I'm at CCG This Week. Here's Why.
I'm at the CCG conference this week. Before things get busy, I wanted to share something.
Last Friday I posted about a client I've been working with for several months. Brian Von Tress and the team at Collision Pros. 13 locations across Northern California and Nevada. One of the strongest independent MSOs in the Western U.S.
I built their bank reporting package, their acquisition analysis, and the financial infrastructure their lender needed to get comfortable with the next deal. The process was smooth, the bank had what it needed, and Brian's team could focus on running shops.
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The response to that post surprised me. A lot of people reached out. The most common message was some version of: "I didn't know this existed for independent operators."
That sentence is exactly why I built Collision Advisory.
The big consolidators have entire finance teams. They have CFOs, analysts, people whose full-time job is to model acquisitions, manage lender relationships, and build the financial story that makes deals happen. That infrastructure is a competitive advantage, and it's one that independent operators don't have.
Until now.
If you're an operator thinking about growth, working through an acquisition, or just trying to get a clearer financial picture of where your business stands, that's the work I do. Start by scheduling time with me.
And if you're at CCG this week, come find me. I'll buy the first round.
Doug Higgins
Founder, Collision Advisory
Former CFO at Kroger's Midwest Division and CEO of TAG Auto Group. Doug brings institutional financial rigor to the collision repair industry.
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