Part Time Business Partners was founded to help guide you and others to success without wearing themselves out in the process.
Having spent nearly 30 years in small business ownership and leadership roles, I know all too well the pain points owning a business can bring. In fact, by 20I5, I had worked myself so hard that I had developed high blood pressure that had led to kidney disease. Yet, I was lucky. My company was well positioned for me to exit on my own terms, largely because of the many godly men and women that had helped coach and mentor me over the years. After selling my business in 2017 and retiring at 47, I came to realize that God’s plan for me was to share the experiences He had helped me through for the benefit of others… And Part Time Business Partners was born.
With customized coaching packages and no long-term contracts, what’s stopping you from hiring a Part Time Business Partner today?
We envision a world where entrepreneurs are well equipped to navigate the everyday stresses of owning a business, where businesses can succeed and thrive through sound foundational principles.
Our mission is to use our experience in business to help others find financial freedom and meaning in their work, to inspire those they employ and to create a healthy balance between work and life.
We're committed to helping businesses owners improve, regardless of their current financial position, the current level of disarray they may find themselves in or the number of people they employ.
Experts who can help you achieve success in all aspects of your business operations.
Coach / Mentor
Coach / Mentor
Clay Dennis is the founder of Part-Time Business Partners, a business coaching and consultancy firm. He is both an Executive Coach and Mentor certified by the Management and Strategy Institute and a certified SME consultant by the Association of Accredited Small Business Consultants.
He is experienced in helping business owners implement change in a way that encourages and engages their people. He has not only facilitated highly successful financial and cultural turnarounds across a variety of industries, he's a proven leader in refocusing teams toward common goals and restructuring company positions to best take advantage of individual strengths and weaknesses.
Prior to starting Part Time Business Partners, he was the co-founder of Southern Hearth and Patio inc, serving as it's vice president of sales and operations from 2000 to 2006 and as its president and CEO until 2017. During that time he and his team were repeatedly recognized for excellence both regionally and nationally, among multiple industries, including Casual Living Magazine's Top 100 List 5 times, and honored as the “Small Business of the Year” by the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce in 2010. He sold his company to a national chain in 2017.
Clay has actively served his community in multiple volunteer roles for more than 20 years. He currently serves on the Hamilton County Health and Safety Board, as a guide for The National Medal of Honor Museum and Heritage Center, and as a member of the Chattanooga Downtown Rotary Club.
Clay is also a United States Navy veteran, serving as a radar and electronics technician at Naval Air Stations North Island, Miramar, and Imperial Beach. In 1990, he was selected for the marine-led base counter-terrorism security force, serving as personal security for high-ranking officials, where he earned multiple commendations for his service, during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Affiliate Partner
Affiliate Partner
Will began his sales and marketing career while serving as Director of Operations at The Software Technology Center at Southern Adventist University in 2000. While at SAU, he oversaw sales training, software development, and implementation for a non-profit program advising students for real-world application scenarios.
In 2003, Will started his own company as a partner in Three Guys & A Paintball Inc. overseeing one of the fastest-growing e-commerce websites in the paintball industry. His duties included managing all aspects of local and online marketing and developing internal sales and order fulfillment processes. He and his partners successfully sold the company to Georgia Paintball in 2006.
Will also founded Interactive ID, a web marketing and SEO-centric company in 2003. As its leader, he continues to oversee all aspects of marketing and strategic development for nearly 400 clients, including brands such as U.S. Express, First Bank, Miller Industries, Unum, Morning Pointe, The McCallie School, and The Boy Scouts of America.
With more than 20 years of experience, Will specializes in helping businesses identify their weaknesses and develop strategies to reach their target markets. For that reason, clients from Chicago to Atlanta trust his proven experience in graphic design, SEO, website development, and digital lead generation. Under Will’s leadership, Interactive ID has repeatedly earned recognition as Best Web Designer, Best SEO Agency, Top Graphic Design Company, and Top Digital Marketing Company as well as multiple other national digital and print design awards.
Defining a company’s core values helps everyone, employees and customers alike, to understand clearly what they can expect and what is expected of them. Here are ours:
We will be honest in every interaction we have, no matter what.
We have the courage to assist in even the most difficult situations.
We exist to serve others. Our success is only proven by our client's success.
We will always be looking for a better way to do things.
The results of our coaching can be found in the successes of our clients. Our coaching offers one of the most powerful ways of developing people and adding to bottom line business performance.
A recent survey of our clients reported the following benefits from the coaching they received:
“Clay and his team have helped us get the right people and systems in place, and the know how required to keep them going. He’s helped us to develop make-sense KPIs for each position and now we are seeing our gross profit nearly DOUBLED! We used to just pour concrete, now we can pour AND run a functional and strategically sound operation.”
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