OUR LEADER
Samuel M. Pierre, Sr. | Founder | Managing Partner
Samuel M. Pierre is the founder and managing partner of SMP Global Consultants.
A strategic, results-driven leader with a proven ability to spearhead change, Sam loves watching companies grow. A compassionate manager with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, he fosters a working environment that encourages collaboration and optimizes team performance.
As Managing Partner, Sam works with business executives looking to grow and identifies business development, government, and corporate partnership opportunities as another option to increase their company revenues.
In addition to his work with clients, Sam also works with urban cities looking to
increase their Economic Development portfolios with opportunities to help thier municipalities and their residents grow.
With over 15 years of working in government (city, state, and federal), Sam enjoys working with talented networks of creative professionals and believes everyone has wonderful things to offer. He is passionate about developing lasting relationships, producing great work, and changing the world.
Specialties: Executive Level Leadership, High-Level Strategic Planning, Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise Development, Economic and Real Estate Development for small cities, Broadband and Fiber-Optic Wiring Expansion
leadership TEAM
Emma Valme | Managing Director | SMP Health
Emma Valme is a healthcare professional who proudly maintains a highly productive, efficient, and quality-driven environment.
Here at SMP Health, Emma is responsible for leading the Health team while helping all Healthcare clients identify ways to grow their businesses using public and private sector opportunities.
Well-versed and accomplished in Healthcare Operations Management, Emma's skills are unparalleled in Quality Assurance.
Serving as Executive Director to multiple homecare agencies over the past ten years, Emma is also an active member of the healthcare community, serving on a number of industry boards and committees. Emma is a frequent speaker at healthcare conferences and events and is widely recognized as a thought leader in the industry.
Emma enjoys helping clients and companies grow, and her biggest goal is to use her talents in the healthcare industry to teach clients how to leverage entrepreneurship to leave generational wealth to their families and community.
Her specialties include the following: Geriatric Case Management, Strategic Planning, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Consulting, and Human Resource management.
Jeff Dorestant | Partner | Business Development
Jeff Dorestant is a highly experienced healthcare consultant with over ten years of experience in the industry.
With a background in health and wellness, Jeff has a deep understanding of the complex and rapidly evolving healthcare landscape and is dedicated to helping healthcare organizations navigate the challenges and opportunities of the industry.
Here at SMP Health, Jeff is responsible for managing all client relationships in order to help our clients position themselves for the best possible outcomes. Working closely with our field team, Jeff identifies ways for our clients to market themselves and creates opportunities for visibility in the community to attract new business.
Throughout Jeff's career, he's worked with a wide range of healthcare organizations, from small clinics to large hospital systems, providing guidance and support in areas such as healthcare strategy, operations, technology, finance, compliance, quality and safety, workforce, marketing and communications, mergers and acquisitions, and innovation.
Jeff loves helping healthcare clients identify new verticles and loves to connect corporate partners to small businesses to produce great work.
Laurent Lochard | Chief Strategist| SMP Energy
Laurent Lochard is a highly experienced engineer and energy consultant with over five years of experience in the industry.
With a background in electrical engineering, Laurent has a deep understanding of the complex and rapidly evolving energy landscape and is dedicated to helping organizations navigate the challenges and opportunities of the industry.
Laurent is known for his ability to develop innovative and practical solutions that meet the unique needs of SMP's clients and for his commitment to delivering results.
He is passionate about energy and dedicated to helping organizations reduce their carbon footprint and achieve their sustainability goals.