I'm buying an established Wisconsin business.

I got my start on a Wisconsin manufacturing floor, and that shop-floor world is exactly what I'm buying back into. Since then, my career has been in technology and operations: building and shipping products, leading engineers, and being accountable for results, including guiding a company through a $95M acquisition and the integration that followed. I've learned how to run a team, make good decisions without perfect information, and improve a business by getting the everyday details right.

I've also put my own money on the line. I founded and self-funded a company where I owned every function and made the hard tradeoffs myself, with real money at stake. It taught me the difference between running a department and owning the whole thing — the seat I'm stepping into as an owner-operator.

When I buy, I'll be there in person, taking care of the team and everything the owner built.

Why I'm buying. After years of building and operating — from that first shop floor to leading teams through a major acquisition — I'd rather own and run a business than take another corporate job. Finishing my MBA, where I focused on entrepreneurship, only confirmed it. I want to find a solid, stable company and put everything I have into it: solving real problems every day, running things my own way, and building something that provides for my family. I'm not looking for a quick flip. My goal is to own and grow a great business for the long haul, and ideally hand it down to my family one day.

What matters to me as an owner. I'm not a fund looking to flip companies. I plan to look after the team, keep the relationships the owner built, and grow the business at a sensible pace. If you've spent years building something and you care where it ends up, that's the kind of owner I want to be for it.