{"id":675,"date":"2026-07-23T12:41:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/project29.walstargroup.org\/?page_id=675"},"modified":"2026-07-25T04:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:53:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/project29.walstargroup.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About<\/span>
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I\u2019ve been advising owners of small businesses for over thirty years. In that time, I’ve worked with almost every type of business, from solopreneurs to companies with over 100 employees.<\/p>

I have an MBA (but don\u2019t hold that against me!). Over the years, I\u2019ve gained extensive experience dealing with the challenges that most small businesses face: marketing, finances, hiring the right people, managing growth, and understanding their management style. I\u2019ve learned to speak their language\u2014no complicated academic jargon. I\u2019ve found that when I mention \u201cstrategic planning,\u201d some eyes begin to glaze over, so I\u2019ve made it my goal to keep everything practical, concrete, and real.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For many years, I facilitated monthly business owner groups, where 8 to 10 owners would meet to give each other feedback, address challenges, and hold themselves accountable for the goals they set.<\/p>

I led these discussions, often standing at a whiteboard, taking notes, and guiding the conversation. Sometimes, meetings were hosted at members’ places of business. One memorable session was held on a catamaran in San Francisco Bay, where the group met on a boat while other passing boaters were puzzled by a guy with a flipchart out on the water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExchange ideas and gain practical feedback from fellow business owners facing similar challenges. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStay focused on your business objectives with regular check-ins and shared accountability.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u25cf About About Mike Van Horn I\u2019ve been advising owners of small businesses for over thirty years. In that time, I’ve worked with almost every type of business, from solopreneurs to companies with over 100 employees. I have an MBA (but don\u2019t hold that against me!). Over the years, I\u2019ve gained extensive experience dealing with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-675","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/project29.walstargroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/project29.walstargroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/project29.walstargroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/project29.walstargroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/project29.walstargroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/project29.walstargroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":703,"href":"https:\/\/project29.walstargroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/675\/revisions\/703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/project29.walstargroup.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}