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Sunbelt of Detroit, Oakland & Macomb
25240 Lahser Rd, Suite 6
Southfield, MI 48033
Phone: (248) 750-1251 / (800) 807-7142
Fax: (248) 750-1259
Broker ProfilesKen Higbee
Senior Business Intermediary / Owner
khigbee@sunbeltdetroit.com
Ken is the owner of the Detroit Metro office of Sunbelt Business Brokers. Ken's office brings modern business brokering to the Detroit Metro marketplace.
Ken started his career in 1975 as a young entrepreneur in the California technology industry when personal computers first became available, starting with the MITS ALTAIR personal computer kit. Ken has accomplished numerous achievements and been involved with all aspects of the computer (IT), electronics and wireless communication industries. Ken has owned and operated a variety of successful businesses of his own and been involved in all aspects of their startup, development, funding, operation and management. With over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, Ken understands and appreciates both the buyer's and seller's point of view in a transaction. Ken also has firsthand knowledge of this experience, having bought and sold businesses of his own.
Ken and the entire Southeast Michigan Sunbelt Team are ready to assist you in the successful sale or purchase of a business.
Josh Otting
Associate Broker
jotting@sunbeltdetroit.com
Josh is an award winning real estate professional. As Associate Broker for the firm, his expertise is central to all business transactions involving the sale or leasing of real estate. In addition to performing the role of business advisor and consultant, through an affiliated company, he specializes in the management and sale of income producing properties, including multi-family and condominium projects. An experienced business management executive, he has owned a marketing service firm and managed personnel recruiting and training activities for an industrial equipment company. Mr. Otting is a graduate of Purdue University.
Gloria Pearson
Business Intermediary
cell: 734-330-6744
gpearson@sunbeltdetroit.com
Gloria joined Sunbelt Business Brokers in January of 2004 with a wealth of experience in franchise sales and operations. Her formal education is in Business Administration and Social work. Prior to Sunbelt, she worked directly with the franchisors. Helping franchisees succeed in their businesses and selling a host of new and existing franchise opportunities.
She has maintained her franchise expertise by selling a variety of different franchise opportunities, along with independent business ventures here at Sunbelt. Her portfolio ranges from service industry to industrial related businesses. Gloria has built a very solid and professional reputation among her colleagues and other professionals in the business as a person who can get the job done. She continues to succeed in selling businesses, which allows her to have more diverse experience with a variety of businesses.
If youre not quite sure if youre ready to sell your business, and need some guidelines for what you need to do prepare for a business transition, consult with Gloria and have her guide you through the process. Her excellent people skills make it a snap for her to work with any buyer or seller. Gloria primarily works in the Washtenaw area, as this is where she resides, but does have businesses in the Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county areas.
Marsha Barnett-King,MBA,Ed.D.
Business Intermediary
cell: 248-895-9069
mbking@sunbeltdetroit.com
Marsha spent 15 years in corporate America working for Chrysler Corporation and The Boeing Company in sales management. She was part owner and VP of Sales for her own training firm for 11 years. Her past clients include: Ford, Chrysler, SBC, Goodyear, Comerica and other Fortune 100 companies. She holds two advanced degrees in education and an MBA. Marsha can relate to buyers with corporate backgrounds, entrepreneurs and neophytes. She is a member of Sunbelt's Million Dollar Club and an officer of the Metro Detroit Chapter of the Michigan Business Brokers Association.
Since joining Sunbelt in 2004, she excels at working with both buyers and sellers. Marsha is referred to as the office deal maker, closing 10 business transactions in 2006 and 2007. Some of her past transactions include hair salons & spas, restaurants & taverns, family entertainment venues, food distribution, cleaning supply distribution, insurance investigation, and womens clothing and gift boutiques. Sometimes considered a gear head, Marsha sold two automotive after market franchises, and four full service auto repair franchises. Several area franchisors consider her their go to person for resales. With homes in Traverse City and Bloomfield Hills, she can help you wherever your Michigan business is located.
Tom Plenda
Business Intermediary
tplenda@sunbeltdetroit.com
General contracting, real estate development, facility operations, and plant engineering are the areas of expertise represented in Tom's work history. Applying his experience as a business owner and operator of a design/build general contracting company, as well as a curiosity about what makes things work, Tom enjoys the process of exploring and analyzing all aspects of a business to understand and identify its core value. Defining what it is that makes a particular business viable in the market place is the key to building a business case that supports the value of the business. This information is essential to buyer and seller alike. It is the most important aspect in the process of conveying or acquiring a business. Having experience in a large corporate environment as well as a small business, in a wide range of areas, he has learned that fundamentals are universal.
Don McKnight
Business Intermediary
cell: 313-706-3400
dmcknight@sunbeltdetroit.com
Don has over forty years of business experience gained from owning and managing a Detroit based company that covered Southeastern Michigan with retail and commercial services. During that time, he was very involved with opening new locations and ventures, as well as buying and selling various businesses. Due to his background, Don has developed a great appreciation of the importance that all dealings between buyer and seller be up front, honest, and confidential in order to successfully complete a transaction. Don has both a B.S. degree in accounting and a M.B.A. in finance.
Tanya Popov
Business Intermediary
tpopov@sunbeltdetroit.com
Keith McDevitt
Franchise Specialist
kmcdevitt@sunbeltnetwork.com
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