The BTS Team
Driven to help businesses succeed, Business Transition Specialists LLC (BTS) has defined a new industry category for growth and transition services leveraging more than two decades of experience, hundreds of transactions, a team of highly acclaimed professionals and a proven ability to develop and execute business strategy. The partners of BTS and their associates in Kansas City and St. Louis have planned and managed growth and transition activities for over 24 years and strive to make every customer a reference, maintaining a long and healthy trusted advisor relationship.
Mike Saxton
Chief Executive Officer
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Mike Saxton brings more than seventeen years of business solution experience to his position at Business Transition Specialists (BTS). Mike is a creative business strategist, problem solver and dynamic leader with a track record of successfully setting organizational vision and retooling, training, and motivating these organizations to achieve their full potential. BTS has absorbed the business activity of Mike's first business venture, a financing firm, and benefits from his partnership in IntelliThink LLC, an award-winning strategic consulting firm.
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VJ Jonusas
Executive Vice President and Practice Leader, Small Markets
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VJ Jonusas has over 22 years experience in a wide variety of disciplines and brings unique capabilities to his position at Business Transition Specialists. VJ has owned eight businesses himself of which four had been successful business brokerages he later sold. With over 200 transactions to his record, VJ has negotiated and structured some of the most difficult business buying, selling or partnering deals in our industry. Solving complex issues that surround business transition and helping all parties feel comfortable, educated and empowered to make the right decision is his commitment to excellence.
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Bob Vanderselt
Managing Partner, St Louis and Practice Leader, Middle Markets
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Bob Vanderselt brings more than 25 years of business solution experience to his position at Business Transition Specialists LLC (BTS). Bob is an experienced CEO with a proven track record in growing profitable Consumer and Industrial businesses in the Chemical, Plastics and Paper Industries. His background is finance and marketing and he has extensive experience in product/business development, acquisitions/divestitures, start ups and turnarounds in consumer products, distribution, retail, foodservice, and manufacturing. Prior to joining BTS Bob was both a buy-side and sell-side client which affords him a unique perspective on the needs of our customers. Bob has sold and purchased over 25 companies valued at over $500 Million in his career as CEO/Division President and intermediary.
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Jene' Popper Hong
Principal and Practice Leader, CFO Services
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Jene' Popper Hong brings over 20 years of business strategy, mergers & acquisitions and problem solving to her role at Business Transition Specialists LLC (BTS). Jene' is a seasoned executive leader, operator and deal maker having held multiple CFO roles in growth and turnaround situations. Her core skills focus on helping small and medium sized businesses raise capital and grow both organically and via acquisition. Jene' collaborates with entrepreneurs and business owners to help define and execute vision and goals while navigating and overcoming financial and operational challenges.
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Dick Kane
Principal
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Dick Kane brings over 30 years of impressive executive business experience to his position at Business Transition Specialists. Dick has managed numerous business integrations, mergers, business acquisitions, and sales. Directing business transition solutions for large corporations or for the companies owned by Dick has been his passion and motivation for improving profitability for over 20 years.
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Mike Kemper
Commercial Real Estate Broker
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Mike Kemper brings more than twenty-five (25) years of real estate experience to his position with BTS Realty, the real estate company wholly owned by Business Transition Specialists LLC. Mike is an experienced real estate generalist who helps clients maximize profits from their real estate holdings. Mike is comfortable working with all levels of real estate developers, property managers, and brokers.
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Scott McLeroy
Principal
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Scott brings more than fifteen years of entrepreneurship, team development, financial management and business operations experience to his role at Business Transition Specialists LLC (BTS). He has successfully owned and operated four businesses in his career and has a diverse background in leadership, business development, information technology (IT), human resources and accounting. An accomplished general manager and transition specialist, Scott can educate and guide buyers and sellers through all aspects of planning and executing the entry into and exit from a business.
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Clarence Perry
Principal and Commercial Real Estate Broker
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Clarence Perry brings to his position at Business Transition Specialists LLC (BTS) over 40 years of extensive sales, sales management, and general management experience in commercial real estate, corrugated box, medical products, and television glass operations for privately held and Fortune 100 corporations. Clarence is a highly organized professional with expertise in domestic and international manufacturing, selling, mergers and acquisitions, and negotiating skills in technology transfer, real estate transactions, and partnership agreements. He is an effective communicator with the ability to help his clients achieve their goals whether it is buying, growing or selling a business.
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Brian Ulione
Principal
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Brian Ulione brings more than 25 years of experience in sales, management and business solution experience to his position at Business Transition Specialists LLC (BTS). Brian is an experienced business owner and manager with a proven track record in consulting, real estate development and leasing, sports and entertainment, hospitality and facilities management, marketing, sales performance management, and retail. Prior to joining BTS Brian ran his own company Consultants Unlimited, LLC for 10 years, taking it from start-up to $13 Million in annual sales.
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Courtney Chapman
Operations Director
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Courtney brings tremendous interpersonal and analytic skills to her role at BTS. She supports client account activities, adding a different perspective and helping to program manage more complex projects.
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Karen Johnson
Business Manager
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Karen Johnson brings more than 12 years of strategy, solutions and relationship management to her role at Business Transition Specialists LLC (BTS). With skills honed from Big 4 Consulting, large-company corporate management, multi-million dollar contract negotiation, and cross-company external affairs and relationship management, she is seasoned in building customer relationships and delivering results for clients. Karen draws from a range of experiences from owning her own business, designing analytics strategies to maximize small business growth and delivering financial analysis, strategic planning and media and public speaking coaching to political incumbents and candidates. Karen brings an entrepreneurial insight and flair for public relations and marketing to her work in serving our clients.
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Alan Ludmer
Business Development
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Alan R. Ludmer brings more than forty years of business ownership, marketing, management and training to his position at Business Transition Specialists LLC. In addition to his background and skills in starting, owning and managing multiple businesses, Alan has served in senior management positions in several large corporations and has developed and implemented sophisticated management, marketing and training programs for diverse corporate and individual clients nationwide.
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