Our Team

Antonio Gutierrez
Agent

Antonio has extensive experience in the Business Consulting Industry as well as in the Real Estate Business provided by 17 successful years of professional activity as an Urban Planner, Urban Developer, General Appraiser, Business Consultant and Entrepreneur. After relocating to South Florida, he has devoted his professional career to Business Brokerage, working with clients to help them achieve their objectives, identifying appropriate targets and implementing negotiation strategies. His services are available to any private business entity or individual on either the buying or selling side of a transaction, with his commitment to structuring those transactions with the least amount of problems, with complete confidentiality and maximizing its value for each party.

Antonio holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Institute of Advanced Management Studies (IESA), in Caracas, Venezuela, and received his Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning from the Simon Bolivar University, also in Caracas, Venezuela in 1986. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

 Enrique Lara Arevalo
Agent

Enrique Lara, received his Civil Engineering degree at Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela and a Master of Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

Enrique with more than 30 years of a successful career in engineering, construction, manufacturing and corporate real estate brokerage has developed the skills coupled with his contacts with the Cuban community of Dade County gives him a great ability to develop and close projects regarding brokerage, mergers and business acquisitions in general

 Cheryl-Dene
Agent

Cheryl-Dene was born and raised in South Africa and made her way to United States to pursue the American dream. She understands the hard work, dedication and determination that go hand-in-hand with success. After receiving her undergraduate degree from Nova Southeastern University she was accepted at the Shepard Broad Law Center where she received her Juris Doctorate Degree and is now an active member of the Florida Bar Association. In her legal career she has been involved in all aspects of the law including business and real estate. Her understanding of the complexities of closings and excellent client relationships made her a top title examiner and closer at several firms.

She is dedicated to solving her clients and customers needs and is honored to use her past experience and knowledge to assist YOU in your future business decisions. Her strong aptitude for negotiating and marketing, combined with her analytic skills makes her an excellent Professional Business Intermediary for assisting you in the successful purchase or sale of your business.

Roger Henderson
Agent

Roger, with Business Management studies at Akron University, has had a successful career at a manufacturing concern. During the 25 years with the company, he escalated positions from Purchasing Agent to President. The company was acquired by a major corporation, at which time, he became CEO. Later, he owned a manufacturing facility in Akron Ohio for six years prior to selling the company and relocating to Florida.

His management expertise in manufacturing facilities, responsibility for the management and control of P&L Statements, and his experience as a business owner are all assets that he has deployed towards his business. Also a member of Business Brokers of Florida Million Dollar Sales Club.

Raymond Kerr
Agent

With an impressive record of accomplishments, Ray Kerr has taken much pride and personal satisfaction in his extensive business career as a highly productive and innovative manager in the fields of finance, operations and sales. He continues to be self-motivated due to a strong work ethic and superior abilities as a creative problem solver. These qualities allow him to achieve positive business results.

Ray's early business experience as a CPA involved serving both public and private corporations as a crucial member of their financial management team. He later became a division general manager with P & L responsibilities. With direct industry experience in manufacturing, distribution and retail, his next career step came to fruition when he decided to own and operate his own retail business, which he sold through a business broker.

Ray would like to earn your trust and respect by meeting with you to discuss the listing or purchasing process. As a former business owner himself, Ray is able to empathize with the emotions of both buyers and sellers of businesses and he has the financial skills required to determine a business value and to structure the business sale.

Frank Rodriguez
Agent

Frank Rodriguez is a restaurateur with a passion for the food service industry and an overall entrepreneurial spirit. He has a B.A. from New York University and a successful history in a variety of industries. Frank was most recently a restaurant owner/operator before selling his business to concentrate on a career in Business Brokerage at VR.

Previously, Frank was a Senior Analyst at Thomson Financial Corp. in New York before being promoted to head the company's Strategic Research group in London. After a couple of years, he repatriated to Florida to be closer to his family. Frank's direct experience as a restaurant owner and his varied background are key strengths to his career as business intermediary and a great resource to his clients.

Eduardo Sosa
President

Eduardo Sosa-Branger is a Venezuelan Attorney from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello with an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. With over 30 years of professional experience, Eduardo worked as a Commercial Banker from 1975 to 1994 during which time he was Director and President of several financial, investment and real estate development companies.

His latest experience, prior to becoming a full-time business intermediary, was as Director and General Manager of the Venezuelan Subsidiary of Unisys Corporation. He held this position for over six years during which he managed a group of 175 dedicated team players that increased subsidiary sales from US$ 20 million to US$ 63 million in four years.

Since 2003 he has been a full time business broker having been involved personally or as part of a team in over 100 business acquisitions.

He sees his previous banking, management and legal work experience as pillars for his successful business brokerage career.

 Jorge Svistunov
Agent

Jorge Svistunov has an accumulated experience of more than 25 years in the financial and corporate arena in different American and European enterprises. Since 2001, Jorge has occupied the position of Business Analyst of the firm Tenova, Inc of Boca Raton, responsible for business analysis and recommendation of companies for investments. Jorge has owned enterprises in the oil and retail sector providing him with a valuable knowledge which will assist you to sell or to buy any business.

 Walt Rusak, MBA
Agent

With over 20 years of senior management experience in telecommunications, Walt has provided leadership to engineering and operations organizations for local and long distance telephone and internet service companies. In addition, he has turned around a telecom company in severe financial distress and built another successful telecom company from the ground up. Walt's merger and acquisition experience included providing leadership to technical due diligence teams that evaluated deployed technologies, management teams, customer bases and synergies which could be realized by the business combination.

Walt is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo with degrees in electrical engineering and in business administration, and is a registered professional engineer.

 Martin Bernstein
Agent

Martin Bernstein has 40 years of dynamic business experience. From Large Company leadership at the highest level to his own successful startups Marty has distinguished himself in operations. This helps to account for Marty’s unique insight and capabilities as a Business Mergers and Acquisitions Intermediary. With a firmly established track record in Successful Mergers and Acquisitions work in the mid-cap space (Company Enterprise value between 20 and 100 million dollars) Marty is ready to consult with you regarding any of your Business M+A needs. All consultations held in the strictest of confidence.

 Mark Etheridge
Agent

Mark Etheridge brings 30 years of financial experience to VR Business Advisory Partners, Inc. After graduating with a degree in Business Administration he acquired both a Series 7 and Series 3 License on Wall Street where he helped bring companies public and coordinated private placements. After relocating to South Florida and joining RSM Equico he quickly established himself in the local Mergers and Acquisitions environment having been a sought after speaker on M+A topics. Currently he continues to build upon his successful track record in bringing buyers and sellers together across diverse geographic and industrial sectors. Consult with Mark and his Merger and Acquisition team for any assistance in the Mid Cap market.

 Samid Gouar
Agent

Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) and Licensed Business/Real Estate agent Mr. Samid Gouar is an international entrepreneur with extensive business development, marketing, and management experience hands-on CEO. His experience and ability to communicate in three languages are a significant asset to local and international clients. Samid Gouar is an active member of Business Brokers of Florida Million dollar sales club and provides the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality, while minimizing the time and stress typically experienced in negotiating the transfer of ownership of privately-held businesses.