Russ Roberts

Current

• Small Business Center Manager at Waukesha County Technical College
• President at The Millionaire Club

Past

• Lieutenant Commander at U.S. Navy
• CEO at Independent Financial Services

Education

• Marquette University
• Miami University

Recommended

24 people have recommended Russ

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Education Management

Websites

• My Website

Russ Roberts’s Summary

Manage the Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) Small Business Center which has been in operation since 2001. The Center's community-service mission focuses on helping entrepreneurs start/grow small businesses by offering a variety of low-cost/no-cost courses and services. Nothing is more fun than helping entrepreneurs at every level succeed! Visit www.wctc.edu/smallbusiness for more info.

Serve as President of The Millionaire Club (TMC), an exclusive, invitation-only investment club with a mission to educate members on the benefits of becoming self-sufficient and self-directed investors. Given the path of the U.S. economy, most middle-class Americans will need to become millionaires to retire comfortably. TMC allows me to leverage my 12 years of financial planning experience and 30+ years of self-directed investment experience to help members achieve individual financial goals in a supportive and educational environment.

Served twenty years on active/reserve duty as a U.S. Naval Officer/Aviator before retiring in 2006 as a Lieutenant Commander. While I enjoyed flying across the Pacific and visiting southeast Asia many times, I'm most proud of being awarded the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal for sustained, superior performance over my career. Go Navy!

Russ Roberts’s Specialties:

Small Business Start-up
Business Planning
Marketing
Sales
Free Counseling
Financial Planning/Investment Education

Russ Roberts’s Experience

• Small Business Center Manager

  Waukesha County Technical College

  (Education Management industry)

  August 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)

  The WCTC Small Business Center is a community-service initiative dedicated to supporting nascent and emerging entrepreneurs throughout southeastern Wisconsin. With a variety of free and low-cost serices/courses, the Center has become the premier resource for any entrepreneur looking to start and/or grow a small business venture. For more info, please visit www.wctc.edu/smallbusiness.

• President

  The Millionaire Club

  (Investment Management industry)

  July 2001 — Present (8 years 5 months)

  The Millionaire Club is an exclusive, invitation-only investment club focused on educating members on the benefits of becoming self-sufficient, independent-minded and self-directed investors.

• Lieutenant Commander

  U.S. Navy

  (Education Management industry)

  May 1982 — January 2002 (19 years 9 months)

  Naval Flight Officer/Aviator serving as Tactical Coordinator and Mission Commander aboard the P-3 Orion aircraft with a mission of hunting and tracking submarines from the air. Served nine years on active duty and an additional eleven years in the Naval Reserves before retiring.

• CEO

  Independent Financial Services

  (Education Management industry)

  December 1989 — August 2001 (11 years 9 months)

  Financial planner for an independently owned and operated financial planning business started from scratch.

Russ Roberts’s Education

• Marquette University

  MBA Candidate , Business , 1988 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  NROTC Instructor for Naval Weapons, Naval History, Leadership & Management

• Miami University

  B.S. , Management , 1979 — 1982

  Activities and Societies:

  NROTC 4-Yr Scholarship Midshipmen, Battalion Commander

Additional Information

Russ Roberts’s Websites:

• My Website

Russ Roberts’s Interests:

Small Business Consulting Marketing & Sales Financial Planning Investment Education Youth Sports Coaching

Russ Roberts’s Groups:

Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce
Pewaukee Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Waukesha Alumni
WCTC Small Business Connections
Upward Basketball League Commissioner
Upward Youth Basketball Coach
Waukesha Firebirds Youth Baseball Coach
Waukesha West Youth Basketball Coach
Fox River Christian Church Member

•    BizStarts Milwaukee
•    Gravity Marketing - Milwaukee
•    WCTC Small Business Center

Russ Roberts’s Honors:

2009 SBA Home-Based Business Champion
2008 UW-Whitewater WISC Innovation Champion
1989 Navy Commendation Medal
1986 Navy Achievement Medal
1982 NROTC Battalion Commander

Russ Roberts’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch