Bossmaker Acquisition Network Our Team

The Visionary

Maximillian Hughes

Founder & CEO, Bossmaker

Enterprise leader and architect of the Bossmaker ecosystem. Leveraging a deep background in macroeconomics and financial services, Maximillian designs the high-level strategies that allow investors to bypass the startup phase and step directly into cash-flowing assets. He built the Bossmaker Acquisition Network to completely change the math for high-performance buyers, providing the ultimate vehicle for automated wealth creation.

Meet the Team

The Bossmaker Acquisition Network

Leadership, operators, and trusted advisors helping buyers move faster.

To execute our Acquisition Automation framework at scale, Bossmaker has partnered with a premier syndicate of M&A professionals. The executive team brings together acquisition strategy, operations, finance, investment, commercial growth, and marketing execution. Together, we handle the sourcing, vetting, and operations so you can step into ownership.

Leadership

Core team

The executive team brings together acquisition strategy, operations, finance, investment, commercial growth, and marketing execution.

Ryan Morgan

Founder · Chief Executive Officer

Dedicated life to entrepreneurship and innovation has never had a traditional occupation, spent 10 years studying marketing and network building….

Wrote first patent in 2016. Spoke to thousands of investors and business buyers around the world in an effort to create a universal platform team and service for buying and selling companies and services. Has generated 12x ROI on 600K spent over the last 4 years selling 20 products/services.

Jim O’Leary

Chief Operations Officer

20 years of professional experience as an Executive Operations Leader, with a background in organizational project management and M&A transactions….

Jim has leveraged expertise in process optimization, supply chain management, and data-driven decision making. He helped grow corporate wellness company Exos from 20 million to 200 million in 4 years and oversaw 450 locations in 20 countries remotely.

Steve Johnson

Chief Financial Officer

A dynamic senior executive delivering results through strategic and tactical execution, capital structure assessment, and operational leadership….

Steve has a track record of multimillion-dollar value creation. He served as Special Advisor on acquiring more than $1 billion of distribution and manufacturing assets from The Coca-Cola Company and led strategic initiatives through transaction, transition, and transformation phases.

Chris Abel

Chief Investment Officer

After years of entrepreneurship, Chris moved into mergers for a large QSR corporation and led a team that bought and sold more than 100 businesses….

Those transactions exceeded $750 million in value. Chris now brings that deal experience to Acquisition Network.

Junior Aguaze

Chief Commercial Officer

Acquisitions, M&A, investment, and financial professional with 15 years of experience driving business decisions, major transactions, and strategic initiatives….

Junior has supported Fortune 200 corporations in renewable energy and sustainability and has closed $6 billion in acquisitions for Goldman Sachs and $1.2 billion for Leeward Energy.

Ryan Frost

Chief Marketing Officer

Website and mobile app developer who has personally built 300+ websites and studied with nearly a dozen 8- and 9-figure agencies….

Ryan is behind the Acquisition Network app and handles website and CRM integration for clients who need help scaling their systems. He has generated millions in revenue through web design, content marketing, and app development.

Board of Advisors & Network Partners

Extended network

A wider bench of advisors and operators across M&A, finance, legal, investor relations, growth, operations, and executive recruiting.

Robert Samuels

In partnership with the investor community, Robert focuses on rescuing at-risk and struggling tech startups before it is too late.

He is positioned as a technology, strategy, and execution leader with more than 20 years of domain expertise helping brands, mid-caps, and startups stabilize and recover.

David Dowda

President of Mergers and Acquisitions

Dowda Holdings has been David’s platform for building, acquiring, and scaling small businesses across diverse industries for more than nine years.

He focuses on mergers, acquisitions, and operational efficiencies, and has personally acquired a company every year for the past decade.

Khalid Chapra

Deal Accelerator

Former EY partner who has completed billions in transactions while working with 8- and 9-figure clients.

Khalid supports deal sourcing, due diligence, deal structuring, closing, underwriting, modeling, and risk mitigation.

Traverse Green

Investor Relations · Product Development

Experienced founder with a management consulting background and strengths in SEO, team building, public speaking, management, and leadership.

Traverse helps lead fundraising, investor outreach technology, strategic partnerships, and product development management.

Kavita Gandhi

Advisor

Information security and IAM leader with 28+ years across enterprise security programs, cloud security, compliance, governance, and cyber architecture.

Kavita brings deep experience across SOX, GDPR, PCI, HIPAA, privileged access, cloud modernization, and enterprise-wide security programs.

Jesse Navarro

Advisor

Email marketing operator managing more than 21 million emails monthly and partnering with major info and investing brands.

Jesse has improved open rates, inbox placement, and deliverability dramatically for multiple brands through testing, optimization, and data-driven execution.

Nick Trouy

Finance and operations-focused operator with 16+ years across connected business verticals including banking, brokerage, lending, and entrepreneurship.

Nick brings combined experience as a business broker, alternative commercial lender, business banker, investor, and operator.

Jeykishon Jeyanathan

Strategic business leader with deep commercial and technical experience across international markets, sales, marketing, and technology.

He is positioned as a cross-cultural leader with strength in executive leadership, transformation, innovation, stakeholder engagement, and growth strategy.

Brian Wyss

Operating Partner

Multi-disciplined operator with strengths in supply chain management, partnership development, P&L management, channel growth, and operations.

Brian’s background centers on manufacturing, process optimization, offshore buildout, and improving efficiency across complex environments.

Nicole Craine

Senior C-level leader with a track record in startups, SaaS, and digital media companies, including turnarounds and exits.

Nicole works with boards, investors, founders, and CEOs to refresh brand vision, improve strategy, and build high-performance cultures that scale.

Ty Raver

Small business leader with 15+ years in operations management, digital transformation, automation, and executive leadership.

Ty focuses on operational efficiency, analytics, process improvement, revenue optimization, and leading cross-functional teams to measurable results.

Ty Richardson

Strategist and entrepreneur with 14+ years of leadership at a Fortune 100 multinational and more than a decade building and scaling ventures.

Ty works at the intersection of business development, capital sourcing, strategic planning, finance, leadership coaching, and growth execution.

Scott Hanrahan

Early investor in the company with 10 years of SaaS and product management experience.

Scott has led revenue teams and helped scale consulting and data businesses from early-stage revenue into major growth.

Zack Slavin

Licensed CPA with a decade in corporate finance, accounting, operations, and M&A, including private equity environments.

Zack specializes in quantitative analysis, systems implementation, integrations, capital management, and business process optimization.

Dominique Carrol

Trial and appellate litigator with a national practice representing individuals and companies in business litigation, IP disputes, and commercial conflicts.

Dominique advises on governance, litigation strategy, risk management, contracts, shareholder disputes, and intellectual property enforcement.

Michael Garrett

Operator working at the intersection of talent and capital, helping firms build teams across the UK, EMEA, and the US.

Michael focuses on executive search across alternative investments and private equity while also supporting founder leverage and operational scale through venture-focused recruiting.

The Acquisition Network Team & Advisors