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Jack Mullane

Jack joined The Henderson Business Group in May 2003 with over thirty years experience as an executive, attorney, and CPA with senior leadership experience in corporate finance and operations. During a large part of his career he has been involved from many aspects in the buying and selling of businesses so the fit was a natural. “I currently have an interest in a small business and readily identify with the business owner and the challenges they face every day. I have bought and sold a business as a small business owner and I appreciate the emotional swings owners go through arriving at such a decision and it is my goal to be there for them in a trusted relationship.” Jack earned degrees in accounting and law at St. Joseph College and John Marshall Law School.

Phil Corbin

Phil comes to The Henderson Business Group with over 25 years of sales and marketing experience, having worked with owners of numerous local, regional, and national agri-business companies across the United States. Prior to joining The Henderson Business Group in April 2004, he spent the past six years managing a business unit for a local subsidiary of Monsanto, a leading biotechnology company. Phil holds a bachelor’s degree in Distributed Studies (Business Administration) from Iowa State University, and he and his wife are also business owners.

Don Mills

Don joined the team at The Henderson Business Group after being involved in business brokerage for the past 12 years. He started his career in corporate management with a variety of manufacturing, distribution and financial assignments. In the mid 80’s he bought or started four businesses and sold the last one in 1992. Upon the sale of his last business he started a business brokerage in Des Moines with two partners. They decided to create a business brokerage that would ensure that sellers received a fair price for the business value they had created and at the same time help buyers fulfill a desire to own a business. He feels that The Henderson Business Group provides him with the opportunity and tools to continue a high level of service to both sellers and buyers. Having been both a seller and a buyer he understands that “A successful sale satisfies the needs of the Seller and the goals of the Buyer”. Don earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Northern Iowa.

Mike Schoville

Mike joined The Henderson Business Group in December 2004. Previously, he spent three years with a publicly traded farm equipment manufacturer. As CEO, Mike was involved with all aspects of the business including helping business people become independent dealers, as well as assisting others in selling their business. He was actively involved in ultimately selling this manufacturing company. Prior to that Mike spend 29 years with a Fortune 500 equipment manufacturer and retired from that company. Numerous responsibilities included developing dealer organizations and seeing first hand the advantages of owning a business, as well as assisting business people with all aspects of their financing needs. Mike holds an MBA from St. Ambrose University and a BBA in Marketing from the University of Iowa. “Helping buyers and sellers reach their objectives is rewarding for all involved. The Henderson Business Group can help that happen.”

Bob Schemmel

Robert joined The Henderson Business Group in September 2006 after 15 years as business owner/developer of small businesses in Stuart, Iowa. He is still very active in business development and is current President of the Stuart Enterprise for Economic development. He was the founding president of the 5X80 Development Corporation, now Midwest Partnership, serving three counties in central Iowa. “The ability of people working together for a common cause can always improve the standard of living for our home communities”.

Prior to being a business entrepreneur he served as Director of Facilities Management for Citibank S.D. na, the credit card operations center for Citicorp in Sioux Falls South Dakota for 6 years. He says this exposure to large banking operations gave him the background and knowledge for implementing his personal business plans. He spent nine years working for the State of Iowa in the Department of General Services where he was responsible for the maintenance and operations of the Buildings of the Iowa State Capitol Complex.

“I have always enjoyed helping people achieve their personal goals and see the Henderson Business Group as a great opportunity for the next level of my career.”

Paul Hayek

Paul comes to The Henderson Business Group with over 20 years of Banking experience. He was involved in all aspects of a Central Iowa family owned and operated Bank. He was instrumental in growing the Bank assets and expanding the market with the opening of new offices and selling of specific offices in the state. He was involved with commercial and agricultural lending along with consumer lending functions. He managed the marketing, sales, asset/liability pricing and budgeting, loan underwriting, strategic planning and was Director, President and Chief Operating Officer for several years. He liked dealing with business loan requests of all sizes for without the local businesses and services other activity would be limited. He has dealt with many different types of businesses and is looking forward to assisting in the selling or buying of the same.

Dave Hansen

For several years previous to joining The Henderson Group, Dave was working with small business owners determining if they were ready to sell, what to do to prepare for a sale, the best method of marketing the business and how to present the business to potential buyers for full value. His experiences prepared him well to do this. 

