ADVISORY & CONSULTING (Growth, Turnaround, M&A, BD, Sales & Marketing, Operations, Org Development…)

Over the past several years, Mike has worked across a wide range of industries including:

Consultant, Advisor and Executive Coach in Construction and Industrial Services

Consultant and Advisor to CEO and Board of Directors of a Consumer Packaged Goods company

Consultant and Advisor to President of an Outdoor Advertising business

Consultant and Advisor to Owners and Management of a Precious Metals business

Consultant and Advisor to CEO and Senior Management Team of a National Recruiting firm

Advisor to Managing Director of a Food Marketing company

Consultant and Advisor to CEO and Board of Directors of a Professional Services firm

Consultant and Advisor to Managing Partner and Board of Directors of a Commercial Real Estate company

Advisor to CEO and other C-level executives of an E-Learning company

Advisor to the Board of Directors and Executive Director for a Non-Profit in the education sector

Advisor to CEO of an Enterprise Software Company exploring a strategic sale

INTERIM C-LEVEL ENGAGEMENTS:

Served as a Senior Advisor and part of Executive Team of a Customer Experience SaaS business.  This led to developing a short-term plan around four key initiatives and the hiring of a new CEO for the business.

Served as a Turnaround Consultant and Advisor to the Board of Directors of a leading Social Software and Solutions firm that led to a strategic sale of the business

Served in a “Non-Exec” Chair capacity and Advisor to Board of Directors of a Vertical SaaS Company.  This led to a restructuring plan, a next round of financing and the hiring of a new CEO.

Worked with the Management Team and the Board of Directors of a Retailer of Automotive Services.  Served in a “Non-Exec” Chair capacity.  Challenge was to reverse the business trends by driving sales, profitability and customer satisfaction.  We were able to stretch the cash, stem the declines, recap the business and hire a go-forward full-time CEO

Served as an Interim CEO for a Consumer Products Distributor in the health and beauty space resulting in the refinancing of the business and the hiring of a full-time, go-forward CEO

C-LEVEL COACHING

Coaching several C-Level executives around leadership, general management, personal productivity and career transitions

Coaching C-Level Executives on growth, strategy, business development, positioning and organizational effectiveness

Coached several C-Level executives in securing senior leadership positions at various companies

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

Recurring speaker at YPO MAST Seminars (Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Transactions).  Presented at YPO MAST Events in NY, San Francisco, LA, Boston and Dallas.  Lead two different sessions.   The first is called “Know Your Mind” and deals with the “why” of M&A.  The second is on how to take your company through the sale process.  Consistently rated among the top resources.

Keynote speaker at annual meeting of a tech company executing a turnaround.  Drove messages around leadership, change management, creativity and personal accountability.  Executive team commented that it was “perfect and spot on.”

Presented to YPO on the topic of “Transitions.”  For many people, transitions are something that happens to you, often with a negative connotation.  However, transitions are also about growth and many of them are predictable.  Therefore, we should view transitions in the context of our life journey and as a path to fulfillment because how we handle transitions can have broad and long-lasting implications.

Made a TED-type talk at the Stanford Business School called “No socks with sandals.”  It was a story about simple wisdom and guidance for moving forward.  It was also a story about relationships and being grateful.  One key message was about living a life that is free and unencumbered, with no excuses and no regrets.  As one attendee said, “who would know you could have so much impact on others in just six minutes?”

Presented “Go Big…in ALL Your Roles” at YPO Presidents’ Retreat in Montana.  The presentation discussed multi-dimensional goals unique to each individual and a journey of discovering what is right for you.  The central theme was around applying the principles of strategic management to your personal life and then supporting your strategy with specific and purposeful actions to help you achieve all your goals across your many roles.

Presented “Tales of a Hired Gun” to the Central TX Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.  Highly rated session that shared lessons learned around growth vs. turnarounds, the buy-side vs. the sell-side of M&A, and working with Private Equity

Closing Speaker at LeadingAge Texas Leadership Conference.  Topic was “Leading Through Transitions” and was rated a 4.9 out of 5.  Feedback included “powerful presentation…infectious energy…inspiring…unique experiences made for a compelling perspective and one that no one in the room will soon forget.”

Presented at Austin Human Resource Management Association Conference covering the strategic role of HR, the CEO and HR relationship, and ways to deliver more value through HR.  The session was rated “Excellent.”  Feedback from the participants included “Great Energy!” and “probably the best presentation ever for AHRMA.”

Keynote speaker at YPO Seminar entitled “Hired Guns – Your Next Opportunity Now.”  The seminar was geared towards CEOs who classify themselves as professional managers.   Participants were taken through the strategic and tactical process of finding the next career challenge and also gained valuable insight into the world of private equity.  The seminar was nominated for a Best of the Best Award and Mike’s workshop was rated 9.8 out of 10.  When asked what was the best part of the seminar, one participant wrote “Mike Aviles was flat out fantastic! I was blown away by his presentations.”  Another participant said “the best part of the seminar was Mike Aviles laying out a strategic roadmap for transitions.  His plan of attack was great!”

Other Events and Activities:

• Co-Chaired several Stanford Graduate School of Business Reunion Campaigns
• Served on the Racial Equity Task Force at the Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Emcee of Fundraiser for Breakthrough Central Texas.  Second time to lead “the ask” at a Breakthrough event.  Both times set a new fundraising record for dollars raised at an event
• Facilitate formation and selected on-going meetings for YPO Forums and Retreats
• Facilitated strategic planning meetings for various companies
• Led YPO Forum Retreats to unique places like Iceland, Wales, Chile, Columbia
• Wrote two books for clients: 1)  “A Magic Wand, 8 Principles for a Life of Success” and 2)  “More Than One” 
• Judge, MBA Executive Challenge, Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Presented “A CEO’s Perspective on Human Resources” to Austin’s Strategic HR Forum
• Presented the CEO’s Perspective of Trusted Business Advisors to an accounting, tax and consulting firm
• Presented “An Entrepreneurial Career Track” to students at Pace University in NYC