ClarityAdvisory

The owner who's ready to sell is already in someone's inbox. Make sure it's yours.

We generate leads, build referral networks, and run the systems that power both — so you can focus your time where it matters most: building relationships and closing deals.

Serving Business Brokers, M&A Advisors, and M&A Firms.

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The Problem

Are you closing deals or stuck prospecting?

Sound familiar?

"I keep losing deals. Most people tell me they're already working with someone."
"We've got four listings sitting for 6 months. I can't find serious buyers."
"Our best deals come from CPA referrals. But I only know two."
"We lost two deals last quarter to slipped follow-ups."
"We're spending too much time clicking in the CRM, not developing deals."
"We're relying on spreadsheets to manage our database, there has to be a better way."

The math is brutal. By the time owners reach you, they've already decided.1 Salespeople spend just 25% of their hours actually selling2 — and 78% of them miss quota.3

We do the work in between. You close.

What We Do

Four levers. Same job.

Pick the one that matters most.

Seller Sourcing

We find business owners ready to exit — and reach them before they list with someone else. Our lists are built from intent signals, not databases, and a 5-minute response to a high-intent inquiry is 21× more effective than a 30-minute reply.5 We make sure you reach the right people and keep follow-up from slipping behind.

Buyer Sourcing

The buyer pool is shifting fast: Millennials and Gen Z now account for 45% of search funders and buyers.6 These new buyers submit LOIs within hours of receiving information,8 which means quality listings move in days. We reach interested buyers at-scale, before your inventory goes stale.

Referral Partner Connections

Before owners call you, they call their CPA9 — and those professional referrals convert higher than any other source.10 Broker-CPA-attorney relationships are the secret engines that create new deals.11 We get you in front of the right professionals, systematically — the relationship is yours to build from there.

Deal Velocity

Pipelines leak. Salespeople spend just 25% of their hours actually selling,2 and research finds nearly two full days a week are lost to admin alone.12 We replace the broken system with one that moves — so listings progress, buyers don't wait, and your team spends more time on the calls that close.

The Math

Run the numbers.

3,000+
qualified prospects per month — built from intent, not databases.
500+
referral-fit professionals per month — CPAs, attorneys, bankers.
2.2%
conversion to qualified conversations — versus 0.3–0.6% industry.13
$172k
average broker deal value14 — one close pays for the year.

The retainer pays for itself before month two.

The Process

From zero to pipeline. Done for you.

Strategy, setup, management — all included. You work the calendar.

01

Strategy

We audit your market, identify your highest-value targets, and map the intent signals that indicate readiness.15 Every list we build is signal-led — never demographic spray.

02

Setup

We stand up clean sending infrastructure, warm your domains, and configure LinkedIn targeting for your specific audience. Every message uses AI-personalized copy at scale — no merge fields, no templates, no generic blasts.

03

Management

We run ongoing A/B testing and monitor deliverability across every channel. Replies get qualified before anything hits your calendar, and we adjust the system every month — not once at launch.

Engagements

Three engagements. One outcome.

Strategy, setup, and management — all included. You handle the conversations.

Dealflow

For brokers who'd rather close deals than build prospect lists.

  • Email outbound across 3,000+ qualified prospects per month
  • Intent-filtered list building — not bought databases
  • AI-personalized sequences across multiple sending domains
  • Full deliverability and infrastructure management
  • Reply qualification and meeting booking handled
  • Monthly performance reporting
Handoff: confirmed meetings with sellers and buyers on your calendar.
Authority

For brokers whose referral network should be growing without the windshield time.

  • LinkedIn outreach to 500+ referral-fit professionals per month
  • CPAs, attorneys, wealth managers, bankers — targeted by region and practice
  • Profile positioning and supporting content production
  • AI-personalized connection messaging and follow-up
  • Reply qualification and meeting booking handled
  • Monthly performance reporting
Handoff: confirmed calls with the professionals who refer deals.
Velocity

For brokers whose team should be on calls — not chasing CRM updates.

  • Discovery on current sales process and pain points
  • AI-enabled CRM configured to your workflow
  • Data migration from current systems
  • Pipeline, automation, and reporting setup
  • Team training and documentation
  • 30 days of post-launch support
Handoff: a sales operation that moves. Less clicking, more closing.

Pricing discussed on the discovery call. One closed deal pays the engagement back many times over.

Why Clarity

Why this works when the tools don't.

We build the list from signal, not a database.

Apollo and Instantly give everyone the same hammered contacts. We start with intent — who just listed, who changed hands, who's posted acquisition criteria. McKinsey research shows that approach doubles the typical sales pipeline.15

AI-first since 2021. Before ChatGPT existed.16

Most agencies bolted AI on last year. We built around it from day one — proprietary prompting, every sequence reviewed before send. McKinsey research shows teams blending personalization with AI gain market share 1.7× faster than peers.4 Bain finds early deployments are lifting win rates by 30%+.17 Owners can smell a template.

Built for brokerage outbound. Not adapted to it.

We work exclusively with business brokerages, M&A advisors, and B2B service firms. We know how owners think about selling, what makes them pick up the phone, and what a real conversation looks like. This isn't a generalist agency learning your business on your dime.

Results

Results from the field.

20 warm conversations
per week.

$172,000 average deal value.

BB2B Group — Business Brokerage

30 buyers
+ 25 listings

Main street brokerage — in 2 months.

$120k+

In new recurring revenue for a single agent at a healthcare brokerage.