After 13 years involvement in Sales, Sales Management and Special Marketing with a Fortune 50 Company, he researched the market, wrote a business plan and created a transportation company.  With this went the experiences similar to most small business owners: Long days, short nights, endless situations requiring attention and cash flow problems.  Through perseverance, focusing on customer service and hiring quality employees, the business grew.  In a few years there was another typical small businessman’s problem: He didn’t run the business, the business ran him.

After eight years of solid growth, including acquiring a troubled competitor, his company reached the point where it needed an influx of energy and cash to reach the next level.  The business was sold to a National company that had no presence in this area.  They had acquired several small companies in the surrounding states and Dave stayed on as a consultant for a lengthy transitional period with the responsibility of coordinating, managing and combining the new acquisitions into a profitable entity. 

Since most of the owners/managers remained with their businesses for a period of time, the challenge was working with business owners/managers that no longer owned the company, but certainly had a strong interest in the continued success.  The ability to focus on the end objective, regardless of obstacles, recognize talents, place responsibilities with people in their strongest areas, and making tough decisions about efficiencies of locations, products and services are the same skills all business owners use, but are sometimes too close to the situation to best utilize.  Having been involved with small businesses and owners from so many different angles, Dave’s insight can prove invaluable when someone decides to make a major, irreversible change in their life by selling their business.

“The range of sentiments a business owner goes through before, during and after the sale are unique.  The financial and emotional benefits of an objective eye and guiding hand through the process can be immeasurable.

Ray Main

Ray joined The Henderson Business Group in August 2008. For over 20 years Ray developed, implemented and managed employment-based health care, retirement and executive benefit programs as an insurance broker, serving Midwestern firms that employed two to two thousand employees. He retired from this independent commercial insurance agency in 2004 as a Stockholder and Board member. Most recently, Ray served as the Director of Development and Community Relations for a faith-based not-for-profit retirement community. He created giving programs for annual and Legacy gifts for this organization’s capital, operation and endowment needs. Ray is an Iowa native, attended the University of Iowa, served in the US Navy Seabees, and earned the Charted Life Underwriter (CLU) and Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) professional designations. He has completed Iowa’s real estate licensing requirements.

Brian Henderson

Brian joins us as President and Chief Operating Officer of our Des Moines office. Brian graduated from Iowa State University with his B.S. in Chemical Engineering over 15 years ago and immediately began working in the private sector. He has invested his career in working for the world’s largest privately held chemical company, during which time he learned all facets of manufacturing and business workings. He earned his way from Process/Project Engineering to Plant Manager and understands what it takes for a business to be successful, ensuring company owners and shareholders profitable returns from their investments.

His experience includes managing hundreds of millions of dollars annually in capital expenditures and operating costs, as well as managing a grass-roots plant startup in India and performing due-diligence for corporate purchases. Brian’s ability to manage people and complex situations has prepared him well to offer the multitude of services The Henderson Business Group provides for a successful business transaction.

“It is truly a unique and special honor to service our community within The Henderson Business Group. If you are selling your business, I will treat you with the confidentiality and professionalism that you have earned. I understand what your business means to you as well as your right to receive a fair and competitive price for what you’ve built. If you are buying a business, I will work hard to ensure your purchase is one you will never regret and works toward your retirement goals, no matter what your age. I look forward to meeting with you as we work together to make your dreams of business ownership become reality!”

Dennis Henderson

Co-Owner/Founder/Partner of The Henderson Business Group. “I truly feel blessed being able to help educate and advise folks about how they might participate in “The Great American Dream” of buying or selling their own business. Being involved in the process is an honor, as well as a tremendous responsibility, not to be taken lightly. Having owned and sold several businesses since 1983, I am able to relate to both buyers and sellers, while assisting them with the process”. For 20 years Dennis was the owner of a successful Manufacturer’s Representative agency, serving clients throughout the Midwestern USA, in the custom engineered metals industry, plastics processing manufacturing, injection molding, rotational molding and blow molding fields, and the stamping, castings and machine parts business. Along the way Dennis also owned a microbrewery. In prior years he was Sales Manager for a distributor of machine tools, cutting tools and industrial supplies. A true entrepreneur, Dennis has become one of the most successful business brokers in Iowa.

Sandi Mateer

Sandi Mateer has joined the Henderson Business Group to provide Administrative Support to the professional staff. She brings many years of experience working in various positions throughout the Midwest and earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education form the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Since moving to Iowa, she has been the Help Desk Coordinator in the IT departments of several major Companies. She will be assisting in the day-to-day office operations.