Ray Silverstein

PRO Founder and President Ray Silverstein created his own network of peer advisory groups after he sold two manufacturing companies where he had been CEO, followed by a stint as facilitator for another peer group network. He came to understand the benefits of learning from colleagues facing similar challenges through his membership in the prestigious Young Presidents Organization, while he was operating a scattered network of facilities in five states and overseeing a worldwide sales organization. 2006 marked the publication of Ray’s book, The Best Secrets of Great Small Businesses, conveying 500 ideas that he has garnered from the members of PRO. Email Ray Silverstein

Barbara Bellman

PRO Principal Barbara Bellman has been involved in strategic marketing and brand management for more than three decades, with special expertise in the technology, beauty, health and medical industries as well as in social marketing and gender-specific marketing. She has owned and operated three successful agencies, in Los Angeles, Scottsdale, and in the Washington D.C. area. Her work with PRO supplements her activities as founder of 3 Legged Stool, a national branding consultancy based in Silver Spring, MD. Email Barbara Bellman.