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Founder · Operator · Business coach

Build a business that works beyond you.

Practical coaching from an owner who has built, run, and sold businesses: stronger systems, better financial visibility, and lasting enterprise value.

15+ yearsBuilding and leading a service business
Built & soldFounder experience through the full lifecycle
CMCA · AMSProfessional credentials, field-tested

Businesses I’ve built and run

4 businesses

  • BM Current

    Blackstone Management, LLC

    Owner & Managing Director

    A fully staffed property and community-association management company serving Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Seattle, running on its own proprietary technology platform.

    Property and community-association management blackstoneam.com
  • CM Current

    Cornell Management

    Owner

    Property investment and management for single-family homes, apartment buildings, and homeowner associations.

    Property investment and management cornellmgt.com
  • FB Current

    FB Vacations

    Owner

    Vacation rentals with direct booking in Ocean City, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; and Front Royal, Virginia.

    Vacation rentals fbvacations.com
  • HO Building

    HOAOffice

    Founder

    A community-association software platform with workspaces for management companies, boards, homeowners, and vendors.

    Community-association software hoaoffice.com

How I help

Three ways to work together

Find what’s holding the business back.

Uncover the operational, financial, and leadership issues limiting progress before your next major decision.

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About Forrest

Advice shaped by real ownership, not just theory.

For more than 15 years, I have built and led a service business through hiring, cash flow, client expectations, technology, growth, difficult decisions, and constant change.

That experience shapes a direct, practical coaching approach built around the decisions owners actually face, and the systems their companies need next.

Founder-mindedGrounded in accountability, risk, and the realities behind every important decision.
Operationally focusedClear systems, stronger teams, useful technology, and repeatable execution.
Built for what is nextA stronger company that becomes less dependent on its founder over time.

Philanthropy. Service beyond business. A dedicated place for community work, organizations, causes, and meaningful involvement.

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