“Working with the CRT gave us the focus we needed for continued success.
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Talk to CRT if you want advice from over-qualified, unbiased people. But be willing to listen. If you’re not going to listen, don’t waste your time. I know it sounds too good to be true, but I’m here to tell you that I couldn’t have hand picked better

It is great to know that these successful entrepreneurs are giving back to San Diego through the process of helping others for simply the satisfaction of having done so.

There are a lot of people that need CRT’s mentorship, but they either don’t know it, let their egos stand in the way, or think they don’t have time for it. CRT helped us move through an important phase of growth more rapidly and less painfully than we e

I have no doubt that working with CRT will be absolutely one of the best experiences you will have in your business life.

The time I spent with my CRT mentors was very rewarding. Their advice was invaluable and covered everything from guidance on fundamental management issues to the detailed terms of a complex technology transfer deal. I was truly touched by the spirit

CRT has some of the smartest leaders in San Diego. It should cost a small fortune to get an hour of serious scrutiny and advice about your business from this group. Lucky for us entrepreneurs, they are willing to help for free. CRT is a no-brainer.

Being in business for many years, I have read many business books, listened to many motivational speakers, and gone to lots of business seminars. Oftentimes, I was energized and motivated, and ready to go after these exercises. Unfortunately, it always seems that the half-life of such benefits is very short. Old habits come back very quickly.

The CRT process is an entirely different thing. I have never done a more comprehensive analysis and evaluation of my business as we did in this process. I have a much better understanding of what makes my business tick and what makes me tick. Two years out, I feel that I am still getting a lot from the process, and rather than decreasing in value, it actually increases over time as plans come to fruition and results are there.

“Working with CRT was the best business decision I have ever made. These are not a bunch of retired ‘good old boys’. These are successful executives who have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share. The advice they provide is relevant, curre”

Set your ego aside and open yourself up to the possibilities. Our problems and the corresponding solutions were right in front of us. We just needed an outside perspective to help us find them.

Working with the CRT allowed us to clearly define and articulate our vision for the company in a living document that we can continue to use. I would recommend this process to any company that wants to challenge its direction and is looking for sound fee

I would recommend the CRT experience to any entrepreneur who is given the opportunity.

These guys are like angels that dropped down from above. We will look back 10 years from now and realize our success came from the direction and guidance that the CRT members provided us for free.

Participating in the CRT allows its members to give back to the community, and supporting the CRT is a way for Fish & Richardson to do the same.

You should take the opportunity to learn whenever it’s offered. This whole experience has been an incredibly valuable gift to our company.

Working with CRT is a once in a lifetime opportunity for an entrepreneur.

The CRT input was extremely valuable, but more valuable was the process they put the team through. You are forced to think differently, while reexamining parts of your business and recognizing where change within the organization can make a big difference.

I wanted to express my gratitude for all that CRT has done for Aquaneering. You have opened our thinking about how to run the company better in many ways, and have exposed us to some important resources, which have in turn exposed us to additional resources. We have a better understanding to scrutinize our financials, we have a new CPA who is very in-tune with manufacturing, and we have comprised an advisory board to help us with growing the company.

The time and energy that you have invested to assist us with improvements will not be forgotten and we truly appreciate the expertise and experience that you have shared. (Wendy Porter-Francis, Vice President)

“This is an opportunity to engage some of the best business minds in the area. They have no hidden agenda but to help your company succeed. If given the chance, why would you hesitate?
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The Chairmen’s RoundTable is an incredible San Diego resource. Going through the mentoring process provided significant value and I feel very lucky to have been selected to be a part of it.

“The engagement with CRT provided a clear view of the metrics required to attain our goals – and it remains a beacon to guide us there.
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I found my experience with CRT to be invaluable.

I joined CRT because I have valued all my mentors and supporters in the past

By working with the CRT members, our company received priceless information. This kind of information would have cost us thousands of dollars if we had hired consultants.

I have grown both professionally and personally from my CRT experience.

The process the CRT members put us through opened our eyes enabling us to see an end result and then gave us the management skills to make the hard decisions that changed the direction of the company and is the reason we are still in business and thriving.

CRT took the time to learn our business and help us move forward at All Access Rentals to become a better company. They listened to our issues, found ways to solve them, and helped us become more profitable while continuing to grow and support our customers. The team CRT assigned to us at All Access Rentals consisted of highly trained leaders that showed us the direction to take our company and gave us a detailed plan on how to achieve our goals. I would highly recommend—actually I believe it should be mandatory—if you have a good company and want to make it extraordinary then CRT is the place to start. At All Access Rentals we will be indebted to CRT forever.

“I’m not sure we’d be where we are today without their (CRT) guidance…
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Working with CRT was the best business decision I have ever made. These are not a bunch of retired ‘good old boys’. These are successful executives who have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share. The advice they provide is relevant, current, a

Most of the jobs in the U.S. are created by small to mid-sized businesses. CRT helps those businesses thrive and grow. So this is important work for the country. It is also stimulating and highly rewarding.

The value of CRT to me are new assignments, meeting new people and business challenges, connect with other mentors and sponsors, see results of mentoring process.

