Brian Borders
Managing Partner at Mayfield Consulting
Business Operations Executive Turned Business Owner
Brian Borders helps owners, buyers, and investors identify and fix the problems that are slowing growth, making the business harder to run, or keeping important work from getting done.
Before becoming a business owner, Brian spent more than 30 years leading businesses, teams, and major initiatives across operations, sales, product management, technology, risk, and customer experience. That experience shapes how he works with Mayfield clients today: understand what is really causing the problem, simplify what has become too complicated, and make sure good ideas turn into action.
How Brian Helps:
Identify operational bottlenecks that slow growth or create unnecessary work
Improve sales processes, customer journeys, follow-up, and accountability
Connect marketing, sales, operations, and systems so work does not fall between teams
Turn priorities into practical plans with clear ownership and follow-through
Help buyers understand operational risks and priorities before and after acquiring a business
Help businesses complete important work when internal resources or experience are limited
Stop Playing Roulette With Your Business
How Small Businesses Fix Inconsistent Growth, Simplify Marketing, and Build Predictable Revenue
By Samantha Swain Melting and Brian Borders
Growth often becomes unpredictable when a company’s message, marketing, systems, priorities, and execution stop working together.
Stop Playing Roulette With Your Business gives small and mid-sized business owners a practical framework for identifying what is slowing momentum, focusing on what matters most, and building more consistent growth.
The book introduces the Mayfield Momentum Framework:
Focus
Message
Systems
Measurement
Execution
Background & Community Leadership
Professional Background
More than 30 years of executive and business leadership
Master of Business Administration, University of Toledo
Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, with an emphasis in Sales, University of Toledo
Six Sigma Green Belt
Community Involvement
Former Key Fundraiser and Foundation Participant, Yvette W. Ferris Foundation
Ready to Move Your Business Forward?
Whether you are growing a business, buying one, or trying to understand what is getting in the way, let’s start with a conversation. Tell us what you are facing, what you have already tried, and where another perspective could help.