"Excellent job. ClarityAdvisory is detailed, creative, and very professional. I highly recommend them to anyone needing their services."
John PriestBusiness Broker, BB2B Group
"One of our team members saw 100 monthly qualified prospects in a 2-month period. My LinkedIn campaign brings in about 180 connects with my targeted group each month. Franc is impressively responsive and provides invaluable suggestions for improvement. We refer him to everyone who could benefit from his services."
Joel PennerIndependent Broker, Southern Plains Insurance Group
"Franc and his team removed the need for cold calls — providing enough information up front that we could schedule warm calls instead. We are no longer spending nearly as much on fuel, meals, and old-school print brochures."
Lee JonesOwner/GM, All Dry Services of North Dallas
"He gives people what they really need versus what he could upsell. Sometimes he'll give more than you expect."
Mario ZaretePrincipal, Commonrags Agency
About

Franc Berrones

Franc founded ClarityAdvisory in 2021. He's run outbound for business brokerages, insurance agencies, and B2B service firms — and built the system that powers every engagement.

9,586 small businesses changed hands in the US in 2025.18 Behind every one was a broker who closed it. We help more brokers spend more time on the conversations that close.

He works directly with every client.
No handoffs.
Based in Dallas, TX.

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Evidence (18) — sources behind the claims on this page
1. Forrester Research — The B2B dark funnel
Forrester estimates 70 to 80 percent of the B2B evaluation process happens in the dark funnel before a buyer contacts a vendor. Cited via signal-based selling research; corroborated by Forrester intent data analysis.
2. Bain & Company — Technology Report 2025
"Sellers may spend only about 25% of their time actually selling to customers. AI could double that by taking on much of the work that surrounds selling but doesn't add much value." AI Is Transforming Productivity, But Sales Remains a New Frontier.
3. Salesforce State of Sales 2025
Annual industry benchmark of B2B sales productivity. 78% of sellers missed quota in 2025, up from 69% the prior year. Synthesized in cross-industry sales-productivity analysis.
4. McKinsey & Company — "Five Fundamental Truths," 2024
"Data-driven commercial teams that blend both approaches are 1.7 times more likely to increase market share than those that are not fully committed to either." Five Fundamental Truths: How B2B Winners Keep Growing.
5. Forrester Research — Signal response speed
Forrester data: response within 5 minutes of a high-intent signal is 21× more effective than response within 30 minutes. Signal-based selling research.
6. IBBA & M&A Source — Market Pulse Q3 2025
"Millennials and Gen Z make up large portions of search funders (45%) and serial entrepreneurs (58%), signaling a new generation of professional buyers eager to acquire and scale." Q3 2025 Market Pulse Survey.
7. Axial.net via IBBA Winter 2025
"In 2025, 13% of closed deals on Axial were done by search funds. That number is up from 6% in 2022." Why Search Funds Are Becoming an Increasingly Important Buyer.
8. Stanford GSB — 2024 Search Fund Study
Stanford research tracked 681 search fund acquisitions. Searchers submit LOIs within hours of receiving information and sign an average of 3.1 LOIs before successfully closing. Synthesized in ETA trends analysis.
9. Practitioner observation — 21-year FL broker Anecdotal
Michael Shea (500+ transactions, $50M+ in market value): "In almost every deal, a CPA was involved. Before they call a broker. Before they call an attorney. They call their CPA." Practitioner blog, March 2026.
10. Arvori CPA practice research; Journal of Accountancy
"The conversion rate from these introductions is materially higher than from any other lead source." CPA referral partnership research. Corroborated by AICPA Journal of Accountancy.
11. Sunbelt Business Brokers
"Business brokers, CPAs, and attorneys each 'own' different risks, and coordination is what keeps timelines from slipping." How Business Brokers Work With Your CPA and Attorney.
12. Forrester Sales Activity Study (n=3,031)
"The Forrester Activity Study tracked 3,031 sales reps across industries and found that the average rep burns nearly two full days per week on administrative tasks alone." Cited in cross-industry sales productivity analysis.
13. Forrester & McKinsey — Signal vs cold-list conversion
Signal-led outbound materially outperforms cold-list outreach. Supported by Forrester intent data research and McKinsey on advanced analytics in B2B sales.
14. BB2B Group + IBBA market context
BB2B Group is a ClarityAdvisory client; $172k represents average broker compensation per closed transaction. Industry context: IBBA Q4 2025 Market Pulse.
15. McKinsey & Company — "Growth Amid Uncertainty," 2025
"Advanced analytics... can generate four or five growth bets that increase sales by 100 basis points... and double their typical sales pipeline." Growth Amid Uncertainty: Jump-Starting B2B Sales Performance.
16. OpenAI / TechCrunch — ChatGPT launch date
ChatGPT was released to the public on November 30, 2022. OpenAI launch announcement; coverage via TechCrunch. ClarityAdvisory was founded in 2021.
17. Bain & Company — Technology Report 2025
"AI also helps teams improve conversion rates at every step in the selling funnel — step-change improvements that add up to more than a 30% increase in win rates." Survey of 400 US sales representatives and managers. Bain Technology Report 2025.
18. BizBuySell 2025 Year in Review + IBBA Market Pulse
9,586 closed small-business transactions in the US in 2025, totaling $7.95 billion in enterprise value. BizBuySell 2025 Year in Review; corroborated by IBBA Q4 2025 Market Pulse Survey.