{"id":2509,"date":"2026-07-07T04:09:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annuitystreams.com.previewc40.carrierzone.com\/index.php\/?page_id=2509"},"modified":"2026-10-14T20:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T01:59:01","slug":"our-distinction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/annuitystreams.com.previewc40.carrierzone.com\/index.php\/our-distinction\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Distinction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2509\" class=\"elementor elementor-2509\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21dea08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21dea08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47498c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47498c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629d3cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"629d3cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/whizdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WHIZDOM-complex-graphic-01-v2-288x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3336\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whizdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WHIZDOM-complex-graphic-01-v2-288x300.webp 288w, https:\/\/whizdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WHIZDOM-complex-graphic-01-v2.webp 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e717e9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e717e9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d990a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d990a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Distinction<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-026de1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"026de1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WHIZDOM\u2019s <b>Unique Selling Proposition (USP)<\/b> synthesizes together two extraordinary and unique factors enabling it to deliver on its mission to provide <b>Solutions To Accelerate Value Creation\u2122<\/b> to the M&amp;A Community and business owners:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Ivy Millman, its CEO; <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">WHIZDOM\u2019s proprietary methodologies developed over 25+ years<\/li><\/ul><p>These factors combine synergistically to give Clients something highly prized and totally unique. Something we like to call\u2026 <strong>The WHIZDOM Experience\u2122<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ded6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"92ded6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/whizdom.com\/contact-us-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5130558 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5130558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5bae6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9c5bae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab5ff1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ab5ff1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de14d8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de14d8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13da2a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13da2a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9696eb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9696eb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a76de7 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9a76de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c1bd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5c1bd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79966c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79966c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">WHIZDOM translates the power of technology in ways that enable corporations to create innovative and effective solutions to next-generation business challenges.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0de0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd0de0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10538c3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"10538c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b680cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b680cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Bob Johansen<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d20b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0d20b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">President, Institute for the Future<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ddbce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94ddbce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/whizdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Bob-Johansen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2628\" alt=\"bob johansen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27569f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27569f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ff8b2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"98ff8b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054ccf6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"054ccf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb7564 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eb7564\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6070df3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6070df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Areas of Focus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb2448 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fb2448\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b4557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22b4557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>U.S.-based B2B Companies<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Segment: Lower Middle Market (LMM)<\/strong><ul><li><strong>Annual Revenue:<\/strong> $5 million to $50 million\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>EBITDA:<\/strong> $1 million to $10 million<\/li><li><strong>No. of Employees:<\/strong> 20 to 500<\/li><li><strong>Enterprise Value:<\/strong> $10 million to $100 million<\/li><li><strong>Typical Profile:<\/strong> Privately held (family-owned, founder-led, or PE-backed); Regional<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>B2B Sectors (Industries)<\/strong><ul><li>B2B Services<\/li><li>Software and Tech-enabled Services<\/li><li>Technology<\/li><li>Healthcare<\/li><li>Light Manufacturing<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b96d81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b96d81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff97ba4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ff97ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fd79b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41fd79b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cecc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3cecc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf60a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cf60a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Do Executives Talk To Ivy?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e3264 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74e3264\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd382d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fd382d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Executives, including C-level executives, appreciate Ivy\u2019s engaging style.<\/p><p>She has had many deep-dive conversations with <strong>Business Customers<\/strong> at myriad small and large companies throughout her career.<\/p><p>They also appreciate her inquisitive nature, experience from other companies and industries and ability to keep up on the changing business climate. During discussions with business leaders and executives Ivy might learn:<\/p><ol><li>How their Company operates; and<\/li><li>How they deploy technology-based solutions in their business operations; and<\/li><li>The impact a Company\u2019s products have on their Company and on their own Company\u2019s Customers<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b960f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37b960f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7f7a8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ab7f7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d1d22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69d1d22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e268695 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e268695\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ccb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68ccb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multi-industry Experience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b325a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9b325a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5300322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5300322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past 25+ years Ivy\u2019s and WHIZDOM\u2019s experience included developing relationships with executives across many industries. 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