The Modern Solution
For Sourcing Deal Flow
We help PE firms, M&A advisors, and strategic acquirers source qualified, off-market business owners more predictably, efficiently, and without replacing their existing process.
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Traditional Deal Sourcing is Holding You Back
No Deal Control
Brokers send the same opportunities to dozens of buyers, leaving you with no leverage and no client exclusivity.
Slow Manual Outreach
Cold outreach drains months of effort, delivers inconsistent results, and rarely shows any sign of getting better.
Unscalable Method
Referrals and cold outreach can’t keep pace with your growth goals, especially when you're balancing active mandates.
Our 3-step Process Delivers Predictable Results
1. Precision Ad Targeting
We run precision-targeted ad campaigns that reach business owners showing early signs of an exit. Each campaign is continuously optimized to deliver the right sellers at the right time, without wasted spend or effort.
2. Seller Qualification
process
Every inquiry is filtered through automatic qualification processes, assessing industry, revenue, urgency, and exit intent. We build trust before the handoff, so your team only meets owners worth their time.
3. Exit-Ready Conversations
We facilitate direct introductions between your team and qualified business owners who align with your firm’s criteria. Each meeting is backed by detailed profiles, ensuring your time is spent on high-potential opportunities.
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What We Do
Meta Advertising
Launch high-impact campaigns on Facebook to reach your ideal audience and drive measurable results.
AI Qualification
Automatically reach out and qualify business owners with your exact deal criteria so your team only speaks with serious, qualified sellers.
Landing Page Buildout
Create conversion-focused landing pages designed to turn interest into more exit-ready sellers.
Email Workflows
Engage and nurture prospects with automated, personalized email sequences that drive conversions.
Appointment Setting
Streamline your sales process with qualified lead scheduling, ensuring more productive meetings for your team.
Google Advertising
Capture traffic with data-driven, pay-per-click campaigns that position your brand at the top of search results.
Why Modern Sourcing Outperforms Traditional Methods
90%
90% of North America is actively on Facebook, making it the single largest channel to directly access business owners.
55+
Over 70% of American and Canadian business owners aged 55+ actively use Facebook, with an average of 20 minutes on the platform per visit. Making it easy to position yourself in front of active sellers.
$20-$40
Reaching 1,000 business owners costs only $20-$40, making digital ads a cost-effective way to reach potential businesses compared to methods like cold outreach.
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Our 45-day pilot gives you a fully built sourcing system that delivers predictable, off-market business owner conversations, without any upfront cost. You define your qualification criteria, and we handle the entire sourcing engine behind the scenes.
During the pilot, you get full transparency into performance, conversations booked, and owner intent. At the end of the 45 days, we review the results together. If it’s a fit, we move into a longer-term partnership. If not, you walk away with no obligation.
Meet the Founder
Rylan Schebesch
Rylan is a skilled professional with hands-on experience in digital marketing, AI systems, and client acquisition. He's passionate about building his own holdco and being involved in the financial industry. That drive led him to create a sourcing system that delivers predictable, high-intent deal flow for clients and consistently supports strong acquisition outcomes.
Founder & CEO
STILL NOT SURE?
Frequently Asked Questions
These strategies are tailored to each client based on their needs.
1. What sets this apart from traditional deal sourcing methods like referrals or cold outreach?
Traditional methods rely on timing, luck, or networks, meaning you often find sellers too late, after they’ve spoken with multiple competitors or listed publicly. Our system actively identifies owners showing early exit intent before they go public or speak with a broker. It’s proactive, not reactive, and it surfaces proprietary conversations others miss entirely.
2. Do business owners in our target market even use Facebook or social media?
Absolutely. Over 70% of Americans and Canadians aged 50–64 and nearly 50% of those 65+ use social media regularly. Facebook remains the most-used platform. On top of that, 92% of Americans and 82% of Canadians are active on Facebook, making it the single largest channel to directly access business owners across North America. These are owners quietly researching succession, valuation, and retirement, often before their families or partners even know. That’s when we reach them, through content and targeting designed around behavior, not guesswork.
3. How quickly can we expect to see results?
You’ll typically start seeing tangible results within the first 14 days. By the end of month one, you will start to fill your pipeline with qualified, exit-ready owners.
We continuously optimize your campaign in real time, testing messaging, refining targeting, and analyzing lead quality to ensure alignment with your goals. This leads to lower acquisition costs, a repeatable sourcing engine, and increased visibility with serious sellers in your target market. Whether your focus is short-term traction or long-term scalability, we tailor the process to meet both.
4. Does this work for our specific industry or client type?
Yes, our system is designed to work effectively across a wide range of industries, including technology, healthcare, manufacturing, and others. We tailor each campaign to your firm’s specific criteria and acquisition strategy, ensuring that we target the right owners in the right sectors. Whether your focus is on emerging markets or more traditional industries, our approach helps uncover serious sellers who align with your goals.
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