Bringing nearly 25 years of entrepreneurial, business ownership, and management experience, Ben Nicholson is a seasoned business strategist and turnaround expert with a diverse background spanning startups, operations, turnarounds, "dark" business management, and "Pop-Up" concept execution. Specializing in crafting tailored strategies and experienced-based solutions for small businesses in healthy or distressed situations, Ben has represented small businesses, financial institutions, and professional service advisors across multiple industries, including retail/e-commerce, distribution, consumer products, restaurant and food service, manufacturing, construction, and trucking industries. His expertise extends to serving as a Chief Restructuring Officer in a Subchapter V bankruptcy case and pioneering "Pop-Up" Liquidation strategies in bankruptcy proceedings.

Ben has been a key stakeholder and launched startups across the retail, food service, publishing, and marketing sectors, with his first business being a highly reputable Manhattan-based gourmet cheese and food store utilized as a product launch pad for some of the most successful restaurants and bakeries in New York City, including Balthazar, Petrossian, Eli's Bread, Amy's Bread, and others. More recently, Ben orchestrated and launched a multi-store apparel Pop-Up operation in 3.5 months with an annualized revenue of $3.5mm.

Ben holds an MBA and Bachelor of Arts degree and is a member of the Exit Planning Exchange, the Turnaround Management Association, the Secured Finance Network, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He is the editor and publisher of The Fortis Advisor, and his insights have been published in the Journal of Corporate Renewal, The Secured Lender, ABL Advisor, Troubled Company Reporter, Coleman Report, Retail Dive, and Woman's World.