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Founder, President, & Designated Broker | Larry Braden is Founder of Washington Brokers (WA Brokers). Larry has a passion for placing clients first and excellence in professionalism bringing more than 20 years diverse experience. He is the commercial and residential real estate broker of record in WA and CA, Certified Public Accountant earned with Deloitte & Touche in CA, Project Management earned with BearingPoint working on Microsoft CoreFinance, MBA - Marketing & Strategy - Anderson School of Management at UCLA, BS - Accounting - USC, and e-pro certified. Prior to creating WA Brokers, Larry expanded the highly successful Selling Restaurants niche to WA and quickly became the leading restaurant broker here in less than 2 years. He also earned increasing levels of management experience in leading blue chip companies as Controller & Director of Finance at Vulcan (Paul Allen\'s Investment Management Company), Senior Director of Finance at Universal Music Group\'s Strategic e-Labs Division, Senior Manager of BearingPoint\'s World Class Finance Practice, Senior Associate at PriceWaterhouseCoopers Financial Advisory Services Practice, Executive Director of Finance & Operations at Media Holdings Group, Corporate Accounting Manager at Warner Bros., Senior Auditor of Time Warner\'s International Audit Department, Senior Operations Auditor at Paramount Pictures, and held various Senior Project Management positions such as implementation of CoreFinance with Microsoft\'s Worldwide Sales and Marketing Services Group (SMSG), and Sarbanes-Oxley for T-Mobile and Fisher Communications. Larry is an experienced Business Intermediary as a finance specialist in many diverse transactions, including expanding Selling Restaurants into becoming the leading restaurant broker throughout WA, investment and divestiture transactions for Vulcan, and financial due diligence, acquisitions, and assisting in the finance due diligence and integration of MP3.com, eMusic.com, GetMusic and more than $100 million of investments placed in emerging internet companies by Universal Music Group. In 1996 he also launched Braden Realty as a neighborhood residential brokerage specialist in Sacramento where his father has partnered with more than 20 years experience in the home foreclosure and resale market. Despite all the hard work, he is a charasmatic leader by example, highly approachable, and attributes his success by surrounding himself with great people and helping them succeed.
WA Brokers is an Add Value Alliance, Inc. company founded 2008. Our mailing address is 12819 SE 38th Street #311, Bellevue, WA 98006. |
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Senior Business Intermediary | Ron Sterling was featured in the May 2009 issue of 'The Intermediary' a monthly international publication that is viewed by 100's of professional intermediaries around the world because Ron is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced business brokers there is. Ron has been a business broker since 1986, and was constantly ranked as one of the top 10 agents in a top national business brokerage franchise since 1990. Ron has helped a great many individuals to achieve their dreams of business ownership and others to attain their personal financial goals of a smooth and profitable sale, as he successfully facilitated the purchase and sale of hundreds of businesses of all types.
One of the keys to his success is that Ron believes every sale is the beginning of a long-term relationship, not the end of a short-term one. Being a business intermediary for more than two decades, he has found that referrals have become the biggest part of maintaining his success. He excels at being a resource for buyers and sellers, and maintains contact with them long after the sale; helping Business Sellers find experts on legal and tax matters and helping buyers network with other successful people in their industry. He goes above and beyond to increase their odds of success.
Prior to becoming a business broker, Ron gained first-hand knowledge of how a business owner feels during the marketing and sales process. For twelve years, he owned a printing and office supply business with multiple locations in the Puget Sound area. During that time, he was very active in the business community as Vice-President of the local chamber of commerce and a charter member of the local Lions club for, where he served as President. For many years, he was also very involved as a youth leader in Boy Scouts and is still currently involved in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program. His son, Scott, is an Eagle Scout and graduate of the US Naval Academy. His daughter, Marian, is a top salesperson at a major retailer.| Area: | WA - Seattle and Greater Puget Sound
WA - Snohomish County
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