Billy Winkie
Intermediary
Billy entered into the business acquisition industry in 2005 and has played an active role in bringing buyers & sellers together in more than 100 successful transactions. Prior to that, Billy left a 10+ year career in Corporate America in 1995, purchasing a convenience store business and expanding it to a multiple unit operation. It sold in 2004, giving Billy multiple angles perspective: working in Corporate America, buying and operating business (with all of the ups & downs), and successfully selling the business at a profit. His unique real-life experience makes him steady and reliable during a transaction process that can have unforeseen hurdles and hiccups along the way.
Billy's formal education is from the University of Georgia earning a BBA in Business Management. Billy enjoys playing golf as a hobby and he and his wife are avid college football fans and sports fans in general.
Ben Frear
Intermediary
Ben has been active in the business acquisition industry starting in 2011. Since then he has closed more than 50 transactions. What he loves most about the work is meeting people, learning about their business and helping them achieve their goals.
He graduated in 2010 Summa Cum Laude from the University of South Carolina Honors College. During this time, Ben co-founded the launch of a start-up company in the USC/Columbia Technology Incubator, where he headed the company's marketing and public relations efforts.
In his free time, Ben and his wife love to backpack in North Carolina where he pursues landscape photography. Other interests include golf, basketball, and soccer.