Established in 2014, Capital Growth Partners is a professional business advisory firm comprised of seasoned mobility and technology industry experts with exceptional track records as entrepreneurs, C-suite executives, corporate leaders, disruptors and innovators
Kristofer built a career as a problem solver and relationship builder for firms at every point along the
growth curve. His focus on technology, process and solution development enables firms to quickly
implement positive change programs. With a dedication to client delight, Kristofer delivers measurable results, while implementing continuous improvement cycles.
Most recently, Kristofer served as a Senior Business Development Executive at Chartis Research, a world leading risk technology research and advisory firm. While at Chartis, he advised on strategic initiatives with Fortune 50 market leaders, emerging disruptors, and firms moving into the middle market. Prior to Chartis, Kristofer was the Director of Account Management for Lunavi, a global provider of IaaS, DevOps as a service, and cloud consulting. At Lunavi, he worked across verticals to implement solutions supporting workflow modernization, business continuity, and intelligent cloud migrations.
Kristofer is excited to bring his 20 years of experience to Capital Growth Partners and our clients. Understanding the grey area between client needs, operational process, delivery, and ongoing improvement is a challenge for all firms of all sizes. A challenge that Kristofer is always keen to tackle. Kris will be taking a pragmatic look both internally and externally to efficiently resolve such bottlenecks
to growth.
Allyson Lundquist, a distinguished Fortune 10 wireless executive, leverages her exceptional expertise in sales, client management, operations, and business development. In her 21-year career at AT&T, Inc., she catapulted the National Retail business unit from a startup to a $12 billion annual revenue powerhouse with a remarkable 37% average annual sales growth over 15 years.
Allyson’s impact spans adjacent industries, including device protection and the wireless secondary market. As Vice President of Global Client Management at Assurant, she managed a $1 billion+ P&L portfolio, outperforming the Pre-Tax Profit Plan by an exceptional 122% and surpassing all client and customer Net Promoter Score (NPS) goals. In her role as Vice President of Business Development for PCS Wireless, Allyson forged executive-level strategic partnerships with major U.S. carriers and MVNOs.
Beyond her corporate roles, Allyson has dedicated herself to providing consulting and advisory services to numerous organizations with a keen focus on revenue growth and operational optimization. She is a visionary strategist with a unique fusion of entrepreneurial skills, facilitating breakthrough innovations, and robust executive leadership capabilities to drive clarity, focus, and flawless execution. She leads with an infectious energy, transparency, and unwavering enthusiasm, fueled by her deep passion for people and a relentless commitment to delivering results. Allyson is renowned for her straightforward and collaborative leadership style, marked by her exceptional skills in influence, facilitation, and problem-solving. She is recognized for her strategic acumen, simplifying even the most intricate projects and operations to drive remarkable top and bottom-line results. Her can-do attitude and fearless approach to even the most daunting challenges set her apart as a true industry leader.
Introducing a Visionary for Capital Growth Partners
Dynamic, analytical, and results-driven Executive with over 29 years of exceptional sales, and business leadership roles. His belief in “better the best” customer experiences brought success throughout his tenure in Telecommunications, Wireless, Cable MSO Industry and Enterprise. Daniel’s expertise in scaling new product solutions, territories, OEM, and channel partnerships on a global spectrum empowers him to lead new strategic growth initiatives.
Bridging the Gap and Paving the Pathway for Business Development Excellence
Over the past 29 years while incorporating an “average never works mentality”, Daniel Suarez has participated in five mergers and acquisitions, including the purchase of Ascend Communications by Lucent Technologies and more recently, ADVA Optical Networking’s acquisition of Overture Networks now Adtran. Daniel recognizes market opportunities and whitespace for change among world-leading C-suite executives in the MSO and Telecommunications space that has been leveraged into launching next-generation solutions, such as SDN/NFV Cloud Services, Security, API Marketplace, and SD-WAN.
Recently from Radisys – Jio a multi-billion-dollar OEM and Wireless Operator company where he had proven to be a critical asset to the success of growing revenue and impacting the bottom line with blueprint business development strategies around IIOT, FWA, ORAN , NaaS, and Broadband Access portfolio.
Donnah is an experienced Executive Assistant with more than 15 years of experience. She has worked with law firms, call centers, sales organizations, and market research firms. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Capital Growth Partners team and serves a vital role in administrative oversight for the team.
