Strategic Growth Advisors

Mark Seaton

His expertise extends to creating sustainable growth initiatives, advising private equity firms on portfolio performance strategies, and partnering with start-ups to accelerate market entry and scale operational models. Mark has also served as both a Safety Subject Matter Expert (SME) and a Digital Commerce SME for a Fortune 300 global distributor, where he provided deep expertise in developing strategies that connected manufacturers with end-users through technology-driven solutions and safer workplace initiatives. Central to his professional mission is empowering innovative and hard-working start-ups, including through active engagement in public-private incubator partnerships that foster entrepreneurship, scalable growth, and community impact.

A proven leader in aligning manufacturers with end-users and distributors, Mark has guided clients through complex, multi-site environments by ensuring every initiative delivers measurable value, operational efficiency, and long-term sustainability. His track record includes leading on-shoring efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains, expanding global deployment programs, and advancing initiatives that balance profit with environmental responsibility.

Throughout his career, Mark has held senior leadership roles in sales management, account development, and strategic innovation, consistently delivering transformative results. Beyond his professional accomplishments, he is deeply committed to community service, serving in volunteer leadership roles with organizations such as the YMCA, United Way, and Hospice, as well as groups dedicated to supporting veterans and their families. He is also an active supporter of youth sports and community-based initiatives, reflecting his belief in building strong and resilient communities.

Mark holds a degree in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Tech University.

Robin Seaton

With a background in guiding teachers and professionals toward advanced degrees, Robin excels at translating classroom and administrative experience into strategies that deliver measurable outcomes and long-term success. Her ability to bridge the gap between education, enterprise, and leadership development allows her to craft approaches that are both practical and visionary.

Known for her hands-on, user-focused style, Robin ensures that every client engagement is transformative, sustainable, and rooted in trust. She holds a degree in Education from Illinois State University.

Mark McCullagh

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Beginning his career as an hourly employee at a major automotive manufacturer, Mike advanced through production and management roles while earning degrees from Indiana University, Indiana Tech, and two graduate-level degrees (MSM and an MBA in Human Resource Management) from Oakland City University.​

Mike’s diverse industry background spans automotive and HVAC manufacturing, where he played a key role in supplier development and international quality assurance initiatives. As International Quality Manager for a global HVAC manufacturer, he led supplier certification and offshore sourcing programs in China and later consulted with four Chinese manufacturers operating in the United States, Mexico, and Canada—experience that now underpins his advisory work with foreign manufacturers navigating entry and expansion into the U.S. OEM and MRO markets.​

At GCC, Mike leverages his operational depth, cross-cultural management expertise, and academic grounding in project management, human resources, marketing, and quality to help Asian and European clients align with U.S. regulatory, quality, and supply chain expectations. His practical approach to process improvement, human-capital strategy, and sourcing reflects GCC’s commitment to helping clients build sustainable, localized market success.​

When not advising clients, Mike remains active in his community through the American Legion and continues to share his experience from teaching university-level courses in Project Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing, and Quality Assurance.​

Mandy Chow

Mandy’s experience spans industrial products and consumer goods, including leading worldwide HVAC export growth and managing high volume retail programs supplying fixtures and displays into the U.S. grocery and mass retail channels. She understands Western manufacturing expectations, compliance requirements, and the commercial realities of pricing, packaging, logistics, and ontime fulfillment for demanding North American customers.​

Fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English and proficient in French, Mandy bridges cultural and commercial expectations between Asian, European, and North American partners with ease. Today, she focuses on building and expanding premium brands in the U.S., connecting manufacturers with the right goto market mix across retail, distribution, and omnichannel platforms while remaining extremely active in supporting her children’s academic and creative development.​ Known for her strategic mindset, operational discipline, and crosscultural fluency, she is a trusted partner for foreign manufacturers seeking sustainable, profitable growth in the North American market.​