Prior Naval Officer and now a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch

Bob Anderson started his career by joining Allen-Bradley (now Rockwell Automation) as a Sales Engineer. He progressed in the organization working both in sales and product division functions. After many middle management assignments he became Vice President Southern Sales region, then Vice President & General Manager of the company’s motor control center business. He eventually assumed responsibility for all four of the Rockwell Automation systems businesses. Bob retired from Rockwell Automation in 2004.
Bob has a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He is a Corporate Board member of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, a SCORE counselor and trainer in both Wisconsin and Florida, and a Partner in the Now4life charity. Bob’s major areas of expertise are in General Management, Sales, Marketing, Strategic Planning and International Business.

I was born into a family of entrepreneurs. I have been an entrepreneur, coached entrepreneurs, worked as a turnaround specialist with entrepreneurs and worked for entrepreneurs for over 20 years. My focus and passion is on leadership where I have an advanced degree and have spent much time helping leaders maximize their potential. Here is my bio:

Richard M. Pfohl, D.S.L., is founder and principal of Navigos Consulting, LLC, a leadership, strategy and foresight consulting firm based in Connecticut. He has over twenty years coaching leaders in those organizations. He has experience in automotive, education, financial, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, telecommunications, technology and utilities organizations. In addition, he has written over thirty articles on leadership and is currently working on a book related to his area of expertise and a concept he developed termed "Anticipatory Leadership". His continued interest in advancing leadership has led him to begin a column on leadership, to develop a leadership TV program and a leadership radio program, and to help networking communities form leadership summits. He has presented at numerous conferences and earned his Doctorate in Strategic Leadership (D.S.L.) from Regent University with a focus on Strategic Foresight.

40 years experience in writing business plans Specialize in business start ups. IT knowledge.