

James Wendorff
James is an experienced finance and operations professional with over 12 James has a triple major in accounting, marketing, and business administration as well as an MBA in finance.
His business and educational experience put him in a unique place to envision the needs of his clients and bring that to life in several ways – from budgeting to forecasting, marketing to operations. James experience provides valuable insight into the process and complexities of the negotiations required to successfully complete a business transaction; focusing on the client’s value drivers which is the key to maximizing the owners cash from the sale of their business.
Team Members
Nicole White
Shareholder

Nicole has 10+ years experience in the M&A world, and was the #1 Sales Agent World Wide for first quarter
Sheila Firari
Vice President of Client Services

Sheila brings 30 years+ of experience as a well-connected entrepreneur and Real Estate Broker in the local are
Steven Aubrey
Vice President of Client Services

Steve’s business experience is remarkable in both its depth and diversity. His professional career has s
Larry Heck
Vice President of Client Services

As an experienced M&A Advisor and Exit Strategy Planning Advisor, with over 26 years of being an owner in
Timothy Bullard
President, CEO

CEO, Tim Bullard, has been the Global M & A asset divestiture of one of America’s oldest global trading
Spencer Thomason
Vice President of Client Services

Spencer spent 35 years as a business owner and during that period bought and sold several related businesses b
Tree Peterson
Marketing & Admin Assistant

Theresa, who goes by Tree, comes from an IT/Web Company where she worked with clients to provide monthly repor
SUE BULLARD
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE
Destiny Wallen
Client Services Coordinator

Destiny comes to Lakes Business Group, Inc. as a licensed support Agent and Client Services Coordinator. She h
Steve Dykstra
VP Client Services

Steve Dykstra brings a wealth of experience in business consulting, sales, technology, finance and real estate
Mark Smith
Board Member

Mark has spent the last thirty years of his career in small business. His first venture was to take a small, f
Joe Braier
Shareholder

Joe is a seasoned M&A Advisor and current shareholder at Lakes Business Group. He also has the CVA certi
Scott Gray
VICE PRESIDENT OF CLIENT SERVICES

Scott Gray is an accountant and former real estate agent with a propensity for helping business owners simplif
Andrew Schmelzer
Shareholder

Andy brings over 20 years of marketing, branding and sales experience both nationally and internationally to t
Michael Szmanda
Vice President of Client Services

Michael joined VR in 2010 and has been a top producer throughout his tenure (most recently, he was recognized
James Wendorff
VP Client Services

James is an experienced finance and operations professional with over 12 James has a triple major in accountin