ATHENA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS - Key Persons

James Nollsch - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Member of the Rockies Venture Club
Jim Nollsch has nearly two decades of experience as an operator, investment banker, and management consultant. Jim has helped companies gain strategic insight on the challenges they face throughout his career and has provided leadership on mergers and acquisitions, product development, and corporate strategy. Download Resume Jim is a member of the Rockies Venture Club, the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).

Peter Shepard - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Member of TiE Rockies
Peter has spent his career helping small and medium sized companies get to the next level of operational and financial growth, often working through difficult periods of distress or restructuring in the interim. Prior to founding Athena, Peter held senior positions with Venture Capital Funds and a Family Office and was CFO and CEO of several operating companies. He has worked in a variety of industries including business services, software, energy, financial services, and commercial real estate. Download Resume Peter is a member of TiE Rockies, the Innovation Pavilion, the Rockies Venture Club, the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Peter is a Board Director of Crystal Clear Rx. He is a former Director of CapTerra Financial Group, Inc. (CPTA.OB), Constellation Real Technologies, LLC, ePropertyTax, Inc. (Thomson Reuters), Accruent, Inc. (Observer), and eProject, Inc. (Daptiv). He is a former Advisory Board Member of Prosero, Inc. (Spinnaker Management). In the non-for-profit sector he is a former Director and Chairman of YouthBiz, Inc. and Director of Social Venture Partners Denver. He is also a Trusted Advisor to Summit Group Partners a Denver-based management consulting firm.