John is a seasoned entrepreneur who built County Fire Protection Inc. from a startup to a 65+ employee company across four locations, earning recognition on Crain’s Cleveland Weatherhead 100 list of fastest-growing companies 12 times. After successfully exiting to private equity group Riverside Companies, John brings invaluable insights to business owners preparing for their own strategic exits.
As a licensed real estate professional with extensive commercial and industrial property investments across Ohio and South Carolina, John handles real estate components of business transactions and specializes in identifying PE platform-ready opportunities.
Specialization: Business development, PE-ready business evaluations, real estate transactions
Experience: Successful entrepreneur and private equity exit