
Pete Martin
Founder & CEO at Votem
Pete Martin is the Founder and CEO of AskMyBoard, a company focused on helping business owners unleash their business’s highest potential value to grow faster and more profitably to put you in a position to exit at the highest price or confidently detach from the business.
As a serial entrepreneur, Pete has started, scaled, and successfully exited four previous companies, including his last to KPMG for 12 times EBIDTA and no earn-out.
Pete is also the author of the upcoming book, “Pillars of Power – the foundation for explosive growth and sustainable scale”.
He is the creator of the Catapult Method™, which helps companies work strategically on every part of their business-enhancing all eight drivers of business value simultaneously.
He has personally facilitated $1 billion in software, services, and technology sales to companies worldwide.
Pete’s reach is over 6,500, and he would be happy to let his network know to listen in!
- Advisor
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Cleveland, OH
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LET'S TALK ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Helping business owners grow faster
- Produce higher profits
- Realize richer exits
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Pete worked in sales, operations, and executive management for over 25 years, beginning in sales at IBM, executive management at SAP, and then building six of his own companies.
Pete started, scaled, and sold four out of four previous companies (two remain active, including AskMyBoard), including car leasing, systems integration consulting, business process outsourcing, and software distribution.
Pete has personally advised hundreds of C-level executives and business owners across 26 industries to grow their firms, enhance their business operations, and improve their financial performance.

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Pete Martin
Founder & CEO at Votem
- Advisor
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Cleveland, OH
Pete Martin is the Founder and CEO of AskMyBoard, a company focused on helping business owners unleash their business’s highest potential value to grow faster and more profitably to put you in a position to exit at the highest price or confidently detach from the business.
As a serial entrepreneur, Pete has started, scaled, and successfully exited four previous companies, including his last to KPMG for 12 times EBIDTA and no earn-out.
Pete is also the author of the upcoming book, “Pillars of Power – the foundation for explosive growth and sustainable scale”.
He is the creator of the Catapult Method™, which helps companies work strategically on every part of their business-enhancing all eight drivers of business value simultaneously.
He has personally facilitated $1 billion in software, services, and technology sales to companies worldwide.
Pete’s reach is over 6,500, and he would be happy to let his network know to listen in!
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Helping business owners grow faster
- Produce higher profits
- Realize richer exits
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Pete worked in sales, operations, and executive management for over 25 years, beginning in sales at IBM, executive management at SAP, and then building six of his own companies.
Pete started, scaled, and sold four out of four previous companies (two remain active, including AskMyBoard), including car leasing, systems integration consulting, business process outsourcing, and software distribution.
Pete has personally advised hundreds of C-level executives and business owners across 26 industries to grow their firms, enhance their business operations, and improve their financial performance.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Pete Martin
Founder & CEO at AskMyBoard
- 📍Cleveland, OH
- Advisor
- Entrepreneur
Pete Martin is the Founder and CEO of AskMyBoard, a company focused on helping business owners unleash their business’s highest potential value to grow faster and more profitably to put you in a position to exit at the highest price or confidently detach from the business.
As a serial entrepreneur, Pete has started, scaled, and successfully exited four previous companies, including his last to KPMG for 12 times EBIDTA and no earn-out.
Pete is also the author of the upcoming book, “Pillars of Power – the foundation for explosive growth and sustainable scale”.
He is the creator of the Catapult Method™, which helps companies work strategically on every part of their business-enhancing all eight drivers of business value simultaneously.
He has personally facilitated $1 billion in software, services, and technology sales to companies worldwide.
Pete’s reach is over 6,500, and he would be happy to let his network know to listen in!
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Helping business owners grow faster
- Produce higher profits
- Realize richer exits
--
Pete worked in sales, operations, and executive management for over 25 years, beginning in sales at IBM, executive management at SAP, and then building six of his own companies.
Pete started, scaled, and sold four out of four previous companies (two remain active, including AskMyBoard), including car leasing, systems integration consulting, business process outsourcing, and software distribution.
Pete has personally advised hundreds of C-level executives and business owners across 26 industries to grow their firms, enhance their business operations, and improve their financial performance.
As seen on
Timeline
May 2019 – Present
AskMyBoard
Advisor
Jan 2015 – Present
Votem
Founder / CEO
Sep. 2017 - Present
Forbes Technology Council
Official Member
Dec. 2015 - Dec. 2018
Michael Management Corporation
Member of the Advisory Board
Jun. 2003 - Oct. 2014
EntryPoint Consulting
President & CEO
Aug 1989 - Jan. 1997
IBM Global Services
Advisory Account Executive
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When is the best time for a founder to sell their business? |
How can entrepreneurs better control their exit? |
What can entrepreneurs do to maximize the value of their business in anticipation of selling? |
What are the biggest mistakes business owners make when trying to sell their business? |
How can a business owner double their revenues in 12 months or less without securing outside capital? |