Aldonna Ambler, The Growth Strategist™, has helped over 800 clients in Achieving Accelerated Growth With Sustained Profitability^®. Over the past 30+ years, her target markets have included construction-related distributors and family-owned businesses.

~ Several of her clients have become recognized leaders (role models) in their industry as a result of her work. For example, within electrical distribution, Capitol Light and Supply won several IMARK awards for improvement, growth, and innovation immediately following her tutelage. She piloted CLS's rapid flight past $ 100 Mil/yr within a few years of their plateau at $20 Mil/yr. ~ She's been a featured speaker at regional and national conferences sponsored by The Independent Electrical Distributor (TIED) and the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED). Her consulting and speeches have helped several electrical distributors increase market share and know if/when/how to do acquisitions, strategic alliances, geographic expansions, roll ups, etc. She has led successful projects with Granite City Electric, Walsh Electric, United Electric Supply, Kentucky Lighting, and is the growth strategist behind Western Extralite's exciting progress growing from $55 Mil/yr to $ 200 Mil/yr across a few years. @ Construction-related manufacturers have benefited from Aldonna's depth of understanding and capacity to really reach entrepreneurs. She led the "Translating Vision Into Action" aspects of a very effective brand campaign (dealer training) for GAF. She has helped Certainteed select and develop key managers. She helped US Home motivate its top sales people and Sandmeyer Steel make important succession-related decisions. Knoll International learned a participative strategic planning process. Her long-term clients include 16 major telecommunication companies. For example, Nortel benefited from Aldonna's leadership role in their brand-building campaigns and training for their distributors and dealers. AT&T values Aldonna's help evaluating prospective acquisitions. And Aldonna sparked innovation in Nortel's product development process.

@ She's helped dozens of contractors grow their businesses into resilient, thriving enterprises. Liber Rich & Sons, American Modular Builders, Mechanical Services Corp, Manna Crane, Monarch Remodelers, Seashore Construction, SMS Contractors, William Hellings & Co, etc. She's been a keynote speaker at local, regional, andnational conferences for various Homebuilders' Associations, the Association of Building Contractors, the National Association of Women in Construction, and others. She helps contractors "Break Through the Classic Barriers to Growth". @ Dozens of construction-related professional service firms have also grown their businesses through Aldonna's guidance. Architectural firms: Amenta/Emma and M.G. Zahn. Engineering firms: Stone and Webster, Pudeler, and Giovanni and Shulmann. Lighting design firms: Warfel and Schrager, and Avante. Interior design firms: B Dreyer and Decorating Den. Developers: Whitehall Properties and Morey. Realtors: ReMax, Pat Jones Real Estate, Applewood Realty, and Coldwell Banker. Appraisal firms: Greater Real Estate Appraisal Network. Environmental testing and remediation firms: Tank Tech (EnviroVision), Groundwater Environmental Services, and MAK Environmental. She's been a featured speaker at several national conferences including American Society of Interior Designers and the International Facility Managers Association. ” A sponsor of the Rutgers Family Business Forum, Aldonna has provided seminars on such topics as "Succession", "The Family Council, the Board of Directors and the Management Team". She's helped 80 family-owned businesses across the USA (All Points Van Lines-MO, Aquatrols-NJ, Marpac International-NY, Crinco-TX, CONNEX-CT, PEC Mobile Communication-IL, etc.) face tough decisions and move to the next level. Aldonna has provided training at the local, regional, and national levels for large family-owned businesses like H&R Block. Entrepreneurial Edge magazine sponsored a multi-city nationwide speaking tour. First Union Bank sent her on the road to do 13 seminars for their family-owned business clients. And she's had a 14-year run with the SUCCESS Symposium sponsored by Southwest Bell Corporation (SBC) and the SBA.