The Yes Works

Our clients come to us to engineer their cultures for four things:

PROFIT     |     GROWTH     |     INNOVATION     |     FUN

Because your culture is your future.

I'm synthesizing a life of learning and a diverse career of communications, customer service, training, and leadership development to help improve the work-lives of the people I serve. There is no work/life balance. There is only a balanced and fulfilling life. Work is part of life. Let's make it good.

Happily, fulfilling work and good productive work go hand in hand as a part of a balanced life.

I work with business teams to help build habits of work, communication, and collaboration to enliven work and make it good. It's good for business, it's good for people. That's the bottom line.

Co-Founder & CEO

Giant Leap

Lead two regional groups of Chief Executives and Business owners through a peer-mentoring experience...

We're whole humans leading companies, and it can be lonely at the top. Members of these groups find peers who have no agenda with them, have no fear of them, and will therefor put their best interests frontmost and share their honest, insightful thoughts and questions.

We're helping leaders live the entrepreneurial lives of their dreams.

CEO/Owner Peer Group Leader

Vistage Worldwide, Inc.

Get the most your team has to offer today, and grow their capacity tomorrow. Leading humans humanely and effectively for high performance and high fulfillment levels. Communication and collaboration culture. Innovation and problem solving.

Speaker

First 5 FUNdamentals

Founded in 2008, First 5 FUNdamentals (F5F) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to mobilize and inspire communities to achieve their collective goals for children and families. F5F currently supports three initiatives - Project Child Success, Help Me Grow Pierce County, and the Washington Communities for Children.

Vice President Board Of Directors

Mighty Good Work Podcast

Producer & Host

Stadium High School

I teach classes in theater to High School students in every grade level, and direct the school productions in our state of the art theater.

Teach juniors and seniors a course in Business Communication -- Public Speaking and Presentation, Customer Service, Copy Writing, Marketing, Surveys and other topics.

Theatre Arts & Business Communication Teacher

Gold From Straw Theatre Company

Managing Executive Director

Infinite Encore Coaching

Guiding leaders where they are to where they want to be.

Dream it.  Do it.  Live it.

Leadership Coach

Keller Williams Realty

Real Estate Consultant

Oakland School for the Arts

Tech Director and Theatre Teacher

People-first leaders come to us to help make their good teams LEGENDARY:

➡️ Do you have a nagging sense… We could be even BETTER? 

➡️ Do you have a strong culture that's still hampered by CONFLICT & miscommunication?

➡️ Have ACCOUNTABILITY gaps cost you sales, profit, clients, employee retention?

➡️ Is MISTRUST slowing you down?

➡️ Has a KEY PERSON quit out of the blue, citing more money & growth opportunity... And you can't allow a REPEAT with anyone else?

➡️ Is your headcount GROWING -- organically or through acquisition -- faster than team CHEMISTRY?

➡️ Is it hard to see how today's team can accomplish your AUDACIOUS GOALS for tomorrow?

It's time to REFUSE to accept a status quo where:

❌ MEETINGS are a dull time-suck // when they could be fun and productive.
❌ Gaps in communication and/or accountability create CHAOS.
❌ TRUST between team members is weak, so productivity suffers.
❌ Problems are suppressed until they become CRISES // instead of being brought to light.
❌ People resist CHANGE // instead of embracing reality and driving continual improvement
❌ Fixable PROBLEMS persist // when everything they need to find the solution is right there.

We can help. 

Think you can't have SWIFT & LASTING transformation with the team you have?

YOU CAN!

Because we use a unique science-backed approach to training and consulting. And we follow the advice of Albert Einstein:

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

Check out these client results:

🎯 “There’s nothing else like The Yes Works.” Joe Mc Swiney, CEO, SOG Knives. Six months after we worked with his leadership team, Joe said that they’d seen a:
50% increase in mutual appreciation. 
30% increase in mutual understanding. Conflicts were easier to navigate.
80% increase in their ability to communicate positively and constructively under pressure.

🎯 “Your work got us through COVID. We embody the principles you trained us in every day.” Joe LeRoy, CEO, HopeSparks

🎯 “What you did with us is a part of the fabric of this company.” Philip Goward, CEO, TextExpander (Then Philip and partners were able to sell TextExpander ahead of schedule.)

🎯 “Here’s how important you are to me. You give me hope that my company’s culture will be preserved through scaling. 50 years from now, I’ll want you training our leaders to keep us who we are.” Hugh Stewart, CEO - Platform Transition 


Ready to see your team's full potential in ACTION?

