Gray Stone Advisors

Gray Stone Advisors is a business aviation consulting firm with an office in Knoxville, Tennessee. Its address is 7501 Cherokee Springs Way. The firm helps flight departments and business aviation organizations run as strategic business units. The site says the firm does not sell airplanes or appraise aircraft.

The site says the firm has 28 years of experience guiding aviation organizations, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies and individual owners. It has worked with business aviation since 1996. The founder and principal is Jim Lara, who was honored with the John P. "Jack" Doswell Award by the National Business Aviation Association.

The firm offers operational assessment, staffing levels, interim leadership, aviation dashboards, aircraft use policy, aviation budgeting, direction planning, fleet planning, and coaching and development. It also helps with process optimization, IS-BAO readiness and audit preparation, and aviation benchmarking.

The site says the firm serves accountable executives, aviation leaders, aircraft owners and professional partners. One client quote on the home page describes the firm as helping the team move from a roller coaster back to level ground. The site says the firm works with senior executives and family office representatives.

The site has a library of one-minute advisor videos, other videos, blogs, podcasts and client experiences. It also has a meet the team page with Steve Brechter, senior advisor for operations, and Darlene Lara, business manager.

Contact is by phone at 1-865-357-5077, US Eastern Time, or through a contact form on the site. The site says the firm's first call is confidential.