Searching in Kansas?

May 19, 2026

by Luke Tatone from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management in Portland, OR, USA

We're working hard to grow the Searchfunder community in Kansas. Please take a moment to introduce yourself below. Some questions to consider answering: Where are you based? What is your background? What's your buy box? Have you acquired yet? Where do you need the most help right now? Where can you provide help to others? Anything else on your mind? We'll be able to have much deeper discussions if you can provide as much detail as possible. A paragraph or two is perfect. Be sure to tag (@) when replying to comments to make sure your sub-comments are read.

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Reply by an intermediary
in Kansas City, KS, USA

Thanks for the tag ^redacted‌ My name is Marty M. Fahncke, and I'm located south of Kansas City. I have been involved in M&A since 1999, when I sold an 18 month old business I started with some friends for $1.5 million. I then went on to start and sell other business, acquire several businesses, and scale enterprises to over $1 Billion in total revenue. In 2020, I started using my expertise to help others buy and sale businesses. I founded Westbound Road with a partner, and I am now a Certified Merger & Acquisitions Advisor. We support business owners in preparing their business for sale to maximize their outcome, as well as selling their business when the time is right. I also support business owners who are looking to grow their business through strategic acquisitions. Although I'm located in Kansas City, very few of my clients are located here. Since I specialize in digital businesses such as e-commerce, SaaS, publishing, marketing agencies, etc, about 60% of my deals tend to be international cross-border deals, with many of my clients in UK, EU and Canada. I still buy and sell my own deals as well as supporting others. I enjoy giving back to the Searchfund and ETA communities, and try to support others here as much as I can. I'm also a frequent guest expert on business and acquisitions related podcasts, with appearances on over 60 episodes so far where I share a LOT of information related to acquisitions. Just enter “Marty Fahncke Podcast” into your favorite search engine or AI platform. Finally, I'm the co-author of the best selling book “Boomer Sells the Business: A Step-by-Step Guide to Cashing Out & Living Large” (Don't let the name fool you, this book is a gold mine of information for business owners of ANY age or generation!) Many Searchers buy my gook to give as a gift to either open doors (and get that call back) or strengthen relationships of prospective sellers. You can find the book on Amazon. Happy Searching!

Reply by an admin
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA

Please introduce yourself here: ^redacted

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