2022
Phone: (916)359-9721
Email:
joel@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
Background/Experience:
With over 13 year’s successful business sales experience within Medical/dental industries. Joel worked within the staffing and recruiting industries for 3 years and ran his own successful head-hunting firm. Previously he successfully worked within distribution companies working many aspects of the business. He has always created lasting business relationships which have led to more of a consulting role with his clients. Joel holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fresno State University. His excitement grows as he works with business professionals who have worked diligently to grow their business. He believes that every action taken regarding a business should be to help grow the business at all levels. Contact Joel so he can help you sell your business.
2022
Phone: 510-759-4493
Email:
belma@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
MBA Candidate '2023
Background/Experience:
Belma Dizdarevic manages BTI Group’s Roseville office and has been involved in Mergers and Acquisitions since 2013. Belma is a former business owner and now she specializes in assisting buyers in finding the right opportunities and bringing sellers qualified Buyers. Belma takes a hands-on approach and is eager to learn all the different aspects of the companies to better represent her clients. Businesses sold include Distribution, retail, automotive, hospitality, wholesale & manufacturing.
Phone: 650-787-2512
Email:
ray@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
California BRE Agent; Oregon Principal Broker; FINRA
Background/Experience:
Raymond brings over 30 years of financial and operations experience in a variety of roles including FINRA Registered Options Principal S4, General Principal S24, Financial and Operations Principal S27, Investment Banking Principal S79, Chief Compliance Officer, CFO, Board Member, Principal Broker, Managing Director and Managing Partner.
Raymond utilizes his knowledge and experience to collect, quantify, analyze then effectively communicate the value of a client company through clearly written comprehensive business reports and precise financial performance reviews.
A UCLA graduate, licensed as Agent in California working with the San Francisco office and as Principal Broker in Oregon managing the Eugene office, he readily collaborates with myriad business leaders in his vast network to expand the universe of potential buyers for his client companies. Raymond also represents strategic buyers in unsolicited acquisition attempts.
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Email:
ricardo@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
California Association of Real Estate Brokers
Background/Experience:
Ricardo is a former pilot and TSgt for the US Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol. He has been on countless search and recue missions for the US Air Force in response to down airplanes, stranded soldiers, lost hikers, campers and or injured, boy scout troops injured in wilderness and even today helping stranded boaters get back to shore. Ricardo has many different backgrounds. He received an associate’s degree in automotive technology from Ohlone college in Freemont Ca in conjunction with Sequoia Institute. Regardless of career, Ricardo has been servicing automotive vehicles for 32 years and is current with the latest scanning technology. Ricardo also worked as a water well driller assistant and acting driller. He is also skilled in water well construction, pump systems and design, construction management, heavy equipment operator, and more. He is a current class A driver with doubles, triples, and tanker endorsements. For the past 15 years regardless of career, Ricardo was working part time in the real estate industry flipping houses. To further his education, Ricardo obtained a bachelor’s degree from Ashford University of San Diego in Business with a minor in real estate studies. He also has a special interest study of anthropology in diversity. Ricardo graduated with honors and was invited to join the international honor society which he is currently a member. As a business broker with Business Team, Ricardo utilizes his work experience and community service record to enhance the quality, perfection, and trust to earn our client’s business and maintain the integrity of Business Team’s name.
Phone: (916) 883-1203
Email:
lara@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
California Dept of Real Estate License #01353677
Background/Experience:
Lara Larkin is a Business Broker Associate in Business Team's Roseville office, located in the beautiful Sacramento Valley. She helps business owners create and implement a plan for their business, so that it may live on long after the owner retires. With over 30 years of accounting and finance experience, Lara brings a wealth of knowledge to her role. Her background enables her to pay meticulous attention to the numerous details involved in selling a business, ensuring accurate financial calculations and meeting all timelines. Lara's strong work ethic was cultivated during her upbringing on an Oregon farm, where she, as the eldest of four daughters, began working in the family business and caring for her younger siblings from a young age. She firmly believes in delivering exceptional service and professionalism to her clients, striving for a job well done. Lara's passion lies in assisting business owners in reaping the maximum rewards for their years of dedicated effort, preserving the benefits their business brings to the community, and leaving a lasting legacy for the business owner.
Phone: (916) 883-1205
Email:
karishma@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
California Association of Real Estate Brokers
Background/Experience:
Karishma has decades of combined business financial accounting and experience. Karishma holds a bachelor’s degree in business from California State University Sacramento and is a licensed CPA. Karishma, through her finance and accounting background, analyses the value of a client’s company. Karishma utilizes her analytical skills to present written comprehensive business reports and financial performance reviews.
Karishma has been working with her family business since her early teens. Karishma's expertise is to guide you through the business buying and selling process. She assists buyers and sellers from lower to high-middle market transactions. Karishma believes no business is ever too small, or too big to sell.
2022
Phone: (408) 316-5198
Email:
ian@business-team.com
Professional Affiliations:
Professional Affiliations: IBBA (past board member), CABB (past president)
Background/Experience:
Ian MacLachlan received his B.S. in Physics from San Jose University. He founded Grand Prix, a manufacturer and mail-order business for specialty motorcycle parts as well as a chain of Kawasaki dealerships. In 1977 GPC was the largest chain of Kawasaki dealerships in the U.S. After selling GPC through a business broker, he became involved in the business brokerage industry founding Business Team -the largest business brokerage firm in the Western United States. Business Team has arranged the sale of over 7000 companies to date.
Ian is a co-founder and past chairman of the California Association of Business Brokers, has previously served on the Board of Directors of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), and is a frequent speaker at IBBA conventions. He is also a member of M&A Source.
He has been qualified as an expert witness in business valuation and standard of care by the California Superior Court.