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title: “Note from our Founder”
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![](https://www.ownerfirst.com/hubfs/new-owner-first-gold-white.svg)  Jan 21, 2026 7:40:56 PM

# “Note from our Founder”

### “Note from our Founder”

I love talking with business owners. I like hearing about their successes, their failures, their hopes, and what keeps them up night. Their stories are my story too. I’ve built a business. I know what it takes. I know what it feels like to have other people count on you to make good decisions. The decisions we make as business owners not only impact our own lives and families - they also impact the lives and families of our employees, our vendors and suppliers, and other community members. One of the most important decisions a business owner can make is when to sell their business or bring in outside investors. It’s a life changing decision. I know because I sold the first business I founded, and it changed my life for the better and also set my business up for future growth and success.

I founded Owner 1st to help others achieve that same great, life-changing outcome. I want to help put together deals that are good for investors, good for business owners, and good for all stakeholders.

To get started, I’ve partnered with best-in-class private equity investors. I understand their visions, their values, and what they’re looking for in businesses. Now, I get to go out and do what I love to do: talk with business owners.

If you’re a business owner considering selling all or part of your business, I hope we’ll have the opportunity to talk. I’d love to share more of my story and hear yours. And when the time is right, maybe we’ll do a deal together that will change your life.

 

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