Mary Adams is a co-founder of I-Capital Advisors and Trek Consulting. She is one of the leading U.S. experts on intangible capital and is the author of the Smarter Companies blog. In 2006, Mary created the IC Knowledge Center, a site that today is home to a  global community of  IC thought leaders. Prior to starting her consulting business, she had a fifteen-year career as a high-risk lender at Citicorp and Sanwa Business Credit. Contact Mary or download Mary’s bio.

Michael Oleksak is a co-founder of Trek Consulting and the Exit Planning Exchange. He has been a trusted advisor to countless owner/managers of middle market businesses. Prior to co-founding Trek in 2002, Michael built a Latin American business for the PORTIA group at Thomson Financial. He began his career as a VP and commercial lending officer for Bank of Boston. Contact Mike or download Mike’s bio.

Mary and Michael met in the Dominican Republic in 1984 while working for U.S. banks and later transferred to Los Angeles. Early in their marriage, they co-authored the breakthrough book, Beisbol: Latin Americans and the Grand Old Game. They have two teenage sons and live in Winchester, MA, USA.

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