History
Formed in 2002 by a man whose initials are GL and Simon Blattner (Buddy,) GLSB formed to support small and medium sized companies with competencies outside their core knowledge. Our first client sought to develop a device to measure pain thresholds. Working with the two partners, we used our network and engaged large publicly traded companies to help develop the product. Subsequent to this effort, both partners traded consulting for entrepreneurship. Separately, both partners successfully built and sold companies.
Buddy kept GLSB going and over the last four years added several new clients with a similar characteristic - genuine knowledge of how to make or sell their product, but needing that business person that entrepreneurs need to make their brilliant ideas a reality.
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Consultant
President
Simon J Blattner, III (Buddy)
From working at AT&T to working in a privately held company to working in a private equity owned company to operating and then owning his own business, Buddy has worked in Business Services, Branded Wholesale Distribution, Value Added Distribution and both light and heavy manufacturing. Buddy is well known for his more than 35 year practice of creating and distributing excellent, easy to use, easy to read descriptions of the operations of a business. These documents inform stakeholders (lenders, shareholders, directors, professionals) but form the fundamental backbone of operating the business. Buddy trains the management team to rely on these reports to guide and understand their business.
Education
DePaul University
M.B.A., Finance 1992
University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., Political Science, 1981
Activities & Affiliations
• UCLA Alumni Association, Member
• National Fastener Distributors Association, Former Treasurer
• Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative, Former Director and Treasurer
Buddy's initial represents his agreement that he owns and is responsible for his work