Skye Equipment Rentals

As CEO of Skye Equipment Rentals, I'm responsible for the overall strategic and financial success of the company. With my two partners, we are building Louisville's premier independent rental store that caters to the needs of small and medium sized contractors.

We are located in the heart of Crestwood, KY at 6315 W Highway 146. 

You can always reach us at 502-678-SKYE or visit our website at https://skye.rentals

Co-Founder and CEO

1st Gen Entrepreneurs

I offer coaching & consulting to business owners who want to grow with purpose.

As the first person in my family to start a business (aka 1st Gen Entrepreneur) I know the challenges that come with navigating the unknown. After building my first business from scratch and selling it 15+ years later, I enjoy sharing my hard earned lessons with others so they can succeed.

More details can be found at 👉 1stGen.biz

Business Coach

SKYE Technologies

I founded SKYE Technologies in 2006 to address the tech needs of small businesses in the area. What started as a "one man show" evolved over a 15 year period before selling the company.

As true partner for our clients, we aligned our business interests with theirs. This model enabled us to put technology to good use in a way that helped them grow and succeed. We prided ourselves on starting and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships.

As the founder, my personal experience included:

- Providing strategic technology consulting and advice for both existing and potential clients
- Developing new business through networking, advertising and referrals
- Maintaining strong relationships with existing clients
- Ensuring customer satisfaction and responsiveness to feedback
- Creating and evolving internal processes to increase efficiency
- Researching new technologies and examining their benefits/drawbacks as they pertain to business

In July 2021 we announced the sale of SKYE Technologies to a larger regional firm.

Founder & CEO (Exited in 2021)

I ❤️ 1st Gen Entrepreneurs • Learn more at 1stGen.biz 👊

I'm an IT guy turned Entrepreneur who loves the art of building and growing successful businesses.

I started my first business (Skye Technologies) in 2006, grew it organically for 15+ years, then sold it in 2021. 

After that, I began offering business coaching/consulting under the banner 1st Gen Entrepreneurs. As the first person in my family to start a business, I know what it's like to learn everything the hard way. My goal with 1st Gen is to help others in the same situation to build healthy, sustainable businesses without as much headache & heartache.

Most recently, I became the CEO of a new venture called Skye Equipment Rentals. As a proud, independent, locally owned business, we are looking to become the #1 source for contractors in Oldham County and surrounding areas for all their construction equipment needs.

Thanks for taking a look at my profile and feel free to hit me up...  I love to talk business ☕️

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Nora DiNuzzo

Blood Sweat & Tears

You’ve worked too hard for it to be this hard.

BS&T is a committed partner to ambitious agencies frustrated by inconsistent growth.

We develop and implement a custom growth strategy that meets you where you are today – whether your goal is to stabilize, sustain, scale or sell your agency.

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Pitcher 🍋

Small businesses deserve to grow, too. 

Pitcher is a growth consultancy for entrepreneurs and small businesses (<$25mm).

We work directly with founders to:

+ Diagnose their growth issues 

+ Refine their first-mile strategies (brand, business, content and comms)

+ Optimize their marketing and business development processes to align with growth goals

+ Match small businesses to right-fit service providers

+ Broker strategic alliances and partnerships

Founder & President

Smiths Agency

In September 2022, Smiths Agency (fka Smith Brothers) was acquired by Barkley: barkleyus.com

Vice President of Business Development

Director of Business Development

Business Development Manager

MARC USA

In June 2020, MARC USA merged with two other agencies to form 9 Rooftops: 9rooftops.com

New Business Specialist

Account Manager

You’ve worked too hard for it to be this hard.

Growing up, one thing I never aspired to be was an entrepreneur. 

Running your own company was for the incredibly wealthy (Mr. Burns) or the incredibly innovative (Doc Brown). I was neither.

But what I’ve learned about entrepreneurs over the past few years is that they have one thing in common – they desperately want to fix something that drives them nuts. 

As it turns out – throughout my life and career, a lot of things drove me nuts. 

So nuts that in October 2021, I quit a VP-level job at an ad agency to start my own consultancy – Pitcher – to help small businesses grow.

Because the fact that agencies could rarely find a way to work with companies <$25mm in annual revenue drove me nuts.

Because I believe that small businesses deserve to grow, too. 

In April 2023, I got a call from a friend that I never planned for – with an offer to create something I never considered doing less than two years into being a founder.

