About

Parkwood Advisors was founded on the idea that not every "startup" has to be a complex Silicon Valley darling. Often, great ideas are born out of necessity or with the goal of being your own boss. When you want to move beyond a company of 2-3 people and accelerate your growth, we're here to make it happen. We will help you clarify your vision and create a plan to implement strong business fundamentals and scale at your pace. Our fees are typically based on the stage of your business and we like to have skin in the game - when you win, we win too.

Jay Breeden
Managing Director

Tom Wilseck
​Managing Director

As the COO of a professional services company, Jay learned the skills required to scale a growth-stage business on a budget - sales & marketing strategy, product development, strategic partnerships, structuring legal contracts, and establishing an operational foundation. He has a demonstrated history of success in the professional services, financial services, and technology industries and is skilled in developing business strategy, leading high-performance teams, executing projects quickly and
​accurately, and optimizing processes.

Jay holds a BS in Chemistry from Saint Louis University (Go Billikens!) and an MS in Entrepreneurship from the University of Notre Dame.

Tom has spent the majority of his career deriving insights and value from data, and linking it to a company's overall strategy. He brings a unique blend of technical and strategic experience spanning numerous functional disciplines—Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance and Human Resources. He has consulted across a wide range of industries for companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50, and his past projects have been recognized for excellence through internal client awards, industry awards and publication as a case study by Cognos & IBM.
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Tom holds a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.