What we do
Advisory, partnerships, and acquisitions.
Three ways to work with us, one underwriting discipline behind all of them: find the real constraint, fix it with durable systems, and let cash flow fund the next move.
Service 01
Business Growth Advisory
Operating experience pointed at your hardest problem. We work with founders on the constraints that actually cap growth — the founder bottleneck, thin or hidden margins, capacity limits, weak sales systems, and the missing SOPs that keep the business dependent on a few people.
Engagements are practical and time-boxed. You get a clear diagnosis, a prioritized plan, and hands-on help installing the systems that make the gains stick.
Service 02
Strategic Partnerships
We co-invest with operators who bring deals we could not source alone, and we back people we trust with capital and structure. If you run a business or a property you know better than anyone and want a partner who is quick to decide and slow to interfere, we would like to talk.
Structures are flexible — joint ventures, LP capital, and majority recaps that let you keep running the business or step back on your timeline.
Service 03
Business Acquisitions
We buy small businesses, consumer brands, and commercial real estate with a track record of cash flow — and we buy to own, not to flip. Sellers can stay on or step back; either way we protect the people, customers, and reputation that came with the company.
Buy box · current preferences
- What
- Small businesses, consumer brands, and commercial real estate with proven cash flow.
- Size
- Roughly $250K–$2M of owner earnings (SDE / EBITDA); property deals of comparable check size.
- Geography
- Southern California preferred; open nationwide for the right business or asset.
- Structure
- Flexible — full buyouts, majority recaps, and JV / LP partnerships.
- Hold
- Indefinite. We buy to own.
- Not a fit
- Pre-revenue startups, turnarounds with no cash flow, and anything that needs a rescue to survive the year.
Submit an acquisition → or use the Acquisition Readiness Checklist
Portfolio
What we own and operate
Channel Checkride is the advisory and retail-execution business we run directly today. As we add operating companies and property, they will appear here unless required to remain private.
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Advice, a partner, or an offer — tell us which.
One email reaches the person who makes the decision.