Stephanie Barnes

Kaitlyn is a seasoned entrepreneur with extensive experience in acquiring, owning, operating, and ultimately selling a diverse portfolio of businesses. Her entrepreneurial background spans industries including restoration, property management, and even owning the world’s highest-volume birthing centers. Having personally navigated the entire lifecycle of business ownership, Kaitlyn has a deep understanding of both the challenges and rewards that come along with entrepreneurship. Her hands-on experience with the acquisition and selling of her own businesses, provides her with a unique perspective from both the buy and sell-sides of the transaction. This allows her to bring invaluable insights and expertise to every deal. ?With her client-first, people-centered approach, she works with care, compassion, and effervescence to bring even the most challenging deals across the finish line.

Fluent in English and Arabic, Amer is no stranger to cultural immersion. He has years of experience dealing with business owners and clients coming from varied backgrounds and business mentalities. Originally from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Amer completed his Bachelor's, MBA, and Doctoral degrees in business from Penn State University and South College in Tennessee. Amer owned and operated multiple businesses in healthcare, transportation, and e-commerce arenas, and has experience in consulting virtually every industry in the business world.

Veronica, is fluent in Spanish. She excelled academically, graduating high school in three years, and earned a degree in Applied Science of Business Administration. While embarking on a sales career. She spent over 15 years at Wells Fargo Bank, advancing through various roles to management, consistently earning quarterly regional recognition for Sales and Service quality. Veronica has always prioritized building enduring customer relationships, helping clients achieve their financial goals with exceptional service. Her extensive experience spans various business growth stages, allowing her to tailor services to each client’s unique needs.

Darren has over 25 years of experience acquiring and selling his own businesses, and is no stranger to hard work. With a varied background of personally building, operating, purchasing, then successfully selling companies, he conveniently relates to all sides of the transaction. As a Texas native, Darren has strong roots and business ties throughout the DFW Metroplex, and knows how to navigate the inevitable friction points that take place in all transactions. With ownership background across various industries over the years, from real estate to tanning salons and painting, Darren is accomplished in effectively aligning product value with client needs. This allowed him to shatter sales records in every brand he’s been involved with. He is big on community development and strategically plans and executes each transaction. Darren is a results-driven business advisor with an innovative aptitude for conceiving, developing and executing strategic initiatives. This enables him to exhibit his leadership, with a proven record of coordinating and managing all aspects of the deal. Darren’s focus is to utilize his experience to optimize each transaction; and exceed the demands of his clients.

Stephanie diligently manages every phase of a transaction from discovery through closing; working with discreet, targeted marketing, detailed financial modeling, and strong negotiation skills honed by over a decade of experience in the field. This makes her an invaluable asset before, during, and even after the deal is done. For over 15 years, Stephanie has completed transactions across California and Texas, and has been dually licensed in both. This gives her the reach to represent clients across two of America’s most active business markets. She prides herself on developing strong bonds with her clients, and stays involved even beyond the transaction to help them succeed.