Operating Partner and Advisor to Upper Midwest business owners — for every decision that matters. Capital, operations, real estate, and exits. $3M–$50M businesses.
See around the corner. Decide. Move.
Every business owner is in one of four places. Knowing which one determines everything — the conversation, the strategy, and the result. Click your quadrant.
Growing a business requires two things at once: capital to fund it and the operational capacity to execute it. Most owners can manage one. The ones who get stuck are trying to do both alone.
"I know what needs to happen. I just don't have the capital, the bandwidth, or both to make it happen."
You have legal counsel, a CPA, an insurance advisor, a financial planner. But who coordinates all of them? Who makes sure the estate plan aligns with the buy-sell, which aligns with the succession plan?
"I pay five different advisors and I'm not sure any of them talk to each other."
Most business owners have the majority of their net worth inside one company. That's concentration risk. The owners who build lasting wealth deploy capital outside — in real estate, private companies, and co-investment deals — while the business is still running.
"Everything I have is tied up in the business. I need to start building something outside of it."
The difference between a good exit and a great one is almost always how early you started planning. Tax strategies, deal structure, charitable vehicles, succession decisions — none of it works if you start at the closing table.
"I'm not ready to sell yet. But I want to make sure when I am, I've done everything right."
I'm not a consultant who writes reports and leaves. I work inside businesses — alongside owners at every stage of growth, transition, and exit. My practice is built on retained relationships, not transactions.
For the past ten years I've served as trusted advisor to a prominent North Dakota family office managing a $75M+ portfolio — automotive dealerships, meat processing, large-scale agriculture, technology, and real estate. That engagement is the model for everything I do.
The role. Inside an engagement, I work as a Chief of Staff to the owner — sitting above the lanes, coordinating capital, operations, legal, real estate, and exit decisions. One person accountable for the full picture.
I've raised $50M+ in equity, secured $250M+ in financing, closed 50+ business transactions, and started or advised more than 50 companies. I know the banks, the lawyers, the CPAs, and the capital sources in this market. I know how deals get done here.
"My client needs capital restructuring, operational help, and is thinking about exit in three years. That's Art's lane."
"This client needs to clean up their story before we can say yes. Art gets them bankable — and sends them back to us."
"My client is going through a transition and needs someone to quarterback the full picture. Art coordinates the whole team."
I source and structure private co-investment opportunities for qualified investors seeking deal access outside of public markets. Deal-by-deal. Not a fund. You select individual opportunities.
If you've sold a business, manage a family office, or want private deal exposure in the Upper Midwest — I want to hear from you.
Call Art — (701) 219-4828Co-investment opportunities are available to qualified investors only. All deals structured with appropriate legal documentation. This is not an offer to sell securities.
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