Warren Turner founded Cardinal Points Group in 1998 to provide consulting services focused on helping IT companies navigate business success. With over 30 years of experience in finance and operations management, Warren developed educational workshops on financial management, services sales, and best practices in the industry. Testimonials from business leaders praise Warren's expertise in M&A transactions and his unique insights into running a successful IT business.

1. Cardinal Points Group Navigating Business Success "Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." – Unknown United States Brazil Canada Puerto Rico Great Britain France Romania Japan China Singapore Australia New Zealand Spain Austria Belgium Germany Russia Italy Belgium Slovenia Slovakia Sweden Denmark Finland South Africa

4. Educational Roadmap Operations Sales & Marketing Financial Management Workshop (FMW) Services Marketing Workshop (SMW) Building a Services Pyramid (BSP) Sales & Marketing Tools Benchmarking Best Practices Management Disciplines for Services Developing Compensation Plans Competency Assessment & Strategies Services Sales Workshop (SSW) Business Partner Consulting Engagements Industry Education Models Return on Investment Models Justification Templates IGS Offerings “Business Issue” Sheets 25 Countries 4,000 + Attendees Peer Based Learning One on One Strategy Sessions Web Events United States Brazil Canada Puerto Rico Great Britain France Romania Japan China Singapore Australia New Zealand Spain Austria Belgium Germany Russia Italy Belgium Slovenia Slovakia Sweden Denmark Finland South Africa

7. Sample M&A Transactions “ Warren successfully identified the strategic acquirer for our business. His understanding of M&A and channels is an asset to any VAR looking to buy or sell their business” John Moran, former CEO and Owner of Inter-American Data

8. Testimonials “ Cardinal Points Group under Warren’s direction authored the # 1 rated course in IBM Business Partner History, Warren’s unique insight into the daily challenges of running a VAR business coupled with his own experiences have been extremely valuable to both IBM, its Business Partners and me.” John Pratt, Sr. VP of Professional Services Agilysys and Former Executive IBM

9. Testimonials "Warren is recognized as a thought leader within the Business Partner Channel. His unique career experiences and understanding of channels provide clear and strategic direction to those partners wanting to embrace a services business model and create value for their business.” John Mullally, IBM Master Inventor

10. Testimonials “ Warren has a clear insight into the challenges facing today’s resellers and services providers. His been there done that experience is relevant to our business needs. He thinks straight and talks straight providing practical advice.” Todd Bowling, Chief Executive Officer, Solutions II

11. Testimonials “ Warren’s Financial Management Workshop and Services Sales Workshop took me by surprise and exposed me to many new thoughts and ideas relevant to my business. As a result I engaged Warren to present his materials to my management team and it has helped serve as a catalyst for change.” Alberto Dosal, Chief Executive Officer, Compuquip Technologies