Eric Holtzclaw

Liger

As Chief Strategist of Liger, Eric evaluates businesses to improve products, services, support and marketing strategies for overall effectiveness. Along the way, Eric teaches companies how to understand their customers better so they build solid teams that deliver to customer expectations.

A trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and small business owners alike, Eric uses his extensive experience starting, growing and running his own businesses in concert with a knowledge base from over a decade of business and consumer interviews to accelerate a deeper understanding of the true behaviors, motivations, goals, preferences and expectations of customers and teams.  

A sought after speaker, writer and thought leader, Eric's passion is to apply customer-based knowledge to emerging trends in technology creating new opportunities and improving existing business models.

Chief Strategist

Tarkenton Private Capital

Actively guiding the firm's investment strategies and shaping the future of innovative startups and early-stage companies in the portfolio.

Collaborate closely with entrepreneurs, founders, and CEO's, guiding them through growth challenges, refining business models, and providing valuable industry connections. Analyze market trends, identify emerging opportunities, and contribute to portfolio optimization. Contribute to the success of both the firm and the startups we support, fostering innovation and driving impactful returns on investment.

Principal

PossibleNOW

Provide strategic direction for the adoption of the MyPreferences platform within enterprise clients. MyPreferences allows companies to "Listen, Remember and Respond" to their customers' desires for overall engagement and customized experience.

Formation of a Professional Services Organization within PossibleNOW to assist Fortune 500 companies with both the strategic evaluation of enterprise-wide preference management and the implementation of the MyPreferences SaaS solution.  

Serve as the interface between PossibleNOW and industry analysts, potential PSO partners and vendors.  Establishment of proprietary research and best practices for the centralization of preference management and maximizing user adoption with an eye toward existing and future marketing needs.

Chief Strategy Officer

Mansueto Ventures

Weekly column on Inc.com providing advice to business owners and entrepreneurs.  The column covers trends in technology, leadership, employee management and research.

http://www.inc.com/author/eric-holtzclaw

Columnist, Lean Forward on Inc.com

User Insight

As CEO of User Insight, Eric Holtzclaw oversaw strategic service offerings and ensured operational excellence and innovation across the business. 

User Insight's body of work gave Eric the unique opportunity to interview thousands of users across industries where they work, live and play to truly understand "why" they do what they do within different contexts.  User Insight delivers over 150 projects a year supporting the world's largest brands.  This vantage point provided a unique perspective and understanding of the dramatic impact created by relationship-based technologies and a preview of the future based on the "Internet of Things".

Chief Executive Officer

CyberSource

Part of the leadership for a new team tasked with creating a professional services arm within CyberSource to support deployment and extension of CyberSource's core payment and fraud offerings.

Specific highlights include:

- Responsible for negotiating relationship with order fulfillment partner and rollout to organization 
- Creation of stored value offerings
- Supporting United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia in development of emerging markets
- Development of statements of work, pricing and pitches of key high profile projects

Practice Manager

Silicon Graphics

Created Internet Services practice for SGI's newly formed Professional Services organization that generated $30 million a quarter in new business

Responsible for identifying partner companies to add new solutions for extension of SGI hardware

Advised SGI's customers on solutions based on SGI hardware to take advantage of emerging Internet technology to extend and expand upon their core businesses

Solutions Architect, Practice Lead

PrimeWire

Created an employee benefit enrollment system to streamline benefit enrollment for employers working with independent agents.

VP, Technology

OneCoast Network

OneCoast is a consolidation of Manufacturer Representative Agencies from across the United States into one larger entity.

Responsibilities included:

- The application of technology to increase efficiency 
- Centralization of the back office operations
- Creation of enabling technology to equip in-field sales reps
- Development of order entry and commission system for showroom sales
- Build out of corporate headquarters and data center

OneCoast was the one of the largest venture capital backed entities in Atlanta in 1997.

Thomson Reuters

Projects included KnowX, KeyCite, WestLaw on the Web and WestLaw Europe.

Director of Product Development

Marketing isn’t just about tactics—it’s about discipline, consistency, and strategy. At Liger, we don’t use cookie-cutter marketing. We specialize in bringing complex businesses to market—financial services, fintech, insurance, PEOs, and more—to clarify their message, amplify their brand, and drive real business growth.

With decades of experience launching, growing, and advising companies, I’ve seen firsthand how the right marketing can transform businesses. I’ve helped Fortune 500 giants and scrappy startups alike, using a mix of research, strategy, and storytelling to uncover what truly drives customer behavior.

Why Work with Liger?

We take brands from being invisible to unforgettable through:
- Strategic Positioning – Crafting messaging that cuts through the noise
- Creative Storytelling – Turning complex ideas into compelling narratives
- Smart Execution – Driving measurable growth with tailored marketing

As a founder of multiple startups—including one of the first profitable internet enterprises—and two, three-time Inc. 5000 honorees, I understand what it takes to scale a business. My experience spans creating new divisions in established companies to challenge the status quo and leading teams that turn bold ideas into real impact.

