Neal Grossheider

For over 30 years, The Alternative Board (TAB) has provided small to medium business owners, CEO’s, presidents, and managing partners with the powerful tool of peer advisory. Providing a safe and confidential setting for non-competing peers to springboard their leadership, implement their personal and professional visions, and energize their organization. Receiving personalized professional coaching, proprietary business tools, and positive accountability.

Neal Grossheider, Owner and President of TAB Emerald Coast and ANV Business Solutions LLC, has over 15 years of leadership and coaching experience with the Air Force, both Active Duty and Air Force Reserve, and owning and operating an multi-award winning real estate team. Neal’s experience includes particular emphasis on leadership, people management, consulting, program creation and implementation, sales and sales management, mentoring and coaching, time management, and strategic planning. He is a graduate of the Northcentral University, earning an MBA with honors, and Southeast Missouri State University, earning a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications and Computer Networking. He holds certifications as an Air Force Master Instructor, Aviation Program Safety Management, and Aircraft Mishap Investigations.

Neal’s personal belief that everyday can have have a positive impact on someone else is evident in the passion he brings to his work through TAB Emerald Coast. He uses his knowledge, experience, and the power of TAB to make every leader more effective and fulfilled, every company more productive and a better place to work, and every journey more meaningful.

As a TAB member, through the regular coaching sessions and monthly Board meetings, I gain invaluable mentor and peer support. The TAB ethos and coaching approach has helped me to plan personal and business goals and set direction. This is supported by the wealth of knowledge, skills, experience and support that is shared by the board who provide Impartial, informed and considered guidance and advice on all types of business issues, that enable me to gain fresh perspectives, identify blind spots and fill my skill gaps. Over the last twelve months TAB has effectively become my company’s non-executive board and its members my trusted colleagues.

Saul Goldfarb

Goldfarb & Associates

There is no silver bullet to becoming successful, you just have to stay focused on your goals. TAB has helped my business grow significantly by encouraging me to take a step back and identify the basics I need.

Jo McCabe

Mr. Handyman

TAB helped me to focus on the things that have made my business scalable. I was tempted to divert my attention to another endeavor, but TAB helped me determine that was not prudent. The economy, and specifically new building starts, have helped, but the degree of capitalization would not have been possible were it not for TAB. I compare my situation with another franchise owner who was in my shoes several years ago and I am way ahead, in fact we just bought him out. My revenues have doubled, and my capacity has increased four times from what it was three years ago. I have time to be with my girls, work on my hobbies and enjoy life.

Bill Armstrong

President – ProHome Colorado

We have an excellent group of professional business owners. I learn something from them each month. Hearing and seeing what they are doing in their business is motivational for me. And they are not "yes" people. They tell me when I should be doing something differently.

Lynn Gastineau

Gastineau Log Homes, Inc.

My TAB coach has gotten me on track and kept me on track since 2005 toward the goals I’d originally stated," says Perlmeter. "I’m totally confident that we’ll continue to realize the vision that I have for the company in our second decade.

Stu Perlmeter

President – First Resource

16 yrs. in business. Company was run like mom and pop shop for 14 years. Since joining TAB we have been able to identify our niche in the market and now the company is being run like a real company with focus and clarity as to where we are going and an actual plan on how we’re going to get there. Our company is poised to grow in size and wealth beyond my expectations and with TAB I will be able to sleep at night in the process.

Ted Curato

TLC Painting

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