William (Bill) Benz

Ryan Clower, CPA
Finance Partner | Ampleo

Ryan Clower is a former CPA firm partner with a decade of experience building and operating businesses through ForgeCap. He works alongside owners and investors in field-service and operationally complex businesses to improve cash flow, profitability, and how work gets done. At Ampleo, he connects financial understanding with practical execution, supported by financial, HR, and marketing specialists.

Kyle is a marketing strategist with more than 10 years driving revenue-focused campaigns. He has overseen substantial marketing budgets and translated them into billions in client revenue, with a particular focus on video-based content strategy.

Mike has more than 14 years in digital marketing and has held fractional CMO roles across multiple companies, bringing proven leadership and the strategic judgment to align marketing efforts behind a single growth plan.

Julia has 18 years across digital marketing, event management, public relations, and marketing leadership, and has driven results for dozens of brands. She is at her best building campaigns from a blank page.

Beau brings two decades of marketing expertise and leads integrated campaigns for top brands, driving results through organic search, creative content, and demand generation. Known around here as the SEO Cowboy, for reasons involving both search algorithms and Western heritage.

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Ryan founded Peak Business Valuation, a national firm that delivers 1,100+ business valuations and 150+ equipment appraisals a year. He works with business owners who are buying, selling, or growing — and need to know what they actually have. His focus is quality, accuracy, and making sure the number means something.