David Olson

David Olson brings over 20 years of management consulting experience specializing in CEO Business Coaching, with a focus on top-line growth. He delivers services related to Strategy, Sales & Marketing, Culture, and Leadership. Prior to joining BMI Mergers & Acquisitions, David was the President of Walton Consulting, Inc., a management consulting firm he founded in 2001. He also co-founded an HR SaaS startup and served as a Principal & Senior Advisor with N2Growth. David has worked with 80 organizations across 50 industries, providing expertise as a C-Level business advisor. His extensive experience includes manufacturing and speaking at the national NIST Manufacturer’s Extension Partnership (MEP) conference, as well as serving numerous MEPs and their clients. Much of David’s practice has involved growth and exit consulting, value creation, executive search, and leadership development. This experience is invaluable for David’s BMI clients as they prepare for sale and address pre and post-transition management issues. Additionally, David is a Managing Partner and Publisher at Network Magazine, a high-end leader-driven B2B magazine. David was born and raised in Bethlehem, PA, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of South Carolina. He has been a regular teacher and speaker for various local businesses, universities, and non-profit ministries, and is a public speaker at national conferences. He currently resides with his wife and daughter in Allentown, PA.

Paul held various sales and marketing leadership positions at The Hershey Company where his general management talents were put to work as the organization’s first director of three distinct departments: Sales, Marketing and Business Planning. Paul has extensive experience with top retailers across consumer products channels including Food, Mass, Convenience, Drug, Dollar, Specialty stores and Wholesalers. Paul represented The Hershey Company on several acquisition teams, including the group which purchased Mauna Loa Macadamia nuts for $130MM. Paul Cocco began his relationship with BMI Mergers & Acquisitions as a business buyer. He and his wife grew the company they purchased from a struggling operation to Pennsylvania’s highest volume battery recycler in just six years. Along the way, Paul streamlined the supply chain, developed strategic buying and selling relationships and executed a product branding strategy which contributed to the company quadrupling in value. When it came time to sell the business, Paul and his wife chose to be represented by BMI due to their skill, professionalism and ability to add value during the original purchase. BMI appreciated Paul’s integrity and strategic thinking abilities and encouraged him to join the advisor team to help connect others to the same success as business buyers, owners and sellers. Paul also has a long history of supporting his community in various volunteering activities. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by The Milton Hershey School for building a nationally-recognized honors course taught at the school in part by Hershey employees. Paul has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing & Entrepreneurship from Baylor University. He works out of our Harrisburg office and resides in Hershey, Pennsylvania with his wife and two children. Contact Paul at 717-307-2473.