Joe has successfully facilitated the launch, growth, and exit of 100s of companies. Over many decades, he has helped businesses solve their most pressing challenges, accelerating their growth and maximizing their exit value.

In 1986, Joe founded and grew the Transworld Services Group staffing company to over $45 million in 10 years. By 1994, the company was among Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing, privately-held companies. Looking forward, Joe facilitated the business’ ISO 9002 certification, securing a standard of prestigious, international quality, and sold the company at a significant market premium ten years later. Soon after, Joe became President and 50% owner of ASG, a $3.5 million construction staffing company, building it into a $200 million business with 30 offices in five years. In 2007, ASG was sold to a publicly traded company, again at a market premium.

Joe founded RVR Consulting Group in 1999 as a full-service growth management consulting firm intended to help companies accelerate growth, execute turnarounds, and prepare for exit. RVR works to optimize and grow businesses for efficiency and profitability, and since its inception, RVR has expanded to include more than 40 team members. RVR currently works with more than 50 clients in 10 states each year to help them achieve their vision and generate faster returns.

In the community, Joe is the Board Chairman at the Conductive Education Center of Orlando (CECO), and is also on the Truist Bank Advisory Board. Additionally, He serves on Crummer’s Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship Advisory Board.

Business History & Accomplishments:

Mr. Grunow graduated from Rollins College receiving a B.A (majoring in economics) and an MBA (majoring in finance). He expanded his education at Miami of Ohio and qualified as a CPA in New York.

Mr. Grunow spent four years in public accounting and management services with Ernst & Ernst. In 1974 founded International Marine Industries and grew it to one of the world’s largest marine accessory manufacturers with 2,000 employees. He was twice nominated for this accomplishment for the “Small Businessman of the Year Award.”

Mr. Grunow joined Ocean Reef Club in 1990. He continued his leadership within the community serving on many committees at the club : Ocean Reef Advisory Board, Marine Advisory Board, Membership Committee, Tennis Committee, Social Committee, etc. He has held numerous board positions at the Health and Tennis Club.

Since joining the club, Mr. Grunow has become one of Ocean Reef’s largest property and equity owners and was president of more than a dozen condominium associations in which he owned property. Mr. Grunow was the past President of Yachtsman Inn and on the Yachtsman Inn Board for five years prior to 2010. Currently Mr. Grunow is President of the Ocean Reef Condo IV (Fdock), President of Yachtsman Inn, and President of the Golf Village Association. He is presently a Director of Angelfish Cay III, Director and past President of Pumpkin Cay Garden Home Association, Director and past President of Creek House, and was a Director and past President of Marina IV (H dock).

Mr. Grunow is a major benefactor to Ocean Reef: a Founder of the Ocean Reef Medical Center, a Founder of the Ocean Reef Cultural Center, and a contributor to the Academy at Ocean Reef and ORCAT.

He is a member of the Flying Club, Men’s Tennis Association, Fish and Gun Club, Anglers Club Men’s Breakfast Club.

Occupation/Business Consultant/Directorships:

Present

• Chairman-Grunow Enterprise Inc.- Consulting Services
• Chairman- Fairway Property Managers, Inc. (Reef Rentals)- Ocean Reef Rental Properties
• Vice Chairman- Morrow Equipment Company- North Americas largest Rental Crane Company
• Chairman- Kenyon Marine, Inc.- A leading stove provider to powerboats

Past

• Chairman- International Marine Industries, Inc.- Marine Holding Company
• Chairman- Lewmar Marine LTD- Worlds largest Winch manufacturer
• Chairman- Sparcraft Marine LTD-Custom Mast supplier to America’s Cup Yachts
• Chairman- Barient Marine, Inc.- Winch Manufacturer
• Chairman- Vigil Radar Electronics, Inc.-One of the first Digital Radar manufacturers
• Chairman- Adler Barbour Refrigeration Marine, Inc.-Refrigeration for sail and powerboats
• Chairman- Brooks and Gatehouse Electronics, Inc.-Electronic packages for racing yachts
• Chairman- Autohelm America, Inc.-Autopilot and Navigation Electronics
• Chairman- Isomat S.A. and Isomat, Inc.-Cruising Masts
• Chairman- Francespar –Cruising Mast
• Chairman- Navtec Rigging, Inc.- Rigging for Sailboats
• Chairman- Benjamin Priest Group LTD Holding Company in which he was chairman of 12 subsidiary engineering and manufacturing companies.
• Director and Chairman of Audit Committee- N.Y Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE Company)
• Director- Pentzer Division of Washington Water Power (NYSE Company)
• Director- Bertram Yachts, Inc.- Sport Fishing Powerboats

Gláucia Jones is a Corporate Counsel at Ravago Americas LLC, a global distributor of resins and chemicals headquartered in Orlando, Florida. In her role as an in-house attorney, she focuses primarily on drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.

