Driving Value: 8 Key Drivers for Business Performance Success
with Robert Gardner, Jack Kearney
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar
Session Overview
Are you Building a Business Worth Buying?
Most business owners are working in their business - but not necessarily building one that’s sellable, scalable, or set up for a premium exit.
Join us as Robert Gardner and Jack Kearney of Value Catalyst Inc. walk you through The 8 Key Drivers of Company Value- the same framework used to evaluate businesses by acquirers, investors, commercial lenders, and M&A professionals.
As a Business Owner & Key Leader you will learn how to:
• Access where your business stands on each of the 8 key value drivers.
• Apply proven strategies- from Warren Buffett’s moat-building to Tim Ferriss’s automation principles- to increase what your business is worth.
• Reduce owner dependency so your business runs (and sells) without you.
Robert Gardner
Co-Founder
Value Catalyst
Robert is committed to assisting entrepreneurs in implementing tailored strategies to achieve their objectives. His scope of services encompasses comprehensive exit/succession planning, key employee retention, employee benefits, executive benefits, and legacy planning. Through a meticulous discovery process, Robert identifies financial goals, analyzes pertinent information, and evaluates a range of options to offer clients customized solutions.
In addition, Robert is Co-Managing Director of Value Catalyst Inc. and Certified Value Builder™ Advisor, helping business owners increase the value of their companies by focusing on the 8 key drivers that impact profitability, scalability, and ultimately what buyers are willing to pay. Using the Value Builder System™, he provides owners with a clear, data-driven understanding of their company’s strengths and areas for improvement, positioning them to grow value long before an exit is on the table.
Jack Kearney
Co-Founder
Value Catalyst
John D. (Jack) Kearney, Sr., is Managing Director of Investment Banking and Co-Managing Director of Value Catalyst Inc. Jack has 30+ years’ experience raising equity and debt capital, developing and executing M&A strategies, and restructuring & financing debt as a financial advisor to both public and privately-owned companies.
Jack holds JD and MBA degrees from Duke University. He was admitted to the Bar and was licensed as a CPA in Georgia. Jack is licensed by FINRA as an investment banker.
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