Then ask for a call:

📞 https://calendly.com/aaronyes/15min

🌐 https://www.theyesworks.com/

Aaron Schmookler, Culture Engineer

Washington Business Brokers LLC

We provide business broker and advisory services to small to mid-size Pacific Northwest businesses.  Businesses we proudly represent have revenue of $2M - $20M and span industry verticals.

Business Broker / Founder

A Place for Mom

Led teams (~60 FTE’s across Ops, Product, Analytics, Quality, and Program Mgmt) responsible for all aspects of the sales conversion funnel and enabling a 700+ FTE sales org to achieve ~20% compounded annual growth

VP Sales & Operations

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Promoted from Director, Go-to-Market Strategy in Oct 2018.  Took a loosely defined vision, iterated commercialization concepts, tested, scaled, and launched a loyalty & rewards program for ~25k insurance agencies that accounted for $32M in incremental revenue in 2018 and was on track to capture $40M in 2019.  

Hired, onboarded, and led a team of 17 FTE's, including managers and IC's.  Managed a $3M+ consulting budget.

VP, Go-to-Market Strategy

Director, Go-to-Market Strategy

Amazon

Managed the 3rd party seller marketplace for Amazon.ca, including Home, Sports, Toys, Kitchen, and several other categories

Senior Category Manager

Deloitte Consulting

Accomplished record in project management, integration/divestiture planning, business case development, pro forma modeling, leading teams, and conducting executive interviews/workshops. 
 Summer Associate in 2010, returned full-time as a Senior Consultant in 2011, promoted to Manager in 2013 (aligned to M&A service line)

Manager, Strategy & Operations (aligned to M&A practice)

Senior Consultant

Parker Hannifin

Supported the Asia Pacific VP of Finance; oversaw 40+ manufacturing locations spanning 14 countries/$1.4B.  Based in Shanghai, China

Financial Analyst - Asia Pacific Group

Led global audit teams of up to six people/project, 90% international travel

Senior Internal Auditor

Standard Register

Participated on audit teams of up to four people per project, 40% travel

Staff Internal Auditor

Business Broker / Founder @ Washington Business Brokers | M&A | Dealmaker | 206.703.3555 | ryan@wabusinessbrokers.com

I turn tired business owners into retired multi-millionaires. 

Most of the owners we partner with have enough money. Some have a great deal.

What do they nearly all lack? 

Time.

When they begin to think about selling their business, they are..

Exhausted. 
Scared.
Nervous.
Skeptical. 

I get it. We get it. 

Owning a successful business is the ultimate American achievement. 

It is also a hell of a lot of work. 

When it comes time to sell, as an owner, you need deal & market expertise, process knowledge, and a network. 

Beyond that though, you want someone to position your business attractively, someone who makes your business..

Better.

So, what do I do? 

At Washington Business Brokers we provide M&A, business broker and advisory services to small to mid-size businesses. Businesses we proudly represent have revenue of $2M - $25M and span industry verticals. Yes, the businesses can be outside the Pacific Northwest.

Expect market knowledge, transaction / process expertise, and results. 

MBA, CPA (inactive), and licensed Commercial Real Estate Broker. 

You are an expert on your business. 

We are experts on the process of selling a business.

You have a business to run. Ensuring it is performing optimally during your final year of ownership is very much in your best interest.

We value your business and set the price correctly to sell.

We maintain confidentiality.

We generate multiple buyer prospects and competition.

We know how to negotiate.

We facilitate the transaction with the appropriate, legal documents, ensuring both parties are protected.

We have a track record, expertise, and systems in place to maximize results.

We work on a success fee – your interests become ours. We go to bat for you.

One last thing – you have a business to run!

When you are ready, we partner to help achieve your goals.

At Washington Business Brokers we are experts in valuation, optimizing a business for sale, buyer identification and qualification, negotiation, deal structuring, and closing. 

Clients choose us for:

Processes to Maintain Confidentiality (you & your business)

Systems, Teamwork & Track Record – established processes for valuing, marketing, and negotiating ensure a positive experience for both seller and buyer

Want more info? 

visit wabusinessbrokers.com
call or text 206.703.3555
email Ryan@wabusinessbrokers.com
schedule an exploratory, no-cost chat at calendly.com/ryanhemmert

Dozens of real reviews across Google and several other platforms - check them out yourself

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