An advisor shaped by operations, not just transactions.
Bob's career didn't start in a brokerage. It started in aerospace aftermarket support and sales, and then moved into operations and business management — at Rolls-Royce, Cummins, Qantas, and Quest Global — where he spent 25 years understanding how businesses actually function under pressure, how leaders make decisions, and how systems either hold or fail when circumstances change.
That background is what makes his advisory different. When Bob looks at a business, he sees what a sophisticated buyer sees: operational risk, ownership dependency, system fragility, and the specific gaps that will either kill a deal or force a price concession during due diligence. He's evaluated enough businesses from the inside to recognize the difference between what an owner thinks they have and what a buyer will actually pay for.
The systematic thinking came from Purdue. The owner's perspective came from 25 years inside companies where the difference between a good decision and a bad one showed up on the P&L. That combination is unusual in the brokerage world — and it's why his clients arrive at the closing table better prepared than most.
What he believes
Bob won't take a listing he can't sell. That's not a marketing line. It's a genuine commitment that shapes every engagement. Taking a listing you can't close wastes an owner's time, creates false expectations, and usually results in a business sitting on the market too long, which itself becomes a negative signal to buyers.
He believes that most owners who come to him aren't ready to list yet. The most valuable thing he can do is help them understand what needs to change before they go to market. Some owners spend six months on that preparation. Others need longer. The ones who do the work almost always close at better terms.
He also believes in honesty above optimism. The number you want to hear is easy to give. The number you can actually get, and the conditions required to get there, is harder to say and more useful to know.
Credentials & Affiliations
- Partnered with Advanced Business Broker (ABB)
- Licensed ValueBuilder™ Advisor
- Purdue University, B.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Entrepreneurship, Adjunct Lecturer
- Boone County Chamber of Commerce, Board Member
- Central Indiana Police Foundation, Board Member
Prior Experience
- Rolls-Royce — Aftermarket & Operations Leadership
- Cummins — Aftermarket & Operations Leadership
- Qantas — Shared Service Operations & Systems
- Quest Global — P&L Leadership, Indianapolis Operations
25+ years of operational and leadership experience across aerospace aftermarket, industrial services, and global operations — before advising on business exits.
Bob is based in Indianapolis and works primarily with business owners in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. He also works with clients across Indiana and elsewhere in the U.S. when the fit is right. He's part of the community, not a national franchise representative — and that matters for understanding your local market, your buyer pool, and the relationships that help deals get done.