About Us
Dallas Romanowski
Founder
Dallas Romanowski is an Entrepreneurial Advisor that loves helping others launch, grow, and eventually exit their business. Dallas has played a critical role in the success of many businesses ranging from the Fortune 5000 to scores of small companies. Prior to founding Cornerstone Business Advisors, Dallas was a business development executive for IBM, a management consultant for Accenture, and an Intern for the Dept. of the Army. Dallas is also the author of Performance Culture – a leadership book that describes how leaders can drive profit while building a great workplace. He co-founded Performance Culture, an HR Tech SaaS business, in 2015 and led a successful exit for the original investors in 2020.
Dallas earned his MBA from Emory University. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business from UNCW.
Larry Blacker
Partner
Larry comes from a deep background in the homecare industry, previously owning a Home Instead Senior Care franchise for more than 17 years. After selling his company in 2018 – with the help of Cornerstone Business Advisors – he joined their team.
At Cornerstone, Larry assisted clientele with services geared to growing their business, exit planning, and business transaction brokerage services. At the same time, he played a critical administrator role at a popular retirement community. There, he oversaw the Home Care Department, which offers Medicare-covered services as well as private pay nursing and certified home health aide services.
Jen Wirtz
Operations Manager
Jen Wirtz manages operations and provides partner support for the HomeCare United team. She has over 10 years of experience supporting executive leadership teams through project management, accounting, operations, and client/vendor relations. Jen enjoys fast-paced environments filled with challenges in entrepreneurial settings.
Jen’s past experience includes positions as Accounts Payable Manager and Project Manager for a $40 Million food manufacturing company as well as Business Development for the Komen Race for the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation. Jen graduated from the University of Florida with Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration and Exercise and Sports Sciences.