Meet the team.
30 years of working with business owners, thousands of valuations completed, and hundreds of closings. Every member of our team is here to help business owners know what their business is worth — and get the most out of it when they're ready.
Leadership
Eric Payne
Founder / CEOFor 30 years, Mr. Payne has assisted Sellers, Buyers, and Advisors with the valuation and sale of hundreds of businesses nationwide.
Matt Hugg
PresidentDirects company operations, strategic initiatives, systems, and team leadership to deliver outstanding client experiences and accelerate business growth.
Theodore Baird
Vice PresidentSupports marketing, sales, and operations across the company. Focused on helping our clients get the best possible outcome at every stage of the process.
Operations & Marketing
Malcolm Partyka
Systems & Marketing ManagerSpearheads CRM lead generation and automations, consults on SEO, SEM, PPC and all other aspects of digital marketing and lead generation.
David Hazleton
Director of Business DevelopmentIntroduces our valuation, value growth, and brokerage services to business owners, financial planners, accountants, attorneys, investors and more.
Lelia Goolaman
Operations SupportAssists with all aspects of the sales process, handles various operations tasks, and administration duties, from initial listing to close.
Rosie Connor
Operations SupportAssists with all aspects of the sales process, handles various operations tasks, and administration duties, from initial listing to close.
Client Services
Templa Melnick
Client Services ManagerOversees all aspects of the seller/buyer acquisition process. Onboards the listing. Facilitates buyer/seller meetings. Guides the parties through due diligence, including offer/counter-offer, lending, landlords, & final closing.
Rich Klinzmann
Client Services ManagerOversees all aspects of the seller/buyer acquisition process. Onboards the listing. Facilitates buyer/seller meetings. Guides the parties through due diligence, including offer/counter-offer, lending, landlords, & final closing.
Laura Klinzman
Client Services ManagerOversees all aspects of the seller/buyer acquisition process. Onboards the listing. Facilitates buyer/seller meetings. Guides the parties through due diligence, including offer/counter-offer, lending, landlords, & final closing.
Alicea Sarris
Client Services ManagerOversees all aspects of the seller/buyer acquisition process. Onboards the listing. Facilitates buyer/seller meetings. Guides the parties through due diligence, including offer/counter-offer, lending, landlords, & final closing.
Yvonne Quinton
Buyer Relations ManagerWorks with buyers to complete the necessary paperwork, and then to help them find the best business to purchase matching their budget and interests. Liaises between buyers and Client Services managers in order to guide them to the next steps of the buying process.
