Succession Decisions: Preparing Family Businesses for Leadership and Ownership Transitions

Drew focuses on family owned businesses in the Midwest. He adds financial planning and transition planning depth to the team.

Drew had a successful career as a public accountant at Deloitte and Ernst & Young. Drew is a CEPA® (Certified Exit Planning Advisor®) and a non-practicing CPA and with his broad background, he assists closely held businesses owners before, during, and after business transitions. This is often a multi-year process during which Drew and his clients build long lasting relationship.

Drew is married and has three kids. Drew and his wife Liz live in St. Louis and enjoy taking active roles in their community. They met at the University of Tulsa, where Liz played soccer and Drew was the captain of the football team and was recognized as a Verizon Academic All-American. Drew is passionate about building our nation’s next generation of leaders and does so by coaching football.

Clayton Jones joined HF Companies in 2022 and works with acquisition and post-purchase integrations into the family of companies.

Prior to joining The Hoffmann Family of Companies, Clayton was a Sloan Fellow at MIT, a partner in a private equity firm, and a consultant, and has taken on top executive and finance roles in several companies where he drove multi-million-dollar EBITDA expansion. As a consultant, CPA, and CFA, Clayton developed strong analytical and financial modeling skills serving industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, services, and software, in PE and Venture backed companies. As a consultant and as portfolio manager, Clayton sourced, diligenced, and/or closed dozens of investments, devised strategic plans for existing and start-up businesses, and negotiated critical contracts.

Tim Murch, CBSE, CEO & Managing Partner of 4M Building Solutions, was founded in 1978 and is one of the largest janitorial and related facilities services providers in the Midwest, Southeast, Northeast and Western regions of the United States. Tim has led 4M Building Solutions to become a multi-regional company, operating in 23 states, with $200,000,000 in sales annually and over 5,000 Team Members.  His vision and passion for the industry is demonstrated by driving 4M Building Solutions’ strategic vision to be the absolute best facilities services partner in the industry. As a Green Cleaning pioneer Tim was an original Green Seal Group Stakeholder that developed the Green Seal standard for cleaning services.

In addition to leading 4M Building Solutions, Tim also has served or serves on many boards: the Board of Directors of Building Services Contractors International (BSCAI), Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), the World Federation of Building Services Contractors (WFBSC), UMB Bank and is currently chairman of the Buddy Fund; which provides sporting equipment to underserved at risk kids. He also is an active member of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), YPO, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, and a co-founder and board member of the National Service Alliance (NSA), a group purchasing organization.

Tim is also involved in mentoring Lee Building Maintenance, a certified minority janitorial and facilities services provider.

Tim’s philosophy is to always give back as much, if not more than he can to the community, personally and professionally, in order to make our community better in every way while balancing his business, family and personal life. When not working, he enjoys spending as much time possible with his wife, Becky, and her three adult children and his three adult children, their seven grandchildren, ice hockey, working out, enjoying outdoor activities, and attending The Crossing Church.

As President and CEO of R&S Machining, Inc, Thomas Roderick’s unparalleled determination and work ethic has made R&S Machining a leader in the aerospace industry, specializing in 4 & 5 axis aerospace components. Tom graduated Summa Cum Laude with a certification in Machine Shop in 1987 and later taught the Precision Machining program at Ranken Technical College from fall of 1989 to 1994.

After serving a two-year apprenticeship in a job shop, Tom took a position with McDonnell Douglas, headquartered at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. During his ten years at McDonnell Douglas, Tom developed a very strong passion for aerospace manufacturing and a spirited enthusiasm for bettering the business.