A second company.

Because the fact that so many brilliant agencies continuously struggle to grow drove him nuts. 

As it turns out – it drives me nuts, too. 

So nuts that I said yes – and Blood Sweat & Tears was born. 

Yes, born. I have given birth to two human children – and two businesses.

There is not a damn thing women can’t do.

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I love seeing our clients win 📈

RP3 Agency put together an amazing activation at Brandweek this year that was Wildly Original in every way!

It was so fun to see friends old and new enjoying the Wild Lounge 🌿💖🐆 fiercely styled by the one-and-only Ron Hammond 🔥 

Thanks to all who stopped by to chat with us, talk shop and of course, take epic selfies.

Thank you ADWEEK for another incredible event! We love being part of this community of caring and committed marketers of the world’s best brands.

If you’re still at Brandweek, stop by and see us today before we leave ATL 🍑 until next year!✌️

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When your consultancy name is also the name of a 70s band and confuses the hell out of AI... you get bot emails like this. 

The unhinged, Sagittarius season content continues 🔥 

FYI... Blood Sweat & Tears is a growth consultancy for agencies 📈 

Can't really help with the smooth jazz, sorry!

Are you traveling too much when you start matching your luggage? 👯‍♀️

What has me on the road in Q4:

✈️ Speaking engagements
✈️ Conferences
✈️ Working events with agencies
✈️ Running workshops
✈️ Attending client retreats
✈️ 2026 planning sessions

If you are looking for insights and support on agency growth in 2026, get @ me in the DMs.

We are already booking up for Q1! 📈

I took zero pictures last night because I was totally in the “for now” moment with the 4As and Hunting Club members - but thankfully Jeanette Palmer and Jesse Strawbridge were on it!

Eric and I had a blast talking shop and sharing data and insights with this wonderful community of Boston area agency growth leaders.

We hope the Vitals report sparked a few ideas to activate on, to ensure 2026 is a killer growth year for your biz 📈

Thank you to the 4As and Hunting Club for the invitation to speak (always our favorite!) and to Allen & Gerritsen for hosting us all in your beautiful space 😍

🔥 Here’s to active listening. And coming together to learn, commiserate, celebrate. And to being reminded to bring our “bright eyes” to the grind of agency new business. IYKYK. 

Last night in Boston, presenters Nora DiNuzzo  and Eric Brown  from Blood Sweat & Tears treated this group to an anonymized report based on participants data about their new business strategy, habits, spending and results. One thing stood out to me the most: flat or declining revenue was reported by many + lack dedicated spending = it’s time to get strategic and purposeful and invest if you want growth.

4As and Jesse Strawbridge’s The Hunting Club and Allen & Gerritsen’s Third Space hosted  - a great second collaboration! 🙌

Thank you to everyone who attended.

The amount of people (or bots?) sliding into my DMs with notes like this is straight up wild.

I didn’t make agencies and brands $200mm+ as a business developer over the last almost two decades with a “funnel that relies on hope.”

No anonymizing this one. If these are the “vibes” you are dishing out…

Get ready to show up publicly as a case study on How Not To Sell 📉

So excited to bring the Vitals assessment and an important discussion about growth readiness to Boston area agencies next week.

2026 is the year you will crush your growth goals 📈 but first, you need to understand exactly what is holding you back.

We have a few more registration spots available. Free to 4As members, $35 for non-members.

Tues 11/18, 4-7p @ Allen & Gerritsen offices. Thank you for hosting us, and thank you to the 4As and The Hunting Club for inviting us to speak!

BOSTON AREA agency growth folks: Let's get into the business of growing the business. Even though you're probably in that end-of-year push, now is a good time to reflect on your strategies for 2025 and plan thoughtfully for 2026. No need to do it alone- come laugh, cry, raise a glass, and get inspired.

Join me and co-host Jesse Strawbridge at the Allen & Gerritsen 3rd Space next TUES, 11/18 for a data-informed conversation with Nora DiNuzzo and Eric Brown of Blood Sweat & Tears on growth readiness. 

Space limited/ 4As members free and $35/non-members.

All participants will take the BS&T vitals assessment (and you can, too, even if you just wanna see how it works) - immediate results after taking the assessment and anonymized results will be shared with the group. 

LINK TO REGISTER:
https://lnkd.in/e--MBtrS

https://lnkd.in/ekJaN5wS

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