Eric Skeldon, Founder of Kingdom Broker
About the Founder

Three exits. $250M+ in deals.
One mission: real exits for real owners.

I built Kingdom Broker because I sat in the seller chair three times and saw what most brokers get wrong. Now I help owners of established businesses sell with the same care I wanted when it was my turn.

3
Personal Exits
$250M+
In Transactions With Advisors
2,500+
Buyers In Our Network
25
Industries Covered

Why I started Kingdom Broker

I spent over a decade building businesses before I sold my first one. Freight and shipping brokerage. I built it from a phone and a folder of contacts into something a strategic buyer wanted. The closing day was supposed to be the day I felt rich. It was the day I learned I'd left money on the table.

The valuation was conservative. The buyer pool was small. The broker did the bare minimum and took the standard fee. Years later I did it again with a private equity fund stake. Then a third time with a B2B company I'd built from scratch. By the third exit I knew exactly what was broken.

Most brokers list your business on a public site, wait for someone to call, and collect their fee. The owner who spent decades building takes the first decent offer because by month nine they're worn out. The buyers who can actually pay top dollar for a $1M to $20M business are not browsing public marketplaces. They are family offices, holding companies, search funds, and strategic buyers. They live in private networks.

So I built Kingdom Broker to do it the right way. Start with the buyers who can actually close. Score your business against the ones that fit. Introduce you only to the real ones. Walk you through every step from valuation to wire transfer.

The mission is bigger than fees. It is to glorify Christ and serve 10,000 families in ten years.

The Three Exits

You cannot fake operator experience. Each exit taught me something different about what owners need on the other side of the closing table.

01

Freight + Shipping Brokerage

Built from a single phone line. Sold to a strategic buyer. The lesson: the right buyer pays the premium. The wrong buyer drags the deal sideways for six months. Matching matters more than listing.

02

Private Equity Fund Stake

Saw the inside of how private equity actually buys businesses. The lesson: clean books are non-negotiable. The deals that close at full price are the ones where the financials read like the owner already did the homework before due diligence started.

03

Leading B2B Company

Built from scratch, ran it to seven figures, sold the platform. The lesson: how the deal is structured matters more than the headline price. Pick the wrong structure and you can give back 20 percent of the value at the closing table.

What I am building right now

Two seven-figure companies, side by side. Different audiences, same operator.

Kingdom Broker · The advisor for owners of $1M to $20M businesses across HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical, manufacturing, landscaping, pool service, and the trades
Kingdom Warriors · Heaven and Hollywood faith-based content brand
Kingdom Broker Coalition · founding member of the deal-sharing alliance with Voyage Acquisitions, Vant Group, Empowered, GBR, and Calder Capital
DealExchange · the private platform where coalition brokers list deals, sign NDAs, and close transactions end to end
Active investor and advisor on three brokered legacy deals: Bibleman ($7M), Davy Liu ($17M), Firma Labs

What I know cold

  • How to value a $1M to $20M business honestly, with the comp data behind every number — not a generic guess
  • How to clean up your financials so a real buyer underwrites the right number, not a discounted one
  • How to find family offices, private equity, and search funds quietly, without you ever having to call a stranger
  • How to structure the deal — seller note, equity rollover, earn-out, SBA financing — so the after-tax dollars land where you and your family actually need them
  • How to keep the sale confidential. Your employees, customers, and competitors never know until closing day
  • How to read a buyer's true intent: real money or tire-kicker, ready to close or just fishing

How to reach me

If you're thinking about selling

Run the free AI valuation first. About 60 seconds. No email gate. NAICS-keyed across 25 industries. You'll get a real range with the comp data behind it.

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If you'd rather talk

Book a 20-minute call. No agenda. We'll talk through your specific situation. If we're a fit I'll tell you why. If we're not I'll tell you that too and refer you somewhere appropriate.

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You spent your life building it. Let's make sure the next chapter is paid for.

Most owners get one shot at selling. A lifetime of work compressed into a 90-day deal cycle. Don't trust that to the broker with the cheapest listing fee.

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