Gláucia was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. She moved to New York in 2001 to pursue her goal to attend college in the United States. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York, has an M.B.A. from Crummer (PMBA48) and a Juris Doctor degree from Florida Coastal School of Law.

Evan Wyant serves as senior vice president and market president for the Greater Orlando market for BB&T, now Truist. Evan plays a critical role for the combined organization of BB&T and SunTrust, now Truist, serving his clients and his community in one of the largest and fastest growing markets for Truist. He is focused on inspiring and building better lives and communities and does that through a “client first” mentality and serving on many non-profit boards in Central Florida. Currently, he is serving the community through: Central Florida YMCA, Metro Board Member; UCF College of Business Dean’s Advisory Board; Junior Achievement of Central Florida Board Member; Visit Orlando Board Member; Conductive Education Center of Orlando Board Member; and Orlando Economic Development Investor Relations Committee.

Evan began his financial career with BB&T, now Truist, in Maryland in 2003. He relocated his family to Orlando, Florida in 2012. Evan attended Pensacola Christian College, where he majored in Business and Finance. In addition to his undergraduate degree, Evan is a graduate of American Bankers Association, Stonier Graduate School of Banking at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Lieutenant General (retired) Mark Hertling retired from the military in 2013, and since then he has served as a Senior Vice President and now an advisor at the Leadership Institute at Advent Health. His book, Growing Physician Leaders, provides leadership advice and tells the story of the course he was asked to teach at Advent Health. That course now has over 700 physician, nurse and administrator graduates.

Mark served for 38 years in the US Army as a tanker and cavalryman, commanding at every level from tank platoon to Field Army. He finished his Army career as the Commanding General of US Army Europe in 2012, where he over 60,000 soldiers and partnered with the Armies of 51 nations. He served a total of 38 months in combat, including a tour Commanding the US Army’s 1st Armored Division (1AD) and Task Force Iron in Northern Iraq for 15 months during the surge.

Mark received a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Military Academy in 1975, and he holds three master’s degrees: a masters of kinesiology from Indiana University’s School of Public Health, a masters in military arts and sciences from the Army’s School of Advanced Military Studies, and a masters in international relations and security studies from the National Defense University in Washington, DC. In 2019, Mark received a Doctor of Business Administration from the Crummer School of Business at Rollins College, defending research addressing physician leadership in the healthcare industry.

After retiring from the Army, LTG Hertling was appointed by President Obama as one of 25 members to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sport and Nutrition. He serves as an advisor to the non-profit organizations “Mission: Readiness” in California, “Operation Gratitude” in Washington DC. He is an adjunct scholar at West Point’s Modern War Institute, he serves as an executive member of the Dean’s Alliance at the School of Public Health of Indiana University, and he is an adjunct professor of strategic leadership at the Crummer School of Business at Rollins College. He is the senior military and national security analyst for CNN/CNN International.

Mark is married to his best friend, Sue. They have two sons, two terrific daughters-in-laws, and five grandsons.

William A. Grimm is an Executive-in-Residence for Entrepreneurship and Negotiation at the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College, where he brings many years of experience with venture capital, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and negotiation into the classroom. Prior to joining the full-time faculty, he served as the chair of the advisory board for the Rollins Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship for six years.

Before serving 35 years as an attorney, he was the chief financial officer of a publicly held company and later was a vice president of corporate finance for an investment banking firm. He also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Grimm’s law practice focused on technology companies and the unique problems they face. He has worked with many high technology companies in Central Florida, including several publicly held companies, and has handled numerous mergers, acquisitions and venture capital transactions. Additionally, he has been instrumental in helping companies go public and has been a member of the boards of directors of several high technology companies.

Mr. Grimm is vice chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida and is a member of the Florida Bar and the American Bar Association. He has been named to Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite and recognized in the Best Lawyers in America and Florida Super Lawyers publications. He has published articles in a variety of journals, and is a well-known speaker in Central Florida at seminars on venture capital financing and initial public offerings. He is the author of What Entrepreneurs Need to Know; Avoiding Big Mistakes That Can Prevent Success.

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Dan Biller joined the Crummer faculty in 2019 from the World Bank Group and teaches Economics. At the World Bank Group, he held several managerial and technical positions. In his last position, he was the Manager of the Economics Unit in the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance arm of the World Bank Group, overseeing MIGA’s country and project risk assessment as well as the analysis of development impact.

Prior to joining MIGA in 2013, Dr. Biller was the Sustainable Development Lead Economist for the World Bank’s South Asia Region, Lead Economist for the East Asia and Pacific Region, and Environment and Natural Resources Program Leader at the World Bank Institute. He was also a senior economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and has taught at universities and worked with private sector and governments on infrastructure and mining/hydrocarbon regulatory issues while he was on the staff of the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Brazil.

Dr. Biller has published extensively on topics such as economic development, natural resource and environmental economics, sustainable consumption, urban/rural linkages, infrastructure, climate change, and social development issues. He received his PhD and master’s degree in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in geophysics from the University of Kansas.

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