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Tarrus Richardson and the business of a second chance
A family bar outside Chicago taught Tarrus Richardson what ownership could do. At IMB Partners, he has spent years turning that early lesson into acquisitions, enduring partnerships, and opportunities for other people to own a piece of the future.
Joe Benavides and the work before the growth
Before OceanSound could help other businesses grow, Joe Benavides had to build his own. His approach to ownership starts with the unglamorous things that make ambitious plans possible.
Roy Rose and the art of keeping the keys
After decades of buying and restructuring businesses, Roy Rose is working on a different kind of deal: giving independent owners access to capital while they keep control.
Tom James
Tom James is a Certified Franchise Consultant and the founder of Prophecy Consulting, a Fort Worth, Texas advisory practice that helps corporate executives and military veterans decide whether to buy a franchise, and if so which one. A FranServe affiliate and member of the International Franchise Association, he matches candidates across 700-plus franchise brands through a free, structured coaching process. His approach is shaped by having owned a franchise himself, a SpeedPro large-format printing operation in the Los Angeles area, and by a corporate career spanning HR, IT, operations, project management, finance, and sales and marketing.