Meet Our Team

Antonio has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Institute of Advanced Management Studies in Caracas, Venezuela, and received his Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning from the Simon Bolivar University in 1986. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Antonio has extensive experience in the Business Consulting Industry as well as in the Real Estate Business provided by 17 successful years of professional activity as an Urban Planner, Urban Developer, General Appraiser, Business Consultant and Entrepreneur.

After relocating to South Florida, he has devoted his professional career to Business Brokerage, working with clients to help them achieve their objectives, identifying appropriate targets and implementing negotiation strategies.

Roger has a degree in Business Management studies from Akron University. He has had a successful career at a manufacturing concern. During the 25 year period he worked with the company, he escalated positions from Purchasing Agent to President. A major corporation acquired the company, at which time he became CEO. Later, he owned a manufacturing facility in Akron Ohio for six years prior to selling the company and relocating to Florida.

Roger has experienced the ups and downs of business management and ownership and he would be an asset to you evaluating your business and achieving full value at the time of sale.

His management expertise in manufacturing facilities, responsibility for the management and control of P&L Statements, and his experience as a business owner are all assets that he has deployed towards his business intermediary career.

Frank Rodriguez is a restaurateur with a passion for the food service industry and an overall entrepreneurial spirit. He has a B.A. from New York University and a successful history in a variety of industries. Frank was most recently a restaurant owner/operator before selling his business to concentrate on a career in Business Brokerage at VR. Previously, Frank was a Senior Analyst at Thomson Financial Corp. in New York and later promoted to head the company's Strategic Research group in London. After a couple of years outside the country, he repatriated to Florida to be closer to his family.

Frank's direct experience as a previous business owner, varied background and keen understanding of financial reporting are key strengths to his career as business intermediary and have been a great resource to his clients and our office. Since joining VR Business Brokers, Frank has steadily grown his roster of clients - both buyers and sellers - in a variety of industries, including Insurance Brokerage, Food Service, and the Retail Sector. He has gained the confidence of small and medium-sized business owners, multinational companies looking for expansion opportunities, and foreign investors looking to relocate and do business in the US.  

Eduardo Sosa has been exclusively dedicated to the Business Brokerage Industry since 2003.

In his over 5 years of experience in this field, he has been actively involved in over 100 transactions involving the transfer of business ownership.

He is a Venezuelan Attorney from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello and holds a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to becoming a Business Broker, Eduardo Sosa was a banker for over 20 years acting in various positions including member of the Board of Director of a Commercial Bank and President of a Lease Company and an Industrial Finance Corporation.

After his banking career, he became Director and General Manager of the Venezuelan Subsidiary of Unisys Corporation where he managed a dedicated group of over 175 team players that increased sales in Venezuela from US $ 20 million to $ 63 million in a four-year period.

His training as an attorney, his business education and his experience in management and service commitment has proven to be of invaluable help for people looking to sell or buy a business.

Walt is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo with degrees in electrical engineering and in business administration, and is a registered professional engineer.

Walt has provided leadership to engineering and operations organizations for local and long distance telephone and Internet service companies. In addition, he has turned around a telecom company in severe financial distress and built another successful telecom company from the ground up. Walt's merger and acquisition experience included providing leadership to technical due diligence teams that evaluated deployed technologies, management teams, customer bases and synergies which could be realized by the business combination.

With an impressive record of accomplishments, Ray Kerr has taken much pride and personal satisfaction in his extensive business career as a highly productive and innovative manager in the fields of finance, operations and sales. He continues to be self-motivated due to a strong work ethic and superior abilities as a creative problem solver. These qualities allow him to achieve positive business results.

Martin Bernstein has 40 years of dynamic business experience. From Large Company leadership at the highest level to his own successful startups Marty has distinguished himself in operations. This helps to account for Marty’s unique insight and capabilities as a Business Mergers and Acquisitions Intermediary. With a firmly established track record in Successful Mergers and Acquisitions work in the mid-cap space (Company Enterprise value between 20 and 100 million dollars) Marty is ready to consult with you regarding any of your Business M+A needs. All consultations held in the strictest of confidence.

Business Intermediary

Mark Etheridge brings 30 years of financial experience to VR Business Advisory Partners, Inc. After graduating with a degree in Business Administration he acquired both a Series 7 and Series 3 License on Wall Street where he helped bring companies public and coordinated private placements.   After relocating to South Florida and joining RSM Equico he quickly established himself in the local Mergers and Acquisitions environment having been a sought after speaker on M+A topics. Currently he continues to build upon his successful track record in bringing buyers and sellers together across diverse geographic and industrial sectors. Consult with Mark and his Merger and Acquisition team for any assistance in the Mid Cap market.

Business Intermediary

Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) and Licensed Business/Real Estate agent Mr. Samid Gouar is an international entrepreneur with extensive business development, marketing, and management experience hands-on CEO. His experience and ability to communicate in three languages are a significant asset to local and international clients. Samid Gouar is an active member of Business Brokers of Florida Million dollar sales club and provides the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality, while minimizing the time and stress typically experienced in negotiating the transfer of ownership of privately-held businesses.

Business Intermediary

Saul Rosa with over 20 years of experience in Business Administration has the ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status. His extensive career shows that he is a goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities and detail-directed problem solver, qualities that will benefit you at the time to buy or sell a business.