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Who We Are

"Because of our operating and ownership backgrounds, we think like owners and understand first hand the daily challenges facing owners."

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Our team has a proven track record of in-the-trenches experience as owners, as executives of growth companies, and as advisors and intermediaries to public and private companies. Because of our operating and ownership backgrounds, we think like owners and understand first hand the daily challenges facing owners.

Our programs ensure that business owners efficiently transfer hard-won business value into their personal legacies, while creating significant individual and business tax advantages and liquid net worth.


Aspire Management Team

Christopher M. Snider, CEPA – Certified Exit Planning Advisor

Christopher M. Snider, CEPA – Certified Exit Planning Advisor
Phone: (216) 712-4244
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Recently recognized as a finalist for the 2015 Middle-Market Thought Leader of the Year Award by the AM&AA (Alliance of Mergers & Acquisition Advisors) Chris’ pioneering work in the field of value acceleration and succession planning has established him as a trendsetter in the industry and sought after speaker, content provider, and educator across the globe.

Early in Mr. Snider’s career, he acted as a system integrator, supply chain manager, and mergers and acquisitions specialist for public companies such as The Sherwin Williams Company, Price Waterhouse, FedEx Logistics, Nike, Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, Freightliner, and many others. A game-changing milestone in his career came when he began working with a middle market family owned business which he helped grow from $90 million to $265 million in three years resulting in the sale to a large multi-national strategic buyer.

Since leaving the corporate world, Chris has since launched a private practice, which recently merged with Succession Plus USA, to advise business owners and their families on transition strategy and value acceleration. He also established a small family office with his son, which today has ownership stakes in eight businesses including the Exit Planning Institute.

Kurt Walcutt, CPA, CEPA – Managing Director

Kurt Walcutt, CPA, CEPA – Managing Director
Phone:(216) 712-6875
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Kurt Walcutt is a CPA and business advisor that has worked with closely held business owners for over 25 years. His background in Public Accounting working with business owners and their advisors provides valuable experience in areas that create value in business.

Christina Metz – Office Manager

Christina Metz – Office Manager
Phone:(216) 712-6875
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Christina has over 10 years experience working with entrepreneurs in all aspects of their business, from general office management, client support, project management, product development, marketing and sales, and event planning. She earned a Master of Arts in Communication from University of Central Florida in 2006, and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism specializing in marketing from Ohio University in 2003. Christina also earned her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification in 2013, teaches classes at a local studio and works with athletes to integrate yoga into their training. She is a mother of two young boys and in her spare time, is active in the Cleveland community - volunteering on community action projects and children’s programs, and is passionate about the revitalization of the city.