Let’s connect and explore how Liger can help you become the market leader in your space.

Professional experience includes: founding multiple startup companies, including one of the first profitable Internet enterprises; co-founding User Insight which made the Inc 5000 fastest growing companies 3 years in a row; and the creation of new divisions within established companies to encourage a shift in thinking and change in approach.

Chief Strategist & Dojo Master

As Founding Partner and Chief Strategist of Liger Partners, Eric evaluates businesses to improve products, services, support and marketing strategies for overall effectiveness. Along the way, Eric teaches companies how to understand their customers better so they build solid teams that deliver to customer expectations.

A trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and small business owners alike, Eric uses his extensive experience starting, growing and running his own businesses in concert with a knowledge base from over a decade of business and consumer interviews to accelerate a deeper understanding of the true behaviors, motivations, goals, preferences and expectations of customers and teams.  

A sought after speaker, writer and thought leader, Eric's passion is to apply customer-based knowledge to emerging trends in technology creating new opportunities and improving existing business models.

B2B CFO®

Founded in 1987, B2B CFO is the largest CFO and Business Transition services company in the nation.  The firm provides services to privately held businesses.  B2B CFO is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and has nationwide presence with more than 250 CFO and Exit Transition Professionals in 46 states across the USA.  These Professionals specialize in providing senior level executive services to growing companies who need assistance in finding solutions to their business challenges.  The firm's motto is "First Direction, then Velocity".  Each B2B CFO Professional is a senior level executive averaging 25-30 years of experience.  For more information please visit www.B2BCFO.com and www.B2BExit.com.

Partner

Brightmill (Atlanta)

Brightmill is a website analysis agency that provides a comprehensive website “health check” that measures numerous success factors including security, marketing effectiveness and overall performance. This easy-to-understand report is compiled by seasoned analysts who examine the results and make detailed, customized recommendations. Brightmill technology leaders can also leverage this analysis to help clients establish a digital roadmap and manage its execution from inception to successful completion. Established in 2005, the company has provided website analysis, development and project management services to marketing teams in large and mid-sized corporations and state government organizations.
Specialties
Website Analysis, SMB Web Solutions, Technology Roadmap, Enterprise WordPress, Special Projects, and Project Managers

Senior Consultant

NearbyNewz

“See the news near you, post the news you see.”

NearbyNewz allows users to share immediate and relevant information with anyone in their local vicinity through mobile devices. Local, user-generated news is received and exchanged based on individual user preferences.

The key element of NearbyNewz is our version of the word “news”. We define news as information that impacts the way people conduct daily life. Whether it is an opportunity to meet a sports legend, an opportunity to participate in a county event, a weather event, or a deal at a restaurant, the information NearbyNewzers seek follows them were ever they go. It is a customized information feed that changes when the NearbyNewzwer changes locations.

Digitel Corporation

Over the last 32 years.  Digitel Corporation has remained the reliable, consistent technology provider for more than 12,000 clients nationwide.  As a key partner with respected companies like Cisco, Avaya, Microsoft, VMware, and Adtran.  We provide common sense technology solutions to small and medium sized businesses that are delivered on time and budget.

Over the years, I have helped IT Service, High Tech Software, Data Center and Telecommunication businesses manage their financial operations through high growth and operational changes.

My personal experience: Executive Management, Leadership, Managing Financial Operations, Accounting, Audits, Tax Strategies, Financial Planning, Budget Management, Financial Control Implementation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial System Design and Implementation, Process Improvement

Chief Financial Officer

Controller

NeoNova Network Services

Outsourced Internet and related services to Rural Telephone and Cable Companies.

OneWeb Systems, Inc.

An Atlanta based Fast Tech 50 internet software and services company that provided services and software to respected companies such as AutoTrader, Tatum CFO, Creative Loafing and Jenny Pruitt.

Managed all financial operations of this high growth start up company.

Vice President of Finance

As a B2B CFO Partner, I have an interest in helping the owners of privately-held businesses reach their personal and business goals. 

For over 34 years, I've been helping business owners:
- Navigate Successful Business Transitions
- Increase Company Value
- Increase Personal Wealth
- Reduce Stress
- Reduce Cashflow Worries
- Provide Security for Loved Ones
- Create More Free Time
- Build a Solid Retirement Plan

I provide my consulting services on an as-needed basis.  This helps privately-held businesses benefit from my experience, without the cost of a full-time employee.  My specialty is working with businesses whose sales are in the $2M-$75M range.

My areas of expertise are:
- Leading Financial Operations
- Accounting, Audit, and Tax Strategies
- Financial Planning and Budget Management
- Cash Planning and Managing Bank Relationships
- Financial Controls Implementation and Improvement
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Financial Systems Design and Implementation

When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my family, playing golf, and indulging my love for seeing new places.

If you'd like to learn more about how my services can help your company, please contact me at artbottoms@b2bcfo.com.

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