Scott L. Sharp Email & Phone Number

Flushing, Mi, Us

Flushing, Mi

As Managing Partner and Founder of S. Lawrence & Company (SLC), I am responsible for maintaining our relationship-based process to find our clients the best-fit buyer when they transition their life’s work to someone else. I direct and coordinate relationship-building activities with business owners in the lower to middle market across the US that value their employees, customers, and their communities. I believe selling a business means more than just the bottom line. It is a very relational and people-driven process. I use these principles to help business owners prepare for a sale, provide insight to avoid pitfalls, and maximize the value of what a lifetime of work means to them. Through my role at SLC I also work with business owners, attorneys, CPAs, financial planners, commercial bankers, investors, insurance agencies, commercial real estate brokers, and other business brokers.I Perform the Following Services: • Mergers & Acquisitions• Selling a business• Business valuation/appraisals • Exit planning• Transition or retirement planning• Strategic planning • Account management• Financial advisory & financial operations analysis • Contract building & negotiation• Sourcing buyers • Proactive listening• Sales & Marketing

Flint, Michigan

I taught the following courses at Baker College: • Finance 215: Fundamentals of financial management, financial markets, financial institutions, financial statement analysis, cash flow and risk analysis, financial planning and forecasting• Management 350: Management of a service organization; service strategies, technology in service, process improvement, supporting facility and process flow, managing capacity and demand, human resource utilization• Management 101: Business management structure, production & operations, distribution & logistics, financial analysis, change management, human resource, decision-making process’, introduction to global markets• Marketing 111: Development of marketing plan, marketing strategies, market segmentation, branding, product life cycle, supply chain management

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Flushing, Mi

As the President of S&M Lumber, I took over my father’s position in 1987 and managed the company until its closing in 2006. Founded in 1949 as a locally owned and operated family business, S&M Lumber was the local contractor’s go-to for high-quality building supplies, including lumber, plywood, and more. The company grew to nearly 50 knowledgeable employees that delivered the right building materials for contractors and individuals alike across Michigan. As President and CFO, I was responsible for carrying out S&M Lumber’s core values and from a fiscal leadership perspective, maintaining the financial status of the business. We were committed to providing a safe work environment and fair working conditions for our employees as well as on-time deliveries, fair bidding practices, and positive response to customers’ needs. Prior to being President & CFO, I was employed in various other roles within the company throughout the years starting in 1972. Job roles included driver assistant, material handler, mil operator, and inside sales coordinator.

My role at Johnson Controls included the coordination of business processes from sales contracts through engineering, manufacture, equipment run-out, installation, and training. Accomplishments:• Successfully delivered over $280M dollars of capital equipment• Coordinated the manufacture of over 140 plastic blow molding machines• Increased revenue on rental tooling and tooling refurbishing by 40%

Ba Business Administration, Business/Finance

Major: Finance, Liberal Arts, Minor: Marketing WMU President Bernhardt Student Ambassador (Public Relations) Chairman of the WMU Campus.

Law

(Previously John Marshall Law School) Relevant Classes: Property Law, Contract Drafting and Review, Contracts Law, Civil Procedure, Legal.