Rob Severson
What I Do
I am a Financing Coach. My specialty is in matching my clients with the financing resource they need and then coaching them on how to make a presentation which will effectively sell their request.
The resulting partnership is a successful—and usually long-term—connection between my clients’ particular financing needs and the interests of the one doing the financing.
My mission is to share what I have had the privilege to learn through 38 years of experience in business, lending, banking, financing, negotiating, relationship-building and much more.
Services offered
Most of what I have done during the past 15 years or so has been to get businesses the financing they need to be successful. In the past few years I have read and heard much about the coaching industry and have realized that coaching is really what I have been doing!
I have coached 100’s of businesses through successful financing, bank negotiations and other money related issues. But I have also served as confidant for the “lonely-at-the-top CEOs,” providing an objective ear to their many concerns. I have found that this often has been more valuable to them than finding them money, and often more rewarding.
A few weeks ago, I spent an hour on the phone talking with a business owner who was considering a purchase offer someone had made for his business. Most entrepreneurs are business builders, not sellers, and this one was no different. I think he knew what he should do, but needed someone to talk with who could understand the big picture of what he was trying to accomplish. He had a great broker representing him, but needed the extra counsel just to help him make his decision. I have developed skills in decision-making which work for virtually every type of decision that a person will make. Used properly, these skills have guided many to make common sense decisions which are beneficial both economically and personally.
If you are a business owner or lender, and are driven to success, I can help you get there. Compare yourself to the professional athletes who are well coached and see the difference it makes!
Business owners, I can help you:
- If you’re looking for financing and don’t know where to go and who to trust.
- If you don’t know how to present your request and just want to get the whole thing done efficiently and cost-effectively.
- If you want a coach more than a broker.
- If you want a creative problem solver rather than a cookie-cutter deal-maker.
- If you want somebody to help you demystify the world of finance and banking.
- If you want the personal recommendation of an experienced lending professional to the financing community.
Bankers and lenders, I can help you:
- If you’re looking for some creative thinking regarding loan structure and exits.
- If you want to outsource loans that don’t fit your standards anymore.
- If you’re looking for coaching on how to build better relationships with your business clients.
- If you’re looking for seminars in helping your bankers understand alternative financing options.
- If you’re looking for affordable assistance for your clients when buying, expanding, merging or selling a business.