Dan Lacy is the founder of Dynasty Business Building and is the principal in the organization. Like you, Dan has been responsible for building and running a profitable business. Currently, he has ownership in three different businesses. Dan has met with the customers, made the sale and gone back to collect the receivable from the customer. He has borrowed from the banks, personally guaranteed his loans and lain awake at night figuring out how to make payroll. Dan has also consulted start up businesses where they began with an idea and a bit of borrowed money. He has coached over 500 businesses over the last 18 years, all across the United States. In the process, Dan has become a self-made millionaire. You can save yourself years of hard work and frustrations by having Dan coach you on the principles that will change your business forever and take you to the next level of performance.

Prior to going into business for himself, Dan received a Masters Degree in Business from the Peter Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate School. He worked for one of the fastest growing banks in California, ran a small business investment company (business lender to high risk borrowers) and managed a venture capital fund.

Karl Graddy is an accountant by training and worked as the site finance manager for a fortune 100 company for 40 years. Over the last 10 years, he has worked with several small businesses in the central Indiana in the operations and finance area. Karl reviews the information from our clients and maintains a data base on each one of them. He is available as an accounting resource for existing clients.

Tim Kaufman has started, owned, and operated various businesses over the course of 30 years in the Indianapolis community. His principal areas of concentration have been in manufacturing, staffing, and financial services to include the start up and operation of a NASD member broker/dealer firm.

Most recently, Tim has been consulting with closely held businesses in a variety of capacities, such as: securing private equity capital for restructuring and growth, working capital, business mergers and acquisitions, real estate, rolling stock, equipment, accounts receivable and inventory. Tim has the background and experience to relate to the operational issues business owners are confronted with on a daily basis, and can reduce the time constraints related to securing capital.

Tim graduated from Anderson University with a degree in business.

Tom Epply brings a strong track record of growth throughout his career including over 30 years with General Motors and 12 as the president of Continental Design & Engineering, Inc. (1995 to 2007).  His expertise has led many companies such as Molex, Remy Inc., Delphi Engine & Energy Management and Unit Parts to success. Tom is an internationally recognized Lean Consultant and is considered the leading authority on making the benefits of lean manufacturing a reality.

Tom's efforts as president of Continental have resulted in numerous regional awards (Growth 100 Awards for being one of the fastest growing 100 companies in Indiana 1997, 1998, 1999) and national award recognitions (U.S. Small Business of the Year 1998 for Indiana) for business achievement.

Tom received his formal education at both Ball State University and New York University and has remained informed on the latest in lean manufacturing technology through studies at the University of Kentucky, and the University of Michigan and at the Toyota Plant in Georgetown, Kentucky.

Dynasty Business Builders was founded by Dan Lacy, a consultant with more than 22 years experience helping business owners grow profitably.  Dynasty Business Builders focuses on improving company’s performance by identifying, creating and evaluating processes which clearly define the most successful moves a company can make to build business value, achieve success and create wealth.