Barry Krauss, President
Barry is a Commercial Real Estate and Business Broker focusing on retail businesses and commercial real estate. With over three decades of hands-on experience, including business ownership, retail management and commercial real estate sales, Barry knows and understands the needs, challenges and concerns of business ownership from the inside out. For over twenty years he owned, managed and operated Shevel’s Men’s Wear in Chesterfield Towne Center, dealing with all facets and challenges of retail business ownership. Barry’s knowledge of commercial real estate and leasing transactions, coupled with his retail expertise gives him a unique advantage in understanding today’s business environment.
Barry is a member of Richmond Association of Realtors®, Virginia Association of Realtors®, and National Association of Realtors®, and a member of CCIM, the premier networking, education, and technology resource in the commercial real estate market. Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Barry serves as the principal real estate broker for the firm.
A proud Rotarian and past President of the Rotary Club of South Richmond, Barry takes community service seriously. He proudly served as a Board member of the International Hospital for Children, as well as helped to spearhead the renovation of the 8th Floor of the Hospital Hospitality House dedicated strictly for children needing a place to recover from critical surgeries and Bone Marrow transplants.
With over 30 years of raising a family in Richmond, combined with his extensive community involvement and prominent retail presence, Barry is well connected and positioned to serve your needs in exiting your business and completing a successful sale closing.
Barry attended Montgomery College in Maryland and served in the Army Reserve for 6 years.
Lewis Hall, Managing Director
Lewis was Keiter’s managing shareholder for 13 years until his retirement in 2013. With over 30 years in public accounting, he provided accounting, tax, financial, and general business consultation services to clients in various industries.
In 2011, Lewis earned the Certified Exit Planner (CExP) certification. As a CExP, he assisted his business clients with the single most important financial event in their lives – the transition out of their business. In this process, Lewis worked to ensure the business owner got the maximum value for the business at the time of the transition while at the same time staying in control and reducing the risk inherent in any transition process. In surveys conducted by Virginia Business magazine, Lewis has been named one of Virginia’s Super CPAs.
Professional Activities and Civic Associations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Private Companies Practice Section Executive Committee
Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Institute of Business Appraisers
South Richmond Rotary Club, Board member, Past President
Rotary International, District 7600, Past Treasurer
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, Alumni Board of Directors
Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Board member
Ramp Access Made Possible by Students (RAMPS), Board member
Friends of the Business Resource Center, Henrico Public Library at Innsbrook, Past President
Foundation for the Preservation of Virginia’s Executive Mansion, Treasurer
Education
University of Richmond
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Virginia Commonwealth University
Publications and Thought Leadership
“Business Valuation As A Strategic Asset” — Private Wealth Magazine, December 16, 2013
Contact Brent
P: 804-307-8151
Brent@CapBizBrokers.com
Brent Samuel, Managing Partner
Brent has joined the firm as both a Business Broker and licensed Real Estate professional. With over 20 years of Business Consulting & ownership experience, Brent knows first had the trials and tribulations involved in business ownership.
Owner and Operator of Performance Management Consultants LLC since 2005, Brent has helped well over a hundred furniture and retail businesses reorganize, raise capital, conduct grand openings, or close their doors and liquidate the assets to execute a profitable exit strategy.
Brent is a member of Richmond Association of Realtors®, Virginia Association of Realtors®, Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and serves as a real estate agent and advisor for the firm.
Within the community Brent is member of the Rotary Club of South Richmond and currently serves as an officer in the club’s leadership. Having served as Sargent at Arms, Treasurer, and Secretary, President-Elect, and President, he will continue the tradition of progressive service to fulfill the seven-year obligation which includes Past President services. Brent also participates in mission works and believes it is important to be an active part of local community support and change for the better.
Born and raised in Chesterfield County Brent attended Richard Bland College and Virginia Commonwealth University before working in consulting and starting PMC. Consulting required several years of on-site work, training, and travel throughout the country. After returning to his hometown of Richmond in 2008, Brent continued to run PMC from 2006 – 2020 and Décor Furniture & Mattress Showplace on Broad Street from 2008 – 2019. Brent’s love of the all things business, local community involvement, the knowledge and experiences from consulting businesses of all sizes, experience running a retail establishment added to Real Estate and Business Brokering experience has created a strong business acumen and made him uniquely valuable to assist and advise in your business purchase, sale, or acquisition needs.