Matthew Semegran
Learning from the 3% | Helping Wallstreet & Mainstreet Profit from this AI Revolution | Compulsively Fixing things (even when no one asked)
- Role
- Co-founder & CEO at Ascendra Association
- Location
- Independence, MO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matthew Semegran
I can pretty much boil it down to the fact that I talk so much that it ends up making my…
Experience
Co-founder & CEO
Jan 2025 — Present · Kansas City, MO, US
Buying and investing in private businesses is nerve-wracking.(I\'ve done it twice.) But what\'s infinitely harder is letting go of everything you\'ve built. It\'s somewhat like watching your kid leave for college — except they\'re never coming back.We can debate over a perfectly grilled steak about how businesses should be treated as financial assets driven by KPIs and cash conversion cycles. But here\'s the thing: we don\'t live in that world.We live in a world where most business owners are skilled technicians who had an entrepreneurial seizure a decade ago and are now staring at spreadsheets wondering what the hell \"EBITDA multiple\" actually means.After being on both sides of M&A transactions, I\'ve learned something: the best deals happen when everyone drops the corporate theatrics and starts speaking like actual humans.That\'s why we started Ascendra — to help M&A professionals stand out from the endless parade of suits by building authentic relationships with business owners before they need to make a decision.Think of us as your advance team. We\'re the place where business owners come to understand your world — the pressures you face, the problems you solve, and why you make the decisions you do. We help them see past the intimidating jargon to discover that you\'re actually the safe pair of hands they\'ve been looking for.(The same ones that finally got me to pull the trigger — after I\'d managed to botch the exit process more times than I care to admit.)Be the first to fly in and spend a Saturday afternoon teaching rather than pitching. Show them you\'re not just another predator circling the watering hole, but someone who genuinely understands what they\'ve built.You might just become the obvious choice when they\'re ready to make their move.Connect with me if you believe relationships beat spreadsheets every time.
Education
Missouri Academy of Science, Mathematics, and Computing
Associate's Degree
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