Sunbelt of Phoenix Team

Tim Whipple is the Managing Principal and Designated Broker of HUB Commercial, an affiliate of Sunbelt Business Brokers. He provides business brokerage and commercial real estate services throughout Arizona. He has successfully represented clients in hundreds of commercial real estate / business sale transactions in excess of $500 million. He is an expert in business brokerage, marketing, real estate acquisitions, contract negotiations, lease review, and market research. Tim is an active member of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA). Tim has been recognized as a top producer in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Bill’s passion is helping businesses drive outstanding results. With over 31 years as both an executive and entrepreneur, he has a unique perspective on leading teams and companies towards achieving long-term success. Bill served as Chief Operating Officer for the last five years of his 31-year career with an international organization headquartered in Arizona and held various leadership positions before settling into his role as an executive. Bill was responsible for all aspects of operating this industry leading chain which was home to over 150 locations and 3,500 team members in the United States and Mexico. During his tenure as a senior leader, his company achieved record same store sales growth for seven consecutive years. He is currently the co-owner of three high volume local Arizona restaurants which operate as three separate brands. Bill specializes in the sale of growing businesses and assisting sellers with securing a successful exit.

Brian Harron specializes in selling restaurant and bar businesses throughout Arizona. With over 30 years of experience as both a restauranteur and restaurant broker, Brian Harron has been privileged to sell many restaurant and bar businesses, and has owned and operated a few as well! A former chief operating officer of the National Restaurant Association, Brian has been the owner of a restaurant management, operations, and consulting company, president of a meat and grocery supply company, and publisher of a news magazine for the restaurant business. He is a graduate of the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Cornell University. He holds a Master’s Degree in Education and Marketing from the University of North Dakota, and has considerable professional education in the field of business brokerage and commercial real estate. In 2014, he was named a Top Producer at West USA Realty for having the greatest number of business brokerage sales. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Arizona Business Brokers Association (AZBBA) Central Chapter and has won awards as an AZBBA Top Producer in 2014, 2015, & 2016 as well as the Top Producing Team in 2016 and 2017.

Bryan has over 25 years of business experience as an owner and CEO. In his various entrepreneurial ventures Bryan has excelled in sales and marketing of both products and services. A well-known fact is that most Main Street businesses are sold through online advertising. With Bryan’s demonstrated skills in promotions and digital marketing he can bring his insights, creativity and experience to help you achieve the best deal possible on the sale of your business. Bryan hosts his own weekly business talk radio program called Bryan2Business B2B Talk Radio, on 1510AM 105.3FM Money Radio.

Bryan has an entrepreneurial spirit and over 35 years of business experiences that he draws on. Starting at a young age, Bryan built a successful advertising company in NE Ohio. He is a seasoned hospitality veteran with 30 years of service and experience in the Arizona Restaurant industry. Bryan’s background includes ownership of multiple restaurants, corporate management with a fortune 500 company, industry sales and years of restaurant/bar/business brokerage experience having been originally licensed in 1996. He has owned a video/tv production company producing over 100 television episodes. Currently he co-owns a Holistic Spa with his wife and an e-commerce business that includes a full line of nourishing organic skin products. Bryan attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina.

Ansel Hall has 25 years of investment banking experience providing M&A advisory and capital raising services to companies across multiple industry sectors including consumer products, retailing, manufacturing, business services, real estate services, industrial services and human capital management, among others. He has sold companies to both private equity firms and strategic corporate buyers across the country. Ansel also co-founded a consumer products company and acquired an auto dealership providing him with first-hand experience in the joys, and trials, of owning and operating a small business as well as the start-up, acquisition and sale of businesses. He is highly analytical with an ability to identify and address core transaction issues in advance of commencing a sale process. Ansel leverages his financial and transaction expertise to work through any challenges in representing his clients towards a successful completion of transactions. Ansel received his MBA with a concentration in Finance at UCLA and has a B.S in Agricultural Economics and Business Management from UC Davis.

For the past 25 years, Tom Konkowski has led a team of financial professionals who with their varied skills and years of experience provided comprehensive, personalized services to business owners, retirees, and pre-retirees wishing to pursue their retirement dreams.

Tom managed $65 million+ of clients’ investment accounts and has experience helping business owners maximize the value of their business to exit into the retirement they deserve.

Recently, Tom has stepped back from his day-to-day Investment Management Role to focus on helping entrepreneurs and business owners in accomplish their goals, whether it be to start a business or sell a business they already own.

Tom’s credentials include a Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS), Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®), Certified Funds Specialist (CFS®), Certified in Estate Planning (CES®), Certified Income Specialist (CIS®), and Certified Tax Specialist (CTS®), and is a published author of “Financial Life Management”(Amazon).

A native of Arizona, Tom serves the community through various ministries at his church. He and his wife, Jacque have been married for 38 years, have two sons and one granddaughter. Tom’s leisure activities include golf, racquetball and now pickleball.

Sharon Mortensen is an Associate Broker and the Branch Manager for the company’s Prescott office. She specializes in commercial real estate sales and leasing, and business brokerage. In addition, Sharon has 19 years of experience as a bar, restaurant, and coffee house owner and operator in Arizona. She graduated with a BS degree from Colorado State University, and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and a board member of the Prescott Area Commercial Group (PACG). Sharon has been a Prescott resident since 2007.