History
Midwest Business Advisors was founded by Eric Christensen in 2018. Eric has spent a career leading companies across the spectrum (manufacturing, distribution, non-profit, educational, professional services) from start-ups to legacy companies. The firm is built on four key pillars of success - not only professional success, but also personal success. These pillars have been the basis of Eric’s life to ensure a strong foundation of success in life and business. Those four pillars are Integrity, Honesty, Character, and most importantly, always doing what is right no matter the personal or financial cost.
Midwest Business Advisors is focused on helping companies at various points in their lifecycle and at various scales of size to improve, expand or sell their business. Under Eric’s leadership, the firm is able to bridge all areas of business management including but not limited to, executive leadership, operational management, business development and expansion, marketing, project management, production operations, quality control, human resources, traffic/shipping, distribution, warehousing, strategic planning, ERP systems, and complete financial leadership, development and management. Eric has personally completed several buy and sell-side M&A transactions for various sized businesses across multiple industries over the last 20+ years. Eric has also worked within various ownership structures including individual owners, partnerships, venture capitalists, private equity, non-profits, and as an owner himself. Eric has developed financing plans working with various sources like state funding agencies, investment banks, traditional banks and through situationally crafted seller-based financing programs to help close deals for the benefit of all parties.
Midwest Business Advisors is looking to use their vast business experience to help executives, business owners and investors improve their companies operationally and financially by focusing on efficiencies, profitability, and most importantly, value.
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Principal
Eric Christensen, MBA
Started in his teens leading the ordering and inventory management of the various shoe and clothing lines for a local sporting goods store (where he implemented his first ERP system), which led to overhauling and reorganizing the parts department of a large automotive dealership (the job that drove him into business/finance), then that led to owning his own clothing business by the age of 21, then was hired to help with a turnaround and sale for a hospitality company before even exiting the clothing business, then when the turnaround ended he started working with a Venture Capital group to help a patent holder take a product and company to the masses which eventually led to a buyout of the VC group and helping the patent holder lead the company and the distribution of the products into more than 23 countries and to some of the largest companies in the world, from there he joined a company that was recently purchased by a private equity group to lead the financial functions of the new portfolio company, which opened the door to help the PE group exit the investment seven years later and allowed him to assist an industry standard bearer with buying what was the much larger company within the industry, once that deal was completed, it led to three more M&A transactions within the industry to create one of the most horizontally and vertically strong companies not only in its core industry in the US, but in the world.
Over the past 3+ years, he led a regional CPA firm through COVID-19 as their CEO and has overseen the significant growth of the firm, and they were recently recognized as a IPA’s Top 400 firm (#365) in the US. Over this time, he led the expansion of the firm’s footprint to 9 offices and a support team in India, a staff of over 90 professionals, 3x growth in revenue, and 4x growth in partner compensation, as he prepared the firm for a continued strong and independent future.
Today, he continues his work looking to help other owners and companies find the opportunities they seek and to help them reach unprecedented success. Will you be the next client he can assist in reaching your dreams.
Key Areas of Expertise
Transformative C-Suite Leadership
Diverse Industry Leadership Experience
Team-driven Culture Driver
Business Builder & Growth Leader
Turnaround/Restructuring Management
Multiple Buy/Sell-side Transactions
Expansion & Acquisition Analysis
Company Integration Management
Change Management
PE Portfolio Company Experience
Strategic Planning & Implementation
Team Building & Leadership Coaching
Direct/Indirect Cost & Pricing Analysis
Supply Chain Management
Multiple Lender Negotiations/Relations
Health Insurance & Benefit Negotiations
International Distribution Management
Multiple Location Management
Insurance & Risk Management
ERP/Payroll System Expertise
401(k) Plan Development & Trustee
Regional/National Auditor & Tax Relations
Human Capital Management
Legal/IP/Patent Expertise
Education
FORBES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
MBA, Finance
ASHFORD UNIVERSITY
B.A., Finance
Activities & Affiliations
• 2x State Champion High School Girls’ Soccer Coach (2020-2023)
• 6-year K-12 and Technical School Board Member
• President/Board Member of Various Athletic/Sport Associations
• President/VP/Board Member of Various Civic and Non-Profit Boards • Licensed Youth Soccer Coach