Robert DiNozzi Named LA Times Studios Business Visionary for 2026

Robert DiNozzi named a Business Visionary 2026 by LA Times Studios, pictured in a professional portrait alongside a quote recognizing him as a leading voice in modern business renewal.

As Chief Growth Officer of our parent company, Second Wind Consultants, Robert DiNozzi helps lead a national advisory firm focused on resolving business distress and preserving operating companies across the lower middle market.

DiNozzi is a leading voice in modern business renewal, advocating for market-based restructuring approaches that bring lenders, borrowers and buyers into coordinated, value-preserving outcomes. His work emphasizes the use of Article 9 restructuring under commercial law to execute non-judicial transactions built on the alignment of incentives across parties—a practical alternative to judicial processes that erode value through delay, cost and adversarial dynamics.

By advancing the real-world application of commercial law, his work supports solutions that protect jobs, maintain operations and maximize recovery for senior lenders—without courtrooms.

He works to extend these solutions to businesses facing Main Street distress—historically priced out of middle market restructuring—through Rise Alliance.

He is a regular contributor to ABF Journal, ABL Advisor and the Journal of Corporate Renewal, and serves on the board of trustees of the Turnaround Management Association.