Patrick Holcomb Drew Archer and Taylor Kerley with Ironwood Venture E31
Ironwood Venture is a management consulting company specializing in accelerating growth for emerging and middle-market businesses. We work with clients that range in industry but have a common need; bridging the gap between strategy and execution. 
We are passionate about seeing our clients succeed by working side by side with them to understand their business, their customers and their challenges in order to develop customized solutions that make the difference.
Our deep expertise and experience in operations management and product development coupled with building and leading high-performing teams provides clients with unmatched hands on guidance and support to realize their goal.
Patrick Holcomb is a highly accomplished Executive with proven leadership experience in the Engineering, Financial Services and Technology Sectors.
Deep experience with large multi-geographic operations, Big Data initiatives, strategic planning/implementation, sales management, talent development and revenue/expense optimization all centered around driving customer loyalty.
Drew Archer is an experienced outsourced CFO with exaperience in both an operational & strategic level.
This ranges from tactical assistance in QBO to close the books on time to strategic guidance around; detailed cashflow modeling, multi-year budgeting, profitability analysis, debt optimization and reporting requirements from outside stakeholders.
Taylor Kerley is a versatile and creative marketer with expertise in social media, branding, PPC, social advertising, graphic design, email marketing, photography, SEO, blogging, and overall marketing strategy.
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Thomas Barr is the Executive Director for Local First Arizona, the largest coalition of local businesses in North America. He advocates for a strong local business community that contributes to building vibrancy, equity, and prosperity across the state. A proud Arizona native and graduate of Arizona State University, Thomas leads the business coalition of Local First Arizona by advocating for the economic and cultural benefits provided by building strong local economies.
Thomas steers the strategic direction of LFA’s major programs and initiatives as well as the engagement of over 3000 businesses across Arizona. As Executive Director, Thomas guides a team of statewide senior directors overseeing the execution of LFA’s communication strategy, major initiatives and key partnerships, as well as the collaboration of over 30 staff implementing work in entrepreneurship programs, small business advocacy, local food initiatives, sustainability, urban development and community building. He frequently speaks to groups locally and nationally, presenting the impact of Local First Arizona and the importance of local economy work in building prosperity.
Outside of Local First Arizona, Thomas has participated in volunteering his time to many causes and organizations throughout the Valley including Young Nonprofit Professionals – Phoenix, Equality Arizona, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Heritage Square Foundation and Phoenix Legal Action Network. Additionally, Thomas is a 2018 Phoenix Magazine 40 Under 40 honoree, alumni of Arizona Leading for Change, and current participant in Valley Leadership Institute’s 40th cohort.
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