Highly accomplished senior-level executive with over 25 years of experience in executive leadership, business development, revenue growth, brand development, and operational efficiencies.
Has a proven track record of maximizing profitable revenue and investment returns by delivering critical solutions, enhancing customer experiences, and leading productivity expansions in high-growth companies. Skilled in achieving operational excellence by developing marketing strategies, leveraging supporting resources, and establishing results-focused objectives and timetables.
Core competencies include business turnaround, strategic planning and alliances, employee engagement and satisfaction, project management and implementation, marketing strategies and sales operations, and communication of brand, mission, and focus.
Dana has leveraged his 30+ years of senior leadership experience with a $3.97 billion company. He is an innovator in providing a proven, world-class, and transformational system of customized high-performance coaching, consulting, and training services to help individuals, executives, and organizations achieve their highest potential.
His services are customized for each organization using some of the most recognized and successful programs in the world. Using credentials as a Certified High-Performance Coach (High Performance Institute), Executive Director with The John Maxwell Team and a world class sales development program called the sales playbook.
• High-Performance Coaching using High Performance Indicator (world’s first validated assessment on high performance) to analyze 100+ performance variables in six key categories that were proven to relate to a person’s long-term success potential in the largest, most comprehensive high-performance studies ever conducted.
• John Maxwell Consulting & Resources using the transformational leadership methodologies developed by John Maxwell, Business Insider & Inc. Magazine’s “Most Influential Leadership Expert in the World” and #1 New York Times best-selling author/coach.
• DISC Personality Assessment & Coaching incorporating DISC theory (used for 30+ years) to assist you in exploring your personality style and how you can build better relationships, communicate, and connect at a higher level.
Proven “sales playbook” methodology for development and training activities will enhance your sales team effectiveness in gaining and retaining more sales for your organization.
Tony has 30+ years in executive operations leadership , the last 20 years spent in the wireless industry. Former Chief Mobility Officer at Stream Energy and Merchandising Vice President Mobility at RadioShack.
He has developed a diverse set of strengths that give him an edge in highly competitive markets. Tony excels at identifying, planning for, and leading teams through periods of accelerated growth. He drives customer-focused initiatives and truly value strong, diverse, cross-functional teams. He is always seeking new challenges to overcome in the wireless marketplace.
John has over 30 years of delivering consistent and profitable growth. In roles spanning Finance, Corporate Development, and Sales, he has been the driving force behind such achievements as orchestrating 40% growth over 2 years, showcasing his strategic planning and business execution ability.
What sets John apart is his unique combination of skills, positioning him as a strategic architect capable of envisioning growth opportunities and executing meticulously crafted plans.
As the Chief Sales Resultant for the past 20 years, John has demonstrated foresight, precision, and a commitment to delivering sustainable top-line results for his clients.
Bernie’s career spans more than 40 years and has centered around Sales, Sales Management and Marketing. These positions were primarily focused on Consumer Electronics & wireless products and services. His experience includes retail and wholesale client projects, direct management of multiple retail locations, communications technology sales to education, small & medium sized business as well as enterprise and government clients. Most recently he owned and operated a successful Amazon business.
New product launches are another area in which Bernie has succeeded on behalf of clients and employers. This includes but is not limited to team training on new products, advanced marketing of products to be launched, performance tracking and ROI modeling.
A driven leader with a passion for directing growth stage businesses. Strategic thinker with diverse experience in all phases of the telecommunication industry. Proven track record of delivering strong consistent revenue growth. Steve has been a Public Company CEO, has led several start-ups to profitable exits and was a senior executive at Charter Communications responsible for the launch and early-stage growth of their Business Service division. Stephen has also raised millions of dollars in early and mid-stage funding, provided M&A advisory services and has overseen several mergers & acquisitions.
Bob is a wireless industry veteran of more than 35 years. His experience includes management roles with regional, national, and international wireless carriers.
In addition, he’s held senior executive roles with an award-winning regional wireless retailer, an accessory manufacturer, and provided consulting services to numerous companies in a variety of wireless industry segments.
Mr. Lafon is a frequent keynote speaker, panel moderator or panelist at industry trade shows and is known globally as a thought leader in his field. He currently serves on several advisory boards within the wireless industry and periodically writes articles for wireless industry publications.
