Experience
I've Been in the Seat.
CB Advisory Group isn't built around theory.
Carl Baldesare has built businesses, led teams, managed full P&Ls, created operating systems, navigated growth, and made decisions when the answers weren't obvious.
He understands what it means to be responsible for the people, the numbers, the customers, and the results.
Real Operating Experience
$2M → $15M
Scaled revenue in a multi-unit operating environment.
86 Locations
Maintained 0% voluntary turnover during sustained growth.
$400M → $640M
Helped scale a national business.
400+ Partners
Built and managed a platform serving more than 400 business partners and 45,000 consumers.
Concept → Production
Built operations from concept through production, including facility layout, workflows, sourcing, labor, and operating systems.
The Experience Behind the Advice
Carl's background spans entrepreneurship, operations, manufacturing, sales, leadership, business development, and executive advisory work.
He has worked inside businesses where growth created new problems, where systems had to catch up, where teams needed stronger leadership, and where decisions had real consequences.
That experience shapes the way CB Advisory Group approaches every engagement.
There isn't always a need for a massive transformation.
Sometimes the business needs a better decision.
A clearer expectation.
A stronger leader.
A simpler system.
A different operating rhythm.
A recalibration.
The Difference
You won't get a theoretical playbook built from someone else's business.
You get experience that has been tested in the real world.
Build it.
Lead it.
Fix it.
Scale it.
That's the experience CB Advisory Group brings to the table.