing a Business Idea
Dave Pelletier Discusses Impact of Financials on the Business Plan and Executive Summary
Dave Pelletier Shares Thoughts on How to Write Management Summary if You Lack Professional Experience
Dave Pelletier Discusses Amount of Operational Detail That Should Be In Business Plan
Dave Pelletier Discusses Different Financial Scenarios and Importance of Being Consistent
