Tom Schnurr

About Tom Schnurr

Business Edge is a leader in management and turnaround consulting. It has been inspiring and guiding senior teams to shift their mindset to think strategically, gain clarity, execute, and improve processes to increase productivity and performance. The team at Business Edge has more than 100 years of progressive experience with companies in a variety of industries including manufacturing, distribution, and service companies ranging from $1M to $1B+ in revenues. Barry Pace and Terry Myers founded Business Edge, with a common mission of doing what is right for the client and teaching them “why” and “how-to.” During the 2008 Recession, they helped many companies bridge the gap from stress to success. In 2010, Rick Lowenberg joined them as a Management Consultant in Minneapolis. After Pace’s retirement, Tom Schnurr joined Myers as a Business Edge Principle. Schnurr was former Managing Partner of a mid-sized CPA firm and a CEO of a $2B bank. Since joining Business Edge, Schnurr has expanded BE’s services to include litigation support and sales, mergers and acquisitions consulting. Business Edge’s primary services are leading and counseling clients through Strategic Planning and Execution; Restructurings, Turnarounds and Receiverships; Mergers and Acquisitions; and Litigation Support.

Experience

1. Principal

   Business Edge Llc

   Aug 2016 — Present

   Revitalizing, Restoring and Optimizing Stakeholder Value.We are a Des Moines-based management consulting firm that guides companies to bridge the gap from stress to success. We provide assessment and management consulting services to resolve difficult situations. Our experience, objective viewpoint and expertise translate into superior results.Our services include:Management ConsultingAssessment | Strategy | Measurement | ExecutionTurnaround | Restructuring | RefinancingSuccession | Exit StrategiesBusiness Edge is currently a leading force in management and turnaround consulting and has been advising management teams and helping companies for nine years. The team at Business Edge has more than 75 years progressive experience with companies in a variety of industries ranging from $1 million to over $1 billion in revenues. Our emphasis is on manufacturing, distribution and service companies with revenues of a few million to $100 million. While we serve clients nationwide, our focus is in the Midwest.How can Business Edge help you? Simple. We save you time and money. We get right to the heart of the matter. Regardless of how difficult and complicated a situation is, we can help you see through the distractions, sort through the layers, get rid of the extraneous, to sort out the problems that inhibit results. Then we can help you develop management processes and solutions and guide you through implementation.

Education

• Iowa Central Community College

  Associate of Arts (AA)

  1970 — 1972

• University of Iowa

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting

  1972 — 1974