I joined CRT to stay engaged in San Diego business activities after retiring from corporate life, and contribute to private businesses in the community.

I value the thrill of helping business owners grow and the friendship of other the members.

The value of CRT is the depth of involvement with clients and the exchange of ideas with such a talented and diversified group of mentors.

The value of CRT is coaching and mentoring small business owners resulting in significant value creation.

The value of CRT to me is I have the opportunity to meet and work with lots of interesting and active professionals.

The value of CRT is the ability to have a positive impact on small businesses to help small business owners and their employees. It is a pleasure to be part of such a diverse and high level professionals that I can continue to learn from.

CRT is a great team to win with!

I joined CRT as a way to give back to the San Diego community.

I joined CRT to support the local business community.

I enjoy CRT because of the magic of independent advice – nowhere else can you get the plain unvarnished truth that isn’t overshadowed by personal aspirations or the desire for money.

CRT allows me to continue to learn, to continue to give and to continue to impact.

It is very rewarding to help San Diego CEOs become more successful. I also enjoy the interaction with, and learning from, our impressive clients and CRT members.

I joined CRT to give back to the community.

I joined CRT because I wanted the opportunity to give back to the San Diego business community and to help small business owners strive to achieve their goals. I also appreciate the opportunity to share the knowledge I have learned over the years in business and hopefully that knowledge can help other business owners to be successful.

I joined CRT because in retirement I wanted to keep active in the business community with both new relationships and challenging projects. I taught in the College of Extended Studies at SDSU for 16 years and found teaching kept me current on the business world, and taught me as much as I was teaching. I believe CRT will do the same. With my professional career exposing me to so many different types of businesses, I can bring a broad range of experience to different organizations.

I joined CRT to provide assistance to businesses and young entrepreneurs by sharing experience and guidance. It’s a way of giving back!

I joined CRT because I enjoyed the experience of founding, growing and selling a small business and is looking to give back in order to help other small business owners achieve their long term goals.

CRT provides a constant learning experience about diverse businesses while applying proven business practices. It is very rewarding to help business owners realize their companies’ goals.

I value working with other great professionals at CRT!

I joined CRT to give back to our great business community!

At CRT I enjoy the diversity of engagements, mentor network, sense of community and the opportunity to support activated and coachable entrepreneurs in reaching the next level!

I joined CRT because I have valued all my mentors and supporters in the past

I value CRT for the networking and feeling of accomplishment on successful mentorships.

Love challenge and accomplishment. Can accomplish this through the companies I have mentored.

I value CRT for the diversity of our client base and the CRT eco-system of mentors, sponsors, partners, and supporters.

I joined CRT to help the community and be involved with entrepreneurs looking for help. To learn, and to engage with other CRT members, mentors, and mentees.

I joined CRT to help companies grow!!

Having enjoyed a rich and diverse professional journey including both small business ownership and large corporate leadership I am excited to give back by providing a healthy combination of ask and tell in my role as CRT mentor.

I joined CRT because I have discovered over the years that one of my unique abilities (a combination of skills, passion and creation of positive energy) is to mentor. CRT is another avenue that allow me to use that ability while giving back to the San Diego business community.

I joined CRT for Personal Growth – by surrounding myself with the best of the best, I am amazed at what I can learn.

I was invited to a meeting by David Duval in 2005. Was very impressed by what CRT did and joined at that time.

I am proud of the work we do as mentors, and I think Chairmen’s Roundtable is a worthy program that provides real value to business owners in San Diego.

I value CRT for the other mentors and the companies we have the opportunity to mentor.

I joined CRT to give the benefit of my white hair to entrepreneurs.

I joined the CRT to help companies in San Diego realize their goals and connect with other companies to help them scale.

I value CRT because I love entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs. I love to share my experience with entrepreneurs.

Now that I am retired, CRT is a great way to stay engaged, help businesses and people to succeed and meet interesting new people.

I joined CRT because I loved the idea of using all the experience I had to “give back” to the next generation of CEO’s.

I joined CRT to use my experience to help other companies and to learn new industries and technologies.

I joined CRT because I love helping small businesses.

There is great satisfaction in helping others to succeed.

The value of CRT to me are the wonderful talented colleagues.

One of the values of CRT is the network of mentors is fantastic and I continue to learn from the group during every meeting and client engagement.

I joined CRT because I enjoy coaching and seeing companies grow and succeed.

The breadth of business challenges is always interesting.

I joined CRT to help people.

I joined CRT to give back to the community by helping businesses succeed

CRT is a room with the best of the best in San Diego.

I enjoy the sense of satisfaction in making a contribution to someone else’s success.

I have enjoyed the cases I have worked on thus far and have been told that CRT mentor-ship is helpful. I have learned a lot in the process.

The experiences of mentoring companies and the satisfaction of being responsible for Client Acquisition has been wonderful.

I joined CRT because it’s by far the best advisory resource for growing, privately owned businesses in San Diego.

I joined CRT to help create opportunities for others that otherwise might not have existed

I joined CRT to provide my experience to businesses seeking to succeed in their goals.

I value CRT because I really enjoy meeting different people and helping them solve whatever problems they may be having.