About Martinka Consulting

The Martinka Team

The Escape Artist

John Martinka

As The Escape Artist® John is known for:
- Helping executives escape the corporate world by buying the right business the right way.
- Creating large exits for small businesses™ so the owner can exit their business with style, grace, and more money.™
- Accelerating businesses so they can escape their plateau, often via growth by acquisition; dramatically increasing the value of the company.

His books are the roadmap to help clients get the results they want, with Martinka Consulting’s guidance.
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Getting the Deal Done

With over 25 years of advising business buyers, owners, and sellers John has:

· Analyzed over 1,000 companies.
· Helped facilitate well over 150 deals.
· Become a valued resource for Martinka Consulting’s network of clients and advisors.
· Been a “Breath of Fresh Air” to his clients as they seek to buy or sell a business.

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Business Development & Client Success

Jessica Martinka

In 2018 John welcomed his daughter Jessica Martinka to the firm. Jessica will concentrate on in-house client and business development. As a key interface between clients and prospective buyers or sellers Jessica screens potential matches for our clients to accelerate win-win deals.

She loves meeting people, especially as part of the business development process, and enjoys helping people and volunteers at local non-profits, including Hopelink.
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Getting the Deal Done

In the world of M&A (business buy-sell) the deal is the sexy part but there’s no deal without all we do in the “back room.” This includes:

· The use of technology in the ever-more-complex search process to find a good match.
· Analyzing the little things in a company’s non-financial factors (customers, employees, market, trends, suppliers, etc.).
· Attractive and accurate client marketing materials.
· Client communication.

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Business Activity:

  • Owned all or part of three businesses plus Martinka Consulting and its sister company, Nokomis Advisory Services.
  • Has assisted on well over 100 business successful buy-sell transactions.
  • Coached and counseled scores of owners and other advisors.
  • Operations manager for a 55,000-seat stadium concert that was “glitch-free.”
  • Continually helps business buyer clients buy the right business the right way.
  • Works with business owners to prepare for their next great adventure in life and successfully sell their business.
  • Has used his business and project management skills to lead 15 Rotary education projects with a total value to the recipients of over $3,000,000.

John is the Author Of:

Book #1

Buying A Business That Makes You Rich: Toss Your Job Not The Dice

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Book #2

Getting the Deal Done

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Book #3

Company Growth By Acquisition Makes Dollars & Sense

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Book #4

If They Can Sell Pet Rocks Why Can’t You Sell Your Business For What You Want

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