Scale now, Succession later.
Smash Consulting Group helps established, profitable businesses grow with a clear plan today, and when you're ready to transition or sell, we're already the partner who knows your business well enough to do it right. One firm for the whole climb, from scaling up to the summit.
Most advisors meet you at the exit. We're there for the entire climb.
Anyone can run a transaction. The hard part is the years before it, building a business worth selling, and a relationship deep enough that the eventual exit is handled by someone who already knows it cold. We start as your growth partner, so by the time succession is on the table, we're not strangers parachuting in at the summit. And our roster of growth-stage clients quietly becomes its own pool of buyers and sellers.
Assess
Where the business stands today and where it can realistically go.
Scale
Build the systems, team, and growth engine to get there.
Strengthen
Make the growth durable — and the business more valuable.
Prepare
Get exit-ready years early, so you sell from strength.
Succession
Transition or sell at the summit, on your terms.
Straight forward and specific.
So you know in ten seconds whether we're a fit.
Established & Profitable
Past the startup scramble, with real revenue and a model that already works. We don't do pre-revenue ideas.
We're industry-agnostic by design. The challenges of scaling and exiting rhyme across sectors.
Nationwide & Remote
We work with owners across the country. Most of the work happens remotely, on your schedule.
Ready To Scale
Owners hungry to grow but stretched thin — who need a clear plan and a steady partner to execute it.
Eventually Exiting
Owners who know a transition is coming someday and want to be ready for it, not rushed into it.
Owner-Operated
Founder- and owner-led companies where the owner is still central to how the business runs.
Two services, one journey.
We help you grow now, and we're the natural choice to handle the exit when it comes.
Scale
For established businesses ready to grow. We start with a readiness assessment, then build a customized scaling plan — the systems, team structure, and growth levers to move past your current ceiling. We don't just hand you a deck; we work alongside you to execute it, on a partnership that runs as long as you're climbing.
Succession
When you're eventually ready to transition or sell, we're already the partner who knows the business inside out. We time the exit against your goals, structure it to protect value and limit tax exposure, and draw on our network of growth-stage clients to surface the right buyers — guiding you through diligence with white-glove support.
Connected where it counts.
Smash Consulting Group's founder, Tony Banning, holds advisory and mentor roles with organizations that established owners and entrepreneurs already trust — credibility you can verify for yourself.
Latino Leadership Institute
A member of the Institute's LEAP Advisory Board, helping shape leadership and entrepreneurship programming for the next generation of Latino business leaders.
View the advisory board →Founder Institute
A mentor with the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, guiding founders through the Austin program with hands-on feedback and office hours.
View the mentor roster →SBA T.H.R.I.V.E.
A past coach for the U.S. Small Business Administration's executive-level program, leading established owners through three-year strategic growth plans.
About the program →A few principles.
Until the case studies pile up, this is how we'd rather be judged.
The Long Game
We'd rather be your partner for a decade than your vendor for a quarter. The best exits are built years in advance, by people who already trust each other.
Paid To Perform
A retainer for the scaling work and a success fee at the exit. We get paid when you make progress and when you win — not by the hour.
No Theater
Clear advice, honest answers, and a straight read on whether we're even the right fit. If we're not, we'll tell you.
A clear process, honest incentives.
Fit Call
A short conversation to confirm we're the right partner for where your business is headed — at no cost.
Growth Assessment
An honest read on where you are, where you can realistically go, and what's standing in the way.
The Scaling Plan
A customized roadmap — systems, team, and growth levers — that we then execute alongside you.
Build & Grow
An ongoing partnership as the business scales, keeping it durable and steadily more valuable.
Succession, When Ready
If and when you decide to transition or sell, we handle the exit — because we already know the business cold.
Retainer For The Climb, Success Fee At The Summit
A modest monthly retainer funds the scaling work, so you get steady, accountable progress instead of billable-hour surprises. If and when the day comes to transition or sell, that engagement converts to a success fee at close. You're never paying for a transaction you don't want yet.
Smash provides advisory services. We don't take custody of funds or bind any party, and we'll connect you with independent legal and tax counsel for the work that requires them. Engagement terms and any required licensing are confirmed in writing before we begin.
Ready to scale — or just exploring?
The first call is free and no-pressure. Bring the question that's been on your mind; we'll tell you plainly whether and how we can help.
Grab a 30-minute fit call
Pick a time that works for you — it's free and no-pressure. Bring the question that's been on your mind, and we'll tell you plainly whether and how we can help.
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