Brian Dawson is the owner of Paradise Coast Solutions, Inc. and TAB Paradise Coast serving Florida's Paradise Coast from Everglades City to Fort Myers Beach, including Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs, Estero, and southern Fort Myers.
Brian has nearly 40 years of industry experience and has held positions of senior leadership within operations, engineering, and quality. He has experience within major Fortune 150 companies like Procter & Gamble and Eli Lilly, and within small closely held businesses where leaders wear many hats. Combined with 10 years of experience as a quality and compliance consultant and project leader in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, he brings a broad range of capability to The Alternative Board business. Brian earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, maintains certification as a Lead Quality Management System Auditor, and is a Senior Member of American Society for Quality.
Brian understands that every business is unique, and every business leader is faced with unique challenges. He believes the best business leaders invest in themselves to continually learn and master new skills needed to match the challenges of their ever-evolving businesses and personal lives. He is focused on providing unmatched service to his clients through coaching and mentoring to help them exceed their goals, including achievement of a healthy lifestyle balancing work and personal commitments. He connects with clients to develop a keen understanding of their needs and applies a practical and agile approach, leveraging the highly effective TAB advisory board experience and TAB tools, merged with his decades of practical experience and knowledge. Brian's principles of operation include respect and value all people, leadership by example, investment in people, every challenge is an opportunity, foster a positive work environment, and develop and utilize critical thinking skills.
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