After 20 years in city management Ron bought a small company that provided strategic marketing support to companies who do business with local government. Clients included almost 50 of the biggest names in corporate America, including EDS, PeopleSoft, NASA, IBM, American Express and many more. In 1999 he sold that company and launched SGR which he grew into the largest local government executive search firm in the US; the third largest local government interim management services; and the largest private provider of professional development and training for local government in the nation. He also launched the only business line in the nation providing futurist services for local governments. 

In 2021, SGR took over operating responsibilities for the Alliance for Innovation, a non-profit association of about 150 local governments which exists to promote and advance innovation in local government. During the early days of SGR, Ron personally provided consulting services for numerous early to the market technology platforms to facilitate collaborative bidding and even reverse bidding as well as simply automation of bid processes in the late 90’s when the modern era in public procurement was just beginning. In addition, he helped launch a national collaborative bidding group. 

Ron remains very high profile in local government and speaks at one regional, state or national conference about every 10 days all across the nation. His leadership newsletter has over 40,000 local government officials who are opt in subscribers.