Garry Peterson

We would introduce you to Garry in person, but we’d have to catch him first. He moves fast – to create opportunities for our clients, to deliver business solutions to help us reach our goals and to show up at his next public speaking engagement. Not to mention he once bracket raced a 1967 Pontiac GTO. Slow is just not his speed.

When we were fortunate enough to meet Garry, we knew we needed to move quickly to get him on our team. And for the last 5 years, we’ve paired his years of operations and management experience and laser focus on implementation, with our creativity to grow our clients’ business as well as our own.

Prior to working with Rise, Garry made his mark on brands including Radio Shack, General Motors, Toyota, Nationwide Insurance, Huntington Bank and Marriott Hotels. You might know him from Midwest Business Coach and Orlando Business Coach consulting firms, both of which he founded.

Garry earned his BSME from Youngstown State University and his MBA from Baldwin-Wallace College. But serving as Drill Sergeant during the Vietnam War period and saving a 60-year old company from going completely bankrupt are some of his proudest moments. He might not call himself a hero, but our clients think he is.