Executive Team
Tom's executive experience spans across many industries including retail management, product management, distribution logistics, mortgage, finance, small business ownership, franchising, Real Estate, and mergers & acquisitions. Tom held an executive position with a top Powersports Aftermarket Distributorship which provides the foundation of specific industry knowledge necessary to service the Powersports Industry vertical. During this tenure, Tom negotiated multi-million dollar purchase orders with many of the Powersports Industry's top manufacturers. Tom also interfaced extensively with the sales team and dealership customer base. He then moved on to a Fortune 500 Mortgage firm specializing in new construction financing. While this role was a great learning experience, Tom discovered his passion was for entrepreneurship which is ever present in the Powersports Industry. Tom began his own franchised business which led to participating in franchise sales and eventually larger mergers & acquisitions. It was not long before his zeal for entrepreneurship led him back to the Powersports Industry in the role of mergers and acquisitions. Tom's professional success and well-rounded experience transcends the skills necessary for successful M&A transactions which drive the Powersports Listings Mergers & Acquisitions firm. Tom founded Powersports Listings M&A in 2001 and the company has been revolutionizing the buying and selling of dealerships and middle market businesses ever since. Tom is a top honors graduate (Magna Cum Laude) from the Texas Tech University College of Business Administration with concentration in Management, Marketing, and Finance.
David Clay brings over 20 years of business experience to the Powersports Listings team. A graduate of the University of Texas with a BBA in Finance, the majority of David's career has been in operational and financial management of small businesses. Within three years of graduating college, David had already realized success with two different entrepreneurial startups in the offset printing industry, both of which became worldwide industry leaders in their respective fields. In addition to taking David around the globe in support of his companies, the printing industry brought him experience in small business finance and accounting, research and development, manufacturing, patents and trademarks, and employee management. David's experience with mergers and acquisitions also began during his tenure in the printing industry when he and his partners sold their own company to an investment group, with David being the lead negotiator and purchase contract architect. It is this experience that led David to have a love and appreciation of the mergers and acquisitions process, both from a personal and professional level, which has now transcended with him to the powersports industry. Since 2002 David has been directly involved in the ownership changes at over 10 dealerships and now brings this experience directly to the Powersports Listings team. David, as CIO, will assist clients in the preparation of their businesses for sale and will be the primary liaison with prospective buyers in aspects of due diligence and seller finances. David also provides financial, operational, and software consulting services to our clients.
Jerry has been in Executive Sales, Marketing and Distribution positions with Fortune 500 companies throughout his post graduate tenure. His education includes a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Marketing/Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin. He moved to Dallas, Texas in 1985 and has traveled extensively in his professional career bringing clients together around the globe. He has worked with Angel Investors, Wall Street Entrepreneurs, Private Equity Groups, Real Estate Investment Trusts, and Venture Capital Firms from the Technology IPO boom era through the present environment working in the US and Canada. Jerry is a licensed Real Estate intermediary and Mergers & Acquisition specialist. Jerry has been instrumental in creating the industry niche for Powersports Listings M&A in the "Powersports Industry Vertical". Jerry is entrenched in the Powersports Industry and works with Investors, Manufacturers, Distributors, Lenders, and Dealers on a daily basis. Jerry's depth and breadth of experience, skillful communication and networking provide a unique reach to investors that are unattainable through traditional marketing channels. He can speak to the financials and business processes to actually close deals. He offers expert consultation and impeccable attention to detail on a 24/7/365 basis to the investment community. Jerry brings a no-nonsense methodology to buy / sell transactions that can be clearly understood and conveyed during the sale process. Jerry strives to maximize value to our clients by bringing together the worlds of brokering sales and strategic business consulting.
John Macatee adds Group and Individual Health Insurance, Life insurance, and Annuities to the wide list of business services offered by this firm. As an independently licensed insurance broker, John has the ability to shop hundreds of different insurance carriers to find the best product to meet your needs at the best possible price. John is an honor graduate from the Texas Tech University School of Business Administration / Management. He brings over 20 years of experience in the areas of Group & Individual Health and Life Insurance, High-Volume Retail Management, Small Business Ownership, and has vast experience in Franchise Ownership/Operations. John has excelled in operating businesses in wide array of industries varying in size from $2 million in annual sales to over $100 million. John's "hands on" experience, which ranges from Corporate-Level Management to small business ownership, gives him a "first-hand" perspective as well as a "realistic" approach in recognizing what insurance products will best meet the needs of yourself, your family, your employees, and your company. John's wealth of knowledge and experience adds to an already extremely talented Powersports Listings team. Please contact John directly at 972-839-6837.