PR Industry Executives Launch Prosper Group

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- An experienced team of marketing communications agency management specialists and entrepreneurs has launched Prosper Group, a consultancy with the mission of enhancing agency owner exit options and wealth through increased agency performance, leadership development, succession planning and exit strategy execution.

The firm was founded by Managing Partner Alex Halbur and Partners David Bosses, Larry Kamer and Greg Waldron. The group represents great depth and breadth of experience in public relations agency, marketing communication agency, digital agency, branding agency, and  public affairs agency practice; agency operational excellence; buy-side and sell-side transaction management; agency organization and leadership development.  Prosper places a particular emphasis on ensuring that agencies have the right people in the right positions for next-generation growth.

• Halbur was managing partner of Option A Advisors and a founding partner of FischerHealth, which was acquired by Omnicom in 2003.
• Bosses served as executive vice president of acquisition strategies at IPG's Constituency Management Group and CFO of several agencies including Chandler Chicco, MWW, and FutureBrand.
• Kamer founded and owned Kamer Singer & Associates, a public affairs firm acquired by GCI in 1999; he also served as North American President at MS&L and Senior Partner/West Region Director at Fleishman Hillard.
• Waldron is an organizational development, leadership and talent expert.  He is former global talent leader at Y&R, Burson Marsteller and Porter Novelli, with significant client side experience as well.

Prosper Group has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Francisco, and Austin TX.

"Prosper Group exists to help agency owners realize maximum value from their life's work," said Halbur.  "We understand and have lived through the ebbs and flows of growing firms, acquisitions and integrations. That, along with successful hands-on experience, has motivated us to apply our insights and methodologies to help our clients achieve their goals."

Halbur explained that Prosper Group differentiates itself in the marketplace by being exit strategy agnostic. "It's not always about selling an agency to a large holding company. There are several viable paths owners can take to monetize the business asset they've created. The key is to ensure the right operational, business development and succession planning strategies are in place -- and delivering results -- prior to pulling the exit trigger," he said.

Prosper Group's comprehensive service offering helps owners improve client agency performance while working with owners to determine optimal exit options. From there, Prosper Group designs and executes customized succession and exit plan strategies – including the establishment of next-generation leadership - that match the objectives unique to each business owner.

More information at www.prospergroup.net.

CONTACT: Alex Halbur
[email protected]
(310) 936-3774

SOURCE Prosper Group Consultancy LLC