Our Team

LiNQ Ventures is led by Ben and Erin Wagner, a husband-and-wife team based in Sarasota, Florida.

Ben brings 20+ years of financial leadership experience across CFO roles, international management consulting, private equity, and public accounting at Kerkering Barberio. He has served on boards and advisory committees, earned 40 Under 40 recognition, and was nominated for CFO of the Year. He is also a published author and licensed REALTOR through LPT Realty.

Erin brings operational depth and client relationship expertise to every engagement. She has experience at 2 different multi-billion dollar organizations as their Financial Planning and Analysis Manager, and public accounting experience at Purvis Gray.

Together, they built LiNQ because they kept seeing the same problem: business owners heading toward a sale with no one in their corner who understood both the numbers and the human side of the transition.

LiNQ works with a focused roster of clients. That is intentional.

Meet the Team

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    Ben S. Wagner

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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    Erin Wagner

    Co-Founder & Fractional CFO

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    Matthew Rzepa

    CPA and CFE Expert Witness

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    Richard Jenkins

    AI Strategy Consultant

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    Michael Borka

    Contract or Interim CFO

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    Keith Paradis

    Contract or Interim CFO