The SSC Council
Senior expertise. On demand.
The SSC Council is a curated group of senior specialists engaged on a project basis across sales leadership, channel strategy, FF&E project management, and workplace advisory. Southern Solutions Consulting originates and manages every client relationship. The Council provides the depth. You get one point of contact, one invoice, and a team assembled specifically for your engagement.
Patrick Green — President and Managing Principal
Patrick is redefining what fractional sales leadership looks like in the commercial furniture, contract interiors, and lighting industries. Where most consultants bring experience, Patrick brings experience plus a portfolio of AI-integrated workflow tools that automate quoting, pipeline tracking, CRM integration, and dealer outreach. Author of the LinkedIn series AI in the Trenches. More than three decades of hands-on sales leadership across manufacturers, OEM partners, dealer networks, and rep organizations. Founder and Managing Principal of the SSC Council.
Matt Salazar - Principal, Operations and Supply Chain
Matt brings 25+ years of executive-level supply chain and operations leadership to the SSC Council. Where most advisors bring frameworks, Matt brings field-proven experience running complex distribution networks, manufacturing organizations, and global sourcing programs across regulated and high-growth environments. His engagements focus on the operational constraints that limit profitable growth. Inventory misalignment, fulfillment breakdowns, sourcing inefficiencies, and supply chain structures that can't scale. Cornell University. Based in Collierville, Tennessee.
John Rea — Senior Strategic Advisor, Sales Leadership
With more than thirteen years leading Compatico as President, John Rea built deep relationships across the contract furniture dealer and rep community. He brings decades of channel expertise and relationship equity across commercial interiors and serves as senior counsel to SSC Council engagements in sales leadership, dealer program strategy, and rep network development.
Nanette Briscoe — Senior Advisor, FF&E Project Management
Nanette brings 25 plus years of experience in project management and the commercial furniture industry. A certified workplace specialist with credentials in ergonomics and a background in interior design, project management, and client relationship management, she delivers commercial interiors engagements with precision and accountability. Nanette serves SSC Council clients across FF&E coordination, ergonomic workplace design, workplace consulting, and project delivery.