Drew H. Schlaepfer

Senior Consultant

Areas of expertise

• Management Consulting
• Leadership Training
• Birkman Certified Consultant
• Organizational Structure
• Team Building
• Processes and Procedures

Background

Drew was born and raised in Ithaca, New York. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science. He later earned a Master’s of Business Administration Degree in Business Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York.

Upon graduation from Annapolis, Drew was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. He spent 21 years as a Marine Infantry Officer. Major assignments included Operations Officer of a Marine Expeditionary Unit -- an organization of 4,200 Marines and Sailors, and command of a Marine Infantry Battalion of over 1,200 Marines and Sailors. Drew served as a rifle company commander in combat during Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm where he was awarded a Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V”, and was the operations officer during the securing and recovery of the USS Cole following the terrorist attack on the ship in Yemen.

Drew is an honor graduate of the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School and a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College and U. S. Army Ranger School. Drew has also been awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Joint Service Commendation Medal.

Upon retirement from the Marine Corps, Drew entered the corporate world and worked as a Director of Operations for a large retail chain in the Virginia and Washington D.C. areas. In 2007, he migrated south and began work as a full-time business consultant based out of Tampa, Florida.

Bringing his vast leadership and management experience to his business consulting, Drew works with small and mid-sized companies helping them develop winning organizations and teams that are built on solid foundations. The fundamental building blocks of that solid foundation include: leadership, vision, values, organizational structure, goal setting, planning, processes and procedures, roles and responsibilities, performance evaluation systems, associate development, accountability and communication.

Drew has worked with numerous companies and has conducted leadership and stress management training with various organizations including the SEC and Big 10 college football officials and with every college football replay official in the United States. Drew serves as a coach and compass to help leaders navigate through their current challenges and build the solid foundation organizations need to succeed now and in the future.

Drew is a Birkman Certified Consultant who is passionate about the value the Birkman Method brings to individual leaders and organizations. He uses the Birkman Method to help companies in their hiring, selection, retention and retirement processes. He also uses this tool to assist in individual development to include coaching and executive coaching, conflict and crisis management, leadership development and teambuilding, culture and diversity training, stress management and relationship building.

Drew is an accomplished public speaker, lecturing to various organizations throughout the United States.



Daniel Shannon

Managing Director 

Background: 

Dan has over 14 years of experience developing business strategies for small to medium sized businesses.

Areas of expertise

• Incentive Based Compensation
• Asset Protection
• Exit Strategies
• Business Valuation