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Dan Stone, Principal

 

Dan Stone

Dan Stone

Dan brings over 30 years experience as a senior operations executive, business consultant and entrepreneur to our clients.  Prior to joining Transition360, Dan spent 12 years as the Principal of Stone Resource Group, a management consulting firm focused on turnaround management, leadership development and ownership transition strategies.

Dan has a Bachelors of Science degree – Business Administration from City University.  Dan and his wife of over 30 years have two grown daughters and live in Mukilteo.

Dan is a Certified Exit Planner (CExP™), an affiliate of the Business Enterprise Institute, a member of the Institute of Management Consultants, member of the South Everett Mukilteo Rotary Club and President of the South Everett Mukilteo Rotary Foundation.

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PROFESSIONAL EMPHASIS

Exit/Succession Planning, Operations analysis and diagnostics, Strategic/tactical planning, Performance metrics and management, Buy/Sell transactions for privately held companies.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Certified Business Transition/Exit Planning Professional (CExP) by the Business Enterprise Institute. Member of the Institute of Management Consultants. Member of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound (CAMPS). Bachelor of Science, Business Administration – City University, Seattle, Washington. Graduate, Executive Management – College of Insurance, New York.  Member – South Everett Mukilteo Rotary Club.  Board Director, Transition 360, LLC.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TRANSITION360, LLC – Bellevue, Washington (2002 – Present) Founder

STONE RESOURCE GROUP, LLC – Mukilteo, WA (2002 – Merged 2010)
Founder, private consulting practice specializing in Exit and succession planning, value growth strategy, performance improvement and business owner satisfaction.

NEST HOME & GIFTS – Mill Creek, WA (2004 – 2013)
Co-Founder, retail home accessories and gift store.

ACROSONIC CORPORATION, INC. Mercer Island, WA (2001 – 2002)
Sr. Operations Analyst. Identified, qualified and implemented cost-justified productivity-enhancing technology solutions and operational changes.

EAGLE INSURANCE GROUP – Seattle, WA (1985 – 2001)
Senior Vice President, Claims and Policyholder Services. A group of privately held workers’ compensation insurance companies, specializing in high risk, severe loss industries. Provided strategic vision, leadership and operations management for a team of 60 managers, supervisors, technicians and support staff operating in 14 states.

ECHELBERGER PROPERTIES & NORTHWEST PROPERTIES – Lynnwood, WA (1983 – 1985)
Licensed Realtor.  Listed and sold Real Estate, land development and investment properties.

AMERICAN DISPLAY – Mountlake Terrace, WA (1982 – 1983)
Sales Representative of large outdoor, lighted display signs for businesses.

DUBOIS CHEMICAL  – Seattle, WA (1980 – 1982)
Sales Representative of industrial cleaning and special use chemicals to medical facilities, hotels, restaurants and other private and public facilities.

STONE TRUCKING – Edmonds, WA (1978 – 1980)
Founder, Owner & Operator.  Provided independent commercial dump truck services for excavators, general contractors, rock quarries and landscape suppliers.

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Client Testimonials

This group is truly experts in their field. Each transaction is customized and unique. –
Jason TotedoBuyerAGP Wealth Advisors
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Tod is a consummate professional that is deeply respected throughout the market. He leads with intense integrity and is someone you need to know if you want to integrate into the Northwest market.
Darin LeonardCEODream Dinners
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Dan Stone brings a lot to the table for business owners. He has a wealth of experience in understanding the true value of a business and how to build an effective strategy for buying or selling it. Working with mutual clients, I have noted his genuine interest in developing a win-win strategy for th… Read more
Grant MonsonCertified Financial Planner
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Tod brings sincerity, strong business acumen and genuine passion for helping executives to achieve and expand their potential. His firm’s peer roundtables materially improve each member’s ability to develop clear, actionable strategies and execute efficiently against them. In addition, his passi… Read more
Sean CunninghamConsultantPrivate Equity
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With my 40+ years experience doing business purchases and sales, I refer clients to no other brokers besides Transition360.
Gary E. JacobsonAttorney
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I’ve finished reviewing your document and while I’m not sure which direction I would like to go, I wanted to compliment you and your firm on one of the most legible, logical, and compelling business overview I’ve seen. Your client should be very happy they have your team representing them. Great wor… Read more
VinceProspective Business Buyer
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I felt cynical and skeptical about uh the ability of an organization to sell our company and uh we had ideas around the valuation of the company that we’d been dismayed to hear were exceedingly low and so we’d come to believe that those numbers were true. […] We reluctanly paid to have Dan do a v… Read more
Julie and Alan Burke - SellersSellers
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I have worked with Dan and Bill on several client transactions over the last few years and I have considered my work with them a true collaboration with the clients’ best interests in mind. They have not only a breadth of knowledge to handle the multiple issues presented by often complicated busine… Read more
Cynthia HallAttorney
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Dan Stone and the Transition360 team are top professional who are always looking for ways to improve and deliver the finest service to their clients.
Bert Holeton CMC, CPVA, CPBA
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Having worked with Tod as a strategic referral partner for several years, I would recommend him without hesitation as a management consultant and business development executive “par excellence” who brings a focused, professional outlook to every engagement. His networking and consultative selling sk… Read more
Matt YoungquistCareer Corporate Consultant Coach
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Welcome to Transition360 | Business Brokers – Serving the Pacific Northwest

Transition360 is the only business brokerage firm with a proven and comprehensive program that helps small business sellers and buyers through an optimal transition. Our track record of 90% successful business buy and sell transactions make us the Seattle business broker to use when you want results.

We engage with business owners that have built their businesses with sweat, risk and hundreds of hours of lost sleep, resulting in positive cash flow for a new owner to grow the company to the next level and beyond.

Business Buyers

Our Buyer Clients are proven managers with a desire to be their own boss. They have the confidence, skills and resources to take a proven business platform and build a continued legacy. They look … Read More »

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