Looking to make a bottom line difference in you business? Then meet with other Long Island business owners to learn more about The Alternative Board. Sponsored by Empire National Bank.
Each facilitator with The Alternative Board® (TAB) is an experienced business person who has successfully completed an extensive TAB facilitator training program and participates in ongoing training sessions. Most facilitators run or have run their own businesses giving them a unique perspective to share with the board members.
The TAB facilitator guides the group discussions without dominating the meetings and encourages all members to express their views while keeping the discussion on track. They also ensure problem solving ideas are generated and the meeting does not become a gripe session.
Bruce Gernaey is managing partner of HyTech Consulting and The Alternative Board, Suffolk County, New York. He has more than 25 years experience leading both entrepreneurial and large corporations and is now focused on helping CEOs, presidents, owners and partners create, execute and exceed their personal and business goals. This is accomplished through sales, marketing and management consulting, pre and post employment talent management assessments, executive coaching and facilitating peer boards of business owners. Gernaey co-founded The Alternative Board (TAB) on Long Island. TAB is a selective, by invitation only, membership organization made up of presidents, CEOs and business owners who meet in small structured boards on a monthly basis to improve the profitability of their companies through the accountability of a board of directors. TAB has grown to over 150 members on Long Island since its founding in 1999. Prior to starting with TAB, Gernaey was director of marketing for Olympus Corporation, managing a $1 million marketing budget and growing sales at three times the market rate to $120 million. He has served as a director of sales and marketing for several companies, growing successful businesses ranging from start-up to large multi-national corporations. During his professional career, Gernaey has provided sales, marketing, strategic planning and new business development consulting to entrepreneurial and large corporations. Bruce has a master’s degree and is a TAB-certified facilitator as well as certified professional Strategic Business Leadership® Coach.