[
  {
    "description": "Chris Wallbank founded Wallbank Industrial and is CEO of his family's manufacturer, PJWS, which he grew by more than 300% by building on a 30+ year foundation. After succeeding his father close to a decade ago, Chris maintained the foundation his father built and grew the business from $15M to $50M in revenue. He started in the organization on the factory floor during high school and later took on responsibility for sales, traveling extensively internationally to win new business. Chris learned on the job, which often came in the form of hard lessons. Through a strong team, effort, and the willingness to iterate on what was learned, the business tripled over the course of a few years. His experience as a business owner and steward of his own family's business helped him to understand the importance and necessity of prioritizing the long term health of the business. For business owners who are looking to sell and care about the legacy of their business, there are limited options available that will enable the current business's continued success given most buyer's orientation to the upcoming quarters and not the upcoming decade. How a business is run looks much different when your measuring stick is decades and not the next quarter, or when the company will be sold again in a few years. Chris wants to offer an alternative option to other business owners who are seeking the right steward for their company.",
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    "name": "Chris Wallbank",
    "profileUrl": "https://wallbankindustrial.com/about/chris-wallbank",
    "role": "Founder & CEO"
  }
]