A strategist and visionary. A dreamer. A forward and big picture thinker. AND A tactician. A next steps doer. An impatient results focused planner.

All of our co-workers and friends know exactly whose name attaches to which description. It doesn’t really matter. Together, it’s a tremendous partnership.

OK. So Curt is the visionary, the dreamer. His past includes 30 years at General Motors, 17 of those in Spring Hill, Tennessee at Saturn Corporation (where we met). His assignments included development of Saturn’s just-in-time logistics and production system, plant manager, new product launch director and director of e-commerce. At some point, the work wasn’t as much fun anymore, so Curt moved on. He’s followed (or blazed) several different paths including a stint in the private equity world as vice president of Indian Motorcycle, as well as his real estate ventures focused around adaptive reuse of commercial properties. An interesting intersection of his exposure to industrial facilities as manufacturing assets now turned to alternate uses in an environmentally responsible utilization of existing buildings.

One of his current projects is The Mill at Lebanon. His dream is for the Mill to be preserved and transformed into a mixed use space including, of course, the ReInvention Station. Curt brings an especially unique and broad perspective to the ReInvention Station. His experience in the manufacturing environment combined with his technical education at Kettering University, his business education at Harvard Business School, and his multiple entrepreneurial ventures provide the perfect blend of expertise to guide this endeavor.

On the personal side, Curt is married and enjoys his two great sons. His hobbies include historic preservation of residential houses and restoration of antique and classic cars (come check out Hot Rod Alley, a museum at The Mill at Lebanon which features several of his own cars).

Who is Candy? Find out in another blog … coming soon.