About
Tom has over 36 years of experience in Business Ownership and Business Consulting, General Management, Sales, Marketing, & Operations Management. He brings unique insight to buying and selling a business, as he is a former business owner of several small to mid-market sized, privately held companies. As a Sunbelt Business Broker, he is driven by a desire to help people reap the rewards of business ownership, while also assisting exiting owners in realizing their goal of retirement-life transition. With Sunbelt since 2014, Tom-because of his well-rounded business background, is a generalist at Sunbelt and works with small, mid-sized, and lower middle market businesses in a wide variety of industries including: general and sub-contract construction, manufacturing, distribution, retailing, technology, service, and healthcare related businesses. Tom is Sunbelt-MN’s Finance Director besides being a Licensed Business Advisor. He assists his fellow listing brokers to obtain SBA/Conventional financing terms pre-listing. Tom then helps Sunbelt Buyers (with executed Purchase Agreements) through the SBA/Conventional loan application, due diligence, funding and closing process. He has developed relationships with the very-best SBA/Conventional Lending Institutions in the marketplace. He assists these Buyers in obtaining the most competitive transaction structures, interest rates and terms available. Tom has an expert knowledge of the architectural glass, glazing, automotive glass industry. He has listed and/or sold/consulted for multiple glass and glazing companies throughout the State of Minnesota and western WI. Tom spent 28 years in the architectural and automotive glass industry. He was responsible for general management of an $8M division of a $200M national architectural glass fabricator, distributor and contract glazier. Tom was an equity partner in a startup $10M flat and automotive glass distributor, as well as an established $16M architectural glass fabricator, distributor and glazing contractor. Tom is an affiliate member of the Minnesota Glass Association (MGA) and the National Glass Association (NGA). Tom has successfully guided business owners through the necessary steps to successfully transition ownership of their business, including establishing company value, price and terms, identifying qualified buyers, facilitating negotiations and closing transactions. Tom is driven by the desire to assist clients and customers in reaching their personal and financial goals. Tom earned a Bachelor of Science from Mankato State University with majors in Finance, Business Management, Marketing and an Accounting minor. Tom lives with his wife Elizabeth in Chaska, MN.