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Number of Years as a Business Advisor: 14 years
Current Brokerage Name: Innovative Business Advisors -Senior Advisor
Current Brokerage Website: innovativeba.com
Association Position Title:  2020 Association President, 2021 Treasurer, 2022 assistant to Treasurer

Brief Career History
Mrs. Julie Pumfrey has been a business broker and advisor for 14 years in the St. Louis area and has over 28 years’ experience in management, negotiations, sales and marketing. She comes from a family of entrepreneurs and has owned several small businesses herself. Her father is one of the business broker greats and recruited her into business brokerage 15 years ago, teaching her everything he knew. Julie was one of the four founding members of the association and ran the steering committee tasked with turning our informal group into the Mid-America Business Broker Association.

Brief description of why your skills, knowledge, and experiences add value to the position you hold. What special value can you bring to your current position?
Mrs. Pumfrey possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in criminal justice administration from the University of Central Missouri. She has experience in manufacturing, accounting, engineering, law enforcement and corrections. She served 3 years as a Military Police Office in the 1139 th MP Company. She is a Certified Business Broker and was a trainer for new business brokers with both Business Team and LINK Business Brokers. Julie is also a Real Estate Broker with the Missouri Real Estate Commission.

What are your professional credentials?
Former business owner, member of IBBA, founding member of IBBA Mid-America, Certified Business Broker and Real Estate Broker.

Number of Years as a Business Advisor: 14 years
Current Brokerage Name: Metro Business Advisors
Current Brokerage Website: www.metrobusinessadvisors.com
Association Position Title: Founder, past Secretary

Brief Career History
An entrepreneur since graduating from St. Louis University, I started my own manufacturing company when I was 24-years old. As a business geek, I developed the start-up into a highly successful market leader in a high-volume, low-margin industry. After 28 years, I sold the business having achieved tremendous success. But…the sale of the business did not go as I had always envisioned. I founded Metro Business Advisors to guide fellow business owners through their once in a lifetime event by sharing my experience in building, growing, managing and successfully exiting my business.

Brief description of why your skills, knowledge, and experiences add value to the position you hold. What special value can you bring to your current position?
As a former business owner, I understand the demands of ownership the passion to succeed, the commitment to the business and community, and the drive to maximize business value. My goal is to remind owners to build value and run their businesses as if they were going to sell tomorrow, rather than waiting until they feel ready to leave the business.
Degrees in Finance, Marketing and Accounting.

What are your professional credentials?
Former business owner for 28 years, IBBA member, Founding IBBA Mid-America Member, MO Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

What are your strongest skills?
Listening and communication skills

Number of Years as a Business Advisor: 11 years
Current Brokerage Name: VR Business Brokers of St. Louis
Current Brokerage Website: www.vrgatewaystl.com
Association Position Title: Secretary, Bylaws/Policy Committee Chair, Past President (2021)

Brief Career History
Mr. Jeff Kalil is from St. Louis, Missouri, and is the owner of VR Business Brokers of St. Louis. “VR” stands for Valued Representation. Mr. Kalil is an Army veteran with over 30 years of service and is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves. He has over 15 years of management experience from corporate America, including mergers and acquisitions, and he has owned and sold several of his own businesses.

Brief description of why your skills, knowledge, and experiences add value to the position you hold. What special value can you bring to your current position?
Mr. Kalil possesses a Bachelors Degree in Nuclear Engineering and a Masters Degree in Engineering Management, both from the University of Missouri S&T. He was a Cavalry Scout and reconnaissance helicopter pilot on active duty in the Army and eventually transition into corporate America to work with some of the nation’s leading aerospace and defense contractors. He is also a licensed commercial real estate broker in the State of Missouri and is an experienced and qualified Business Certified Appraiser. Mr. Kalil uses those skills and experiences to help business owners and entrepreneurs with valuing, buying, and selling businesses in pursuit of the American Dream. It is from years of leadership experience and technical business skills which he leverages to bring out the best in team work and collaboration to help foster the Association’s goals for education, networking, and professionalism.

What are your professional credentials?
• Business Certified Appraiser (BCA)
• Commercial Real Estate Broker

What are your strongest skills?
Mr. Kalil is a Business Certified Appraiser (BCA) with the International Society of Business Appraisers (ISBA), offering certified business valuations and appraisals which comply with SBA and IRS guidelines.

Year became a Business Advisor: 2007
Current Brokerage Name: Innovative Business Advisors LLC
Current Brokerage Website: www.innovativeba.com
Association Position Title: Past President (2022)

Brief Career History
James Brinkmeyer has been a business broker, consultant and intermediary for the past 16 years and has over 40 years experience as a business owner and as a manager with several major progressive Fortune 500 national companies at both corporate and field levels, concentrating on franchise development, franchise ownership, strategic planning, creating business processes, project management, sales and marketing branded and unbranded products, production, mergers and acquisitions and training.

Brief description of why your skills, knowledge, and experiences add value to the position you hold. What special value can you bring to your current position?
Jim has performed the role of Managing Partner and owner of a $9 M company and directed the efforts of 200 employees. This day-to-day experience is invaluable in all functions of business ownership and operations. Jim’s goal is to relate with business owner clients and help them with strategic acquisitions or exiting their business.

What are your professional credentials?
Jim has owned franchise and independent businesses and performed a management role in food and beverage manufacturing as well as having been a consultant to a wide range of industries including manufacturing, wholesale, telecom, advertising information, insurance, real estate and the retail industries.

What are your strongest skills?
Relating to people, gaining an understanding of a person and helping them achieve their goals.

Current Brokerage Name: Premier Business Brokers -Intermediary/Business Broker, Real Estate Agent
Current Brokerage Website: premierbb.com
Association Position Title: Membership Committee Chair

Brief Career History
Pam has compiled close to 40 years of professional experience in a variety of industries and financial service institutions, highlighted by over a decade as a business broker.

Brief description of why your skills, knowledge, and experiences add value to the position you hold. What special value can you bring to your current position?
Her rich and diversified background provides Pam with a tremendous amount of relevant insight and expertise, all of which is extremely valuable when helping a client navigate the process of buying or selling a business. As a former owner of retail and service businesses herself, Pam acutely understands the many challenges related to small business ownership and management. In addition, her experience as a Vice President and Director of Human Resources gives Pam a deeper appreciation of the human aspects that can come into play during the life-changing process of a business transfer.

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