Meet the AWBE Team

Dennis Spitler brings more than three decades of senior financial and transaction leadership to Anthony Wayne Business Exchange. Over a distinguished career, he has served as Chief Financial Officer for multiple manufacturing and administrative enterprises, advancing from staff accountant to divisional financial leadership and corporate strategic planner within multinational treasury operations spanning the United States and Europe.

Dennis leverages this extensive operational background—including building manufacturing companies from inception to full production and leading complex corporate mergers—to deliver practical, high-value counsel to business owners. Whether structuring an orderly succession plan, negotiating an acquisition, or guiding an owner through the eventual sale of an entire operating enterprise, Dennis devises clear, disciplined transition strategies tailored to each client's unique objectives.

Beyond transaction advisory, Dennis maintains an active role in entrepreneurial ventures and maintains an extensive network of specialized professional partners—ensuring clients benefit from comprehensive resources across legal, tax, accounting, and capital requirements.

Jerry Long combines hands-on entrepreneurial ownership with seasoned brokerage acumen. Having invested in and operated privately held businesses himself, Jerry possesses deep firsthand insight into operating realities, cash-flow dynamics, and the personal stakes involved in an ownership transition. He routinely represents both sellers and buyers, guiding transactions through complex negotiations to successful closings.

Prior to business brokerage, Jerry held prominent executive marketing and sales leadership positions within the national manufacturing sector. As Vice President of Marketing for one of the nation's premier modular home builders, he negotiated regional dealer representation, developed proprietary product lines, and oversaw corporate sales operations, delivering unit sales growth of 240% over three years. He later replicated similar top-line growth (100% over three years) as Senior Sales Manager for another national manufacturing organization.

Jerry advises private investors and business owners seeking premium returns on operating companies and commercial real estate assets, with client relationships extending to key suppliers and affiliates of global medical manufacturing firms.

George Metos leads AWBE's specialized national practice focusing on mergers and acquisitions within the automotive recycling and scrap metal sectors. He actively represents facility and yard owners in discussions with prominent national and regional recyclers, advising on enterprise valuation, industry acquisition trends, and long-range exit roadmaps.

George's diverse background includes executive roles in interactive technology and high-growth software. A graduate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Utah, he previously founded and led Sculptured Software and Kodiak Interactive Games—producing video game titles for major platforms (including WWF Wrestling, Jack Nicklaus Golf, and Mortal Kombat) that generated more than $1 billion in worldwide retail sales. He also consulted for CRUSH Software to establish standard yard-management platforms across automotive recyclers.

His rare combination of deep technical understanding, executive operational experience, and nationwide industry connections enables owners of industrial recycling and specialty technology firms to achieve premium positioning in competitive M&A markets.

Nicholas Spitler serves as a Business Broker with Anthony Wayne Business Exchange, focusing on guiding privately held business owners through ownership transfers, next-generation succession planning, and commercial real estate transactions. Nick conducts thorough discovery interviews and manages rigorous due diligence processes to align buyers and sellers through complex closing negotiations.

Nick's operational background includes multi-unit retail leadership for a prominent automotive distribution and service corporation operating 941 stores across 22 states. Assigned to revitalize underperforming retail locations, Nick instituted operational efficiencies and sales initiatives that regularly earned the President's Award for year-over-year performance improvements.

Licensed in commercial real estate, Nick also works with AWBE's commercial affiliate, INVESTORS' REALTY, advising clients on buying, selling, and leasing commercial income properties. His structured, client-first approach provides clarity and steady momentum at every stage of the transaction.