Meet ourentrepreneurs

Whatever your background, it takes strength, courage, and self-belief to follow the path less traveled — the path of entrepreneurship through acquisition. Our entrepreneurs take a bet on themselves to pursue their dreams. We're proud to partner with them every step of the way.

^{Disclosure Statement: The section below does not present all entrepreneurs who have worked with Pacific Lake. Some of those entrepreneurs may have had a materially different experience than those discussed herein.}

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Jim Vesterman

Raptor Technologies

Jim always knew he wanted to carve his own path. Discovering the search fund model opened the door to an entrepreneurial journey even greater than he could have imagined.

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Ryan Turk

Radiation Detection Company

Ryan has a military background, but here’s how RDC’s CEO came to focus on dosimeter services and management.

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David Berkal

Banyan

David began with an idea: buy software businesses. Today, his company Banyan acquires, builds, and grows high quality enterprise software businesses.

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Tom Jackson

Datacor

After launching his search in 2014, the acquisition of this software company was worth the wait for Datacor’s president — and positioned the company for continued growth.

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Hill Hamrick & Sam Krieg

Central Storage & Warehouse

Hill and Sam have been best friends for more than 10 years, but becoming co-CEOs of CSW has added a new dimension to their friendship.

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Jason Pananos & Jay Davis

Vector Disease Control International

After selling Vector Disease Control, the company these entrepreneurs acquired through their own search fund, Jason and Jay continue to invest in the next generation of searchers.

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Promise Okeke

NovoPath

Promise has always thrived on the excitement and challenges of running a small business. Now the CEO of NovoPath, its precisely the highs and lows of entrepreneurship that keep Promise focused on the path ahead.

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John Holsapple

Stanley Ruth

Against the odds, John’s first foray into entrepreneurship succeeded. The scrappiness and grit that made his success possible continued to serve John well in his next venture and in his career since then.

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Scott Mackenzie & Sarah Rowell

Kantola

Sarah and Scott are partners — not only in search, but also in life. For these spousal entrepreneurs, acquiring Kantola Productions was their next big adventure.

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Hannah Greenberg & Alex Lopez

Eleven Software

From fast friends to partners at Eleven, Hannah and Alex had different paths to the same business school, but found plenty of common ground along the way.

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Jake Dancyger & Cyrus Symoom

Clariti

Jake drives customer success strategy. Cyrus oversees sales, marketing, and finance. Together at the helm of Clariti they work to deliver exceptional citizen experiences through easy-to-use permitting and licensing solutions.

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