Don Wheelock knows that to be successful you need to bring together and utilize the skills of an Expert Team. Don will insure that you will be assisted by a team of professionals throughout the transaction. From the professional business appraisal, through the Intermediary facilitated negotiations and deal structuring, to the deal’s closing, Don will there to assist you.
Don is a Graduate of Cleveland State University with a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering. He started his career with a small Cleveland based job shop as a Project Engineer responsible for job acquisition and associated profit and loss. He progressed to work for General Motors, Packard Electric and Delphi, all Fortune 500 Companies. During his career with these companies, Don had top management experience in Production Control, Logistics, Customer Service, Industrial Engineering, and Purchasing. Don spent the majority of his 35 year career being "In the Middle of the Deal". As the Purchasing Business Line and Commodity Manager, Don's buy/sell transactions, under his personal responsibility and that of his team, ranged in size from as small as thousands of dollars to those valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
Don always dreamed of owning his own business. To satisfy his entrepreneurial desire, he successfully founded and managed three rental limited liability companies. Don knows firsthand what it takes to own and operate a small business. When it is time to buy, he understands what's involved in the search for the right business for you. When it comes time to sell your business, Don also knows personal attachment that the founder can have to a business since they operated their business for a significant part of their lifetime. The emotional and financial ties that can develop are well understood.