David J. Pannell

Counselor

David Pannell is the founder and principal partner of Private Counsel, LLC, which he launched in 1995. He is an entrepreneur, business strategist, private counselor and attorney. Though principally involved with significant-scale private firms in the venture finance, professional, technical, knowledge-expertise and creative fields, over the years his clients have included Fortune 100 as well as leading non-profit and higher education organizations and institutions.

David is a graduate of the University of Memphis and Cornell University. He has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1983. David’s interests include travel, languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German) classical music, Eastern and Greek Stoic philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, cellular biology, and semantics.

Past Experience

  • Board Fellow Advisor, Olin School MBA, Washington University

  • Board of Directors, St. Vincent DePaul Criminal Justice Ministry

  • Cantor, St. Peter Parish, Kirkwood MO

  • Guest Lecturer, Indiana University (Kelly School of Business)

  • Key Employee Shareholder, West Publishing/Westlaw

  • Teaching Assistant (Communications)

  • Legal Research & Writing Instructor

  • Public Speaking Coach

  • Options Coordinator (Covered Calls)

  • District Executive, formerly Boy Scouts of America

  • “Pool Boy” Conca D’Or, Wildwood Crest, NJ

KEN BOYD

Expert

Ken Boyd is a Private Counsel partner, Co-Founder of Accountinged.com, and the owner of accountingaccidentally.com. Ken authors and produces written content, video and speaking engagements on an extensive series of accounting and finance topics. An expert in the field of accounting, Ken is the author of Cost Accounting for Dummies, Accounting All-In-One for Dummies, The CPA Exam for Dummies and 1,001 Accounting Questions for Dummies. As a former CPA, Auditor, Tax Preparer and College Professor, Boyd brings a wealth of business acumen to field of adult and professional education.

CHRIS KIERSCH

Expert

Chris Kiersch is a serial entrepreneur and Internet marketing guru with over 23 years of technology, marketing, and sales experience. One of Chris’ businesses was #1 in the St. Louis FAST 50, with a 5-year growth rate of 4082%. He has started, sold and partnered with digital ad agencies in the St. Louis area aimed at integrating sales and marketing platforms for many St. Louis businesses.

Proprietor | Entrepreneur | Sales & Marketing Automation Implementation

  • Comprehensive marketing and sales automation

  • Integrated marketing-sales applications with automated lead conversion

  • Real-time analytics to measure and optimize campaign outcomes

  • Multi-channel campaign management and analysis

  • Rapidly deployed and award-winning, ease-of-use marketing and sales applications

  • Social media campaigns, SEO Consult, integrated e-mail marketing platform analytics to pinpoint prospect and client level of interest.

Marion Berktold

Expert

Marion Berktold is the Director of Foreign Correspondence and Translation for Private Counsel, LLC. Marion manages the firm’s IP translation and correspondence services for its clients with international interests, while directly handling German translations. Born and raised in Germany, Marion studied general business, hotel and restaurant management before emigrating to the U.S. in 2006, and then securing U.S. citizenship in 2013. She travels regularly to Germany. During her free time, Marion writes music and performs with the St. Louis based German rock band Über Cool.

Chardo Richardson

Expert

Chardo Richardson is a strategic, exemplary senior executive with a track record of success in driving organizational development, unifying diverse stakeholder perspectives, and charting a path forward. Mr. Richardson possesses an impressive background in legal compliance, business strategy, and contracts. He is skilled at developing actionable plans to meet corporate priorities while bringing organizations to the next level. He is highly experienced in negotiations, organizational governance, strategic planning and execution, policy and procedure, program development, and legal compliance. Chardo is an expert strategist focusing on fiscal management and responsibility, opportunity evaluation, coalition building, and operations.

A captivating speaker and team motivator, Mr. Richardson is renowned for motivating boards, staff, donors, and other stakeholders with a vision of a company’s strategic future. His policy development and improvement expertise has enhanced productivity, operations, internal and external communications, financial health, and continuity for the organizations he serves.

Chardo holds a Juris Doctorate and several certifications, including a Business Strategy Certificate, a Financial Accounting Certificate, an Advanced Legal Research, Drafting & Writing Certificate, and a CCAF Instructor.