Pilot Advisors, a leader in fractional leadership and executive coaching, announces a team expansion to help empower more strong leaders to achieve breakthrough success through the firm's hybrid expertise across industries to foster operational efficiency and continuous learning cultures.

Founded by Andrew Bielat almost three decades ago, Pilot Advisors focuses on implementing best practices to help clients become the best possible versions of their organizations. Services include Fractional COO support via a proven process: Clarify goals, Assess strengths and constraints, Commit to buy-in, Plan custom strategies, and Execute Together for lasting ownership.

Founder: Andrew Bielat, Managing Partner

Andrew Bielat, a mechanical engineer inspired by his WWII Marine father's pursuit of excellence, established Pilot Advisors after leading turnarounds in nuclear power, steel manufacturing, Fortune 500 firms, and Pentagon projects. He has guided over 90 organizations to transformational outcomes through rapid business model assimilation, relationship-building, and accountability enforcement.

Pilot Advisors Team includes:

Rick Smith, brings over 35 years of senior HR leadership and organizational change expertise from fractional executive coaching to C-suite leaders, leading major transformations, and implementing sustainable change strategies.

Smith shares, "Joining Pilot was an easy decision given its proven track record of success across a diverse range of industries. By working collaboratively with an organization’s key leaders, we help drive meaningful results while ensuring that improvements are effectively adopted and sustained."

Mark A Coudry, brings over 50 years years of entrepreneurial leadership in business growth, innovation, and optimization, coaching CEOs on scalable systems, pricing, and digital transformation.

Coudry says, "I joined Profit Advisors after working with Andrew on multiple projects. It's ethos aligns perfectly with my lifetime mission of: Finding a better way, and sharing it with others for the Greater Good."

Kim McCutcheon brings decades of leadership development and executive coaching, building high-performance teams and delivering personality profile programs that teams fully own after she steps back.

McCutcheon exclaims, "I'm a product of the product! I’ve personally experienced the impact of their work. Their guidance helped us execute a turnaround to world-class performance. I’m honored to help other leaders achieve the same."

Steve Manuszak offers decades of senior HR and executive leadership, coaching C-suite leaders on transformations and high-trust cultures, including roles at Groupe Danone, Dean Foods, Food Services of America, US Foods and more.

Manuszak states, "Andrew built a firm with operational rigor, strategic clarity, and a transformative advisory role. Its ethos aligns perfectly with how I believe real impact gets made—through sharp thinking, honest guidance, and operational excellence that actually moves the needle."

James Vera brings over 40 years of industrial operations and Human & Organizational Performance expertise, coaching leaders on HOP programs and Conduct of Operations systems, including the safest chemical demilitarization startup (0.18 injury rate), VPP Star status at two sites.

Vera reflects and says, "I joined due to personal experiences with Pilot Advisors' skillful, professional teams which provided actionable guidance for significant organizational improvements which caused me to want to be a party of this caliber of success."