About Us
Peer to Peer Advisors -- Where Business Leaders Build Strong Relationships, Share and Grow Together
We build semi-customized Boards of Advisors for business leaders of mid-sized and small companies. Operating in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, we help business leaders connect with the people and the resources they need to grow. Our primary roles are matchmakeers and facilitators.
As matchmakers we customize each Peer to Peer Advisors Group, focusing on client goals and ensuring the members are seated with true peers -- people who can help them and whom they can help.
As facilitators we value our members time and deliver a return on their time investment. All Peer to Peer facilitators are the best in the field, each bringing well over 20 years experience to the table. Our facilitators are there to deliver value to our clients. They are not selling and not looking for consulting gigs or other revenue opportunities. Our focus is on our members, their relationships with others, and delivering value in every meeting.
Our People
Ken Cook is the Founder and Managing Director of Peer to Peer Advisors. Ken's background includes twenty plus years consulting with entrepreneurial and high growth firms and middle market companies, focusing on marketing, sales and growth strategies. Ken's consulting includes five years as a Senior Contract Consultant for Inc. Magazine. He was one of only four consultants nationally whom Inc. contracted to work directly with the Inc. 500. He's written two books published by The American Marketing Association and McGraw-Hill, and columns for The Hartford Business Journal, The Boston Business Journal and The AMA Website. Ken has spoken at Inc. Magazine Conferences, National Innovation Workshops for The U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and internal IBM, NCR, and Verizon conferences. He worked with The Department of Defense as a Senior Consultant in their Mentor/Protege Program, and was a former adjunct faculty member at Boston University and Wright State University's Management Education Centers.
Harry Barrett has vast experience as a facilitator and catalyst/muse working with clients to develop new solutions, imbed skills in an organization, and design and implement ways to foster greater creativity and innovation. From 1993 -- 2008 Harry worked for Synectics as Partner and Managing Partner. Synectics (www.synecticsworld.com) has long been recognized as the founder of the field of innovation process facilitation, and a leader in enabling its clients to harness individual creativity and maximize teamwork and collaboration. A sampling of some of Harry's clients includes American Express, The U.S. Army, Intuit, The Boston Beer Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Turner Boradcasting, Pfizer, Ford Motot Company, Harvard University, Schlumberger, Time Warner and WellPoint.
Peg Kelley is a meeting maven. She is a member of the International Association of Facilitators and has written numerous articles about facilitation and creative thinking. She co-authored 39 Secrets of Effective and Enjoyable Meetings, published in Spring 2000. Peg is also an alumni of Synectics. Her focus was on new product and service development and involving consumers and consumer viewpoints in the invention process. Peg has her M.B.A. from Simmons College and her B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts. Some of Peg's clients have included Warner-Lambert, AT&T, VISA International, VeryFine Products and US Airways.
Candis Cook has over 25 years experience, encompassing work with NCR Corporation, and most recently Synectics, Inc. Candis' work with Synectics included the development of programs on topics such as Collaboration, Coaching, Team Building, and Innovation and Creativity. She has worked with corporations on a global basis, helping them infuse collaboration and creativity into their organization and workforce. A sampling of her clients include IBM, Nabisco, Bank of America, Burger King, Campbell Soup, HBO, JP Morgan Chase, Maritz, Time Warner and Kraft.
Pam Butterfield, founder of Business Success Tools, has extensive business experience as a consultant to small and mid-sized closely held companies, as well as Fortune 1000 companies, helping organizations plan and implement signficant change initiatives. Pam is an expert in Succession Planning, both from the owner's perspective and the perspective of the organization continuing and sustaining successfully. Pam heads up our Transition Planning Practice.