Marathon Business Advisory Services

Marathon Business Advisory Service possesses a strong client-centric focus. Marathon's core competencies encompass business valuation, financial performance enhancement, sales, and meticulous deal execution.

Lawrence G. Franz, P.T. M.B.A. Profile in Brief: • A strong background working in both larger corporate environment and small business financial and operations management and Mergers and Acquisitions • Experienced Executive with years of operations, financial management and strategic growth management, planning and implementation • Entrepreneurial experience of successfully founding, managing and selling several businesses • Licensed practicing clinician and executive in the healthcare industry since 1987 • Licensed operating auctioneer and owner of an auction and asset liquidation company since 2013 • Currently Licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: o Licensed Physical Therapist license number PT006362L o Licensed Auctioneer license number AU005842 • Education o Magna Cum Laude, B.S. in Physical Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA o Suma Cum Laude, M.B.A. in Finance and Management from West Chester University, West Chester, PA o Certificate in the program of Auctioneering from Reading Area Community College, Reading, PA • Experienced Public Speaker - Presenter on a national level delivering presentations to large, medium sized and small audiences • Past Adjunct professor and instructor at Beaver College (now known as Acadia University) and Hahnemann University (now known as Drexel University School of Medicine) • Auctioneer and owner of auction and asset liquidation services performing over one thousand auctions and the liquidation of tens of thousands of assets Business Consultation and Management experience in brief includes: • Analysis of operations and financial performance to established plans • Develop, establishment and management of performance standards, goals and metrics • Capital and operational budgeting processes • Proforma projections, financial forecasts • Restructuring of operational and business plans for profitability and increased value of operations • Forensic examination, background research and reconstruction of financial statements • Cost analysis by product line, service line and specific operations • Assessing and managing operational and financial risk • Experience in business valuations, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions • Business plan development and market position analysis • Development of job descriptions, company policies and procedures • Experienced in dispute resolution, business legal proceedings and legal depositions