The Founders of Horizon Brokers & Consultants provide our clients with over 60+ combined years of professional experience and offer unique perspectives and consulting services for “Main Street” and Mid-Market businesses. Our mission is to help clients reach their dream on the horizon, whether that means owning a business, retiring from one, or developing a business plan to have the enterprise obtain its maximum growth potential. This process can take months or even years to prepare for and accomplish. We are ready to participate in that journey with you for as long as it takes.
Dave Michelich, MBA, Senior Business Broker, NC Broker in Charge (#264567), is the former President and owner of two highly profitable, successful businesses. In addition to owning his own companies, Dave has applied his business skills in several senior Finance and Commercial positions at a Fortune 5 corporation for over 30 years, including a three-year European assignment.Some of his accomplishments include averaging 20% annual sales growth for 10 consecutive years, analyzing global investment strategies for projects totaling more than $100 million for three diverse global manufacturing divisions, and managing an auditing department responsible for implementing financial controls impacting external contracts and banking routines. The combination of Dave’s formal education and powerful hands-on business experience provides him with a comprehensive and very strong cross-functional perspective proven to be extremely valuable to clients across many industries.
For the past decade, Dave has also been a Senior Business Broker who has helped numerous clients in multiple capacities. Whether it be developing business exit strategies, performing valuations, or managing the sales of a client’s enterprise through to closing, Dave brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that is invaluable in industry.
Scott Mollenkopf, MBA, Senior Business Broker, NC Broker (#293125) is the former president and CEO for a successful and market leading manufacturing business with multi-state operations and national sales. He also owns and manages commercial real estate properties through a separate company. He has served as a board of director for several companies and currently is a board member, since 2012, for the premier provider of commercial HVAC and IT Infrastructure Power and Cooling solutions in the Carolinas. In addition to the eight years as president, Scott’s experience includes 12 years as a CFO and an additional 10 years in various financial, marketing and sales roles for various companies across multiple industries, including an overseas assignment.
His areas of expertise and accomplishments include: mergers and acquisitions, both the successful and failed start up of multiple businesses, expansion of an existing business into new markets, commercial real estate transactions as both seller and buyer, financing relationships and capital structuring and leading and managing the design and construction of facilities. Scott also gained experience managing and leading companies during explosive growth periods of over 500% and in the recent unprecedented recessionary market. Finally, direct industry experience includes manufacturing, distribution, trucking and retail for both consumer and business to business markets