Robert is a Senior Partner at The Castling Group, with over 29 years of experience in banking, finance, and business management both domestically and internationally. He began his career at a state bank in Tennessee and went on to spend more than 15 years with CitiGroup, working in markets spanning the Southeastern United States to Central and Eastern Europe. Throughout his career, Robert has partnered with leading business owners, banks, private equity funds, hedge funds, and family offices.
Robert holds a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University and an MBA from the Haslam College of Business at The University of Tennessee. In addition to his financial career, Robert is a former pastor of five years, has owned numerous businesses, and has served on multiple boards.
His diverse expertise covers industries such as industrial and residential real estate development, mining and energy, telecommunications, manufacturing, food brokering, food services, fire protection, financial services, financial technology, investigative services, media, construction, automotive parts and service, automotive sales, wholesale, retail, e-commerce, product placement, healthcare, non-profits, marketing, transportation, and more.
CHARLIE PECK
Charlie is a Senior Partner of The Castling Group. Charlie has more than 20 years of hands-on experience in information technology and business management. Charlie started his career as an IT Manager for the Buccini Pollin Group in Wilmington, Delaware, managing the IT infrastructure for 85 locations and 400 users. During this time, Charlie also owned and operated several businesses. Leveraging the knowledge from these endeavors, Charlie later transitioned to his role as Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Procom Wireless where, prior to its sale, he oversaw the franchise expansion from 5 stores to 47 stores in 5 years.
Charlie has a penchant for leveraging technology to solve and automate real-world business problems. While Charlie credits most of his success in business management from lessons learned in his various roles throughout his career, he also holds a bachelor's in Computer Science with a minor in Business Management. In addition, Charlie is a Microsoft Certified Professional.
OUR CONSULTANTS
In addition to our Senior Partners, The Castling Group has a solid team including former C Suite employees, EVPs, directors, business owners, attorneys, and professionals specializing in operations, sales and marketing, technology, human resource management, contracts, intellectual property filings, corporate policies and procedures, department of labor and equal employment opportunity claims, creative development, collections, videography, advertising, website design and SEO, commercial construction, real estate, architecture, interior design, accounting, debt and equity placement, M&A, and many other areas that can help to take your business to the next level.