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The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has enlisted the help of five industry experts to answer your business questions. Please submit your business-related questions to
asktheexpert@nashvillechamber.com and receive personalized advice from this quarter’s leading experts.
Once your question has been submitted and sent to our panel of experts, you will receive a response via email within five to seven business days.
To view past questions and answers, visit our
online Q&A forum.
Disclaimer: The answers in this forum are provided as a source of information only and should not be intended as legal advice. The views and opinions expressed by the experts are not necessarily those of the Chamber, and the Chamber is not responsible for any statements of the experts.
Who’s answering your questions?
 | Vic Alexander, CPA, ABV, CFF, chief manager, KraftCPAs PLLC
Areas of expertise: Accounting, tax planning and consulting, litigation support, business valuation, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, deal negotiation and structuring supports, transaction accounting, succession planning
Vic Alexander has been the face of KraftCPAs PLLC, one of the largest and most respected CPA firms in Middle Tennessee, since he became chief manager of the firm in 1993. Having started his career with Kraft in 1982, he has become a go-to expert for businesses on issues related to accounting, tax and business valuation, among others. He has been also been a resource for lawyers by supporting them in litigation with financial analysis and consultation. He is often regarded as an adroit negotiator and expert witness in the courtroom.
Alexander provides many consulting services for the firm’s entrepreneurial clients as well. He assists in evaluating financing alternatives and proposed purchases or sales of business interests. He has assisted start-up entities in the development of business plans and helped existing entities evaluate the feasibility and ramifications of proposed business transactions.
Alexander has worked with numerous clients in real estate and construction, printing, advertising, entertainment, legal profession and venture or mezzanine funds.
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 | David Bohan, chairman/CEO, BOHAN Advertising | Marketing
Areas of expertise: Marketing, advertising, branding, social media
David Bohan started his career on the client side as Tennessee’s assistant commissioner of tourism. When he moved to the agency side, he worked with one of Nashville’s largest agencies before starting his own. In 1990, he founded Bohan Agency with four employees and one client. Today, BOHAN still has that one client and one of the original employees.
BOHAN is a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, and Bohan has served on the association’s board of directors.
BOHAN clients include Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, United Methodist Communications, HCA TriStar hospitals and Shoney’s Restaurants.
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 | Steve Hayes, senior partner, The Human Capital Group, Inc.
Areas of expertise: Executive search/talent acquisition, leadership development, cultural change, building high-performance teams and executive coaching
Steve Hayes is the senior partner and founder of The Human Capital Group, a retained executive search and leadership consulting firm with offices in Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina, and affiliate offices in 29 countries around the world. He has more than 25 years of broad based, multi-industry, and global experience as a human resources executive with specific skills in guiding companies through talent acquisition, cultural change, organizational & management development, performance management and succession planning, and executive coaching.
Prior to founding The Human Capital Group, Hayes was chief human resources officer for ClientLogic/Sitel, a 17,000-employee global business process outsourcing company. In addition, he served as VP of human resources for Russell Athletic & MagneTek, and as a director for PepsiCo/Frito-Lay and Amoco/BP.
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 | Lewis Lavine, president, Center for Nonprofit Management
Areas of expertise: Nonprofit management, advocacy, government relations, philanthropic activity
Lewis Lavine is president of the Center for Nonprofit Management. His responsibilities include management of the center's operations, assuring its fiscal integrity, carrying out its mission, implementing the policies established by its board, and creating a vision for its future alongside the board.
Prior to joining CNM, Lavine was the chairman of The Ingram Group, a government relations and public affairs consulting firm based in Nashville. A graduate of Davidson College, he earned his master's degree in economics from Vanderbilt University. His career has included a number of government posts, including chief of staff to Governor Lamar Alexander. He recently assisted current Governor Bill Haslam during his transition into state leadership. Lavine has served on a number of nonprofit and government boards in Tennessee and Washington.
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 | Hannah Paramore, president, Paramore | the digital agency
Areas of expertise: Web development, digital media, social marketing
Hannah Paramore is an entrepreneur, national speaker, digital marketing maven, and the President of Paramore|the digital agency in Nashville, Tennessee, a $5 million, 10-year-old company of 24 people.
Paramore works with a variety of businesses including Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Goo Goo Clusters, Backyard Burger, Bluegrass Cellular, Nashville State Community College, Cleveland State Community College, the Tennessee Board of Regents and the state tourism departments of Tennessee, Ohio, and West Virginia, and Gatlinburg, Tennessee, one of the top 25 destinations in the U.S. for family vacation travel.
Paramore | the digital agency is an active member of Southeast Tourism Society and US Travel Association, and has made the Inc. 5000 list for the past four years.
Through plain talk about the strategy and effectiveness of digital media and your social presence, Paramore helps organizations focus on results.
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