Stephen Kangas

MANAGING PRINCIPAL & MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

Stephen leverages over 30 years of management experience in hi-tech industries to deliver results faster.  An experienced multiple entrepreneur, he's had to navigate some tough waters to successfully grow businesses.  He's been a Founder or Co-Founder of 5 companies, 4 of which either attained a successful initial public offering or being acquired.  He's served as a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, President, and various senior executive positions in engineering, product management, marketing, sales, and business development.  This well-rounded background is an important part of what Stephen brings to the table when serving his clients.

Stephen is the developer of the WholisticSolution process of strategic planning, a superior framework and process method for minimizing risks while maximizing potential.  Based on a markets needs approach, it provides a better perspective for integrating all areas of your business to drive revenues, reduce costs, and gain competitive advantages.

In his current practice, he specializes in the functional areas of stratetic planning, product and promotional marketing, and business development alliances, primarily in the application of technology in the "green" industries.  He is particularly known in the industries dealing with Smart Grid, datacenter energy efficiency, biofuels, micro-generated energies, and consumer "greening".

Team Experts

ALLIANCES, CAPITALIZATION

Kangas Advisors has a growing seasoned team of deep subject matter experts in several key areas.  The Managment Advisors that compose this team are independent professionals who each have on average more than 20 years experience in business with well-above-average track records. 

We have a Management Advisor who specializes in helping clients secure GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND CONTRACTS.  Working directly with key budget managers in and around Washington D.C., he can help intercept the stream of federal funding in our clients' favor.

We have a several in-country experts to help our clients establish and expand their business in selected INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, including France, Germany, UK, Finland, Australia, and Japan.  There's no better way to compete in another country than with a native business person already there to advise you.

We have experts in ALLIANCES, who know the shortcuts and have the match-making skills to enable our clients to leverage third party players in a manner that dramatically accelerates growth while reducing operational costs.  It's been said that a partnership with another company is akin to a marriage: both have differing needs and interests that must be compensated for and aligned, with give-and-take...but where the combination delivers huge benefits when its working and when it can be very unpleasant when it's not working.