Pat Burke founded Burke & Schindler in 1984. Pat is passionate about helping entrepreneurs start, grow, manage, and build valuable businesses. (An example would be nice here to pay off valuable businesses) Having advised more than 100 successful startups and brokered the sale of numerous businesses, Pat is a recognized expert across multiple disciplines, including mergers and acquisitions, business financing, and deal structuring.

His board-level strategic consulting comes from years of real-life experience. Pat currently serves on the Board of Directors for SMS Holdings, a $500 million, Nashville-based real estate services company, where he chairs the Mergers and Acquisition, Compensation, and Audit committees. Pat also serves as Board Chair for Cincinnati-based UASI, a $50 million medical information company.

Pat is both a CPA and an attorney. He received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Dayton, graduating Cum Laude, and completed his law degree at the University of Cincinnati Law School. Additionally, Pat has Series 7 and Series 66 Securities Licenses.

Beyond Burke & Schindler, Pat enjoys investing in the local community. He sits on the board of a variety of organizations, including Boys Hope / Girls Hope of Cincinnati, where he is a member of both the Finance and Development committees and where he previously served as Board Chair and The Dynamic Catholic Institute where is a Board Chair. He is the author of two books, Exit Velocity: An Entrepreneur’s Quest for Financial Freedom and Swing for the Fences: An Economic Tale.

Articles by Pat

Why I am in a band?

Clearly, it is unusual for a 66-year-old CPA to play drums in a bar band. Along with my friend and bass player, Jeff Strout, I have held down the rhythm section for the Bourbon Brothers band for eight years. Although disclosing this fact is a great icebreaker at parties, and even when meeting new clients, […]

Growth Amplifiers Podcast: Patrick Burke

Patrick Burke is the Managing Partner of Burke & Schindler PLL and Concentric Wealth Management. Passionate about helping entrepreneurs start, grow, manage, and build valuable businesses, he has advised more than 200 successful start-ups, and is an expert across multiple disciplines including mergers and acquisitions, business financing, and deal structuring. He’s on the Board of […]

The Burden of Command Podcast: Patrick Burke

https://anchor.fm/tboc/episodes/133—Business-Mistakes-W-Patrick-Burke-e16pgs0/a-a6f41ho Patrick Burke is the Managing Partner of Burke & Schindler PLL and Concentric Wealth Management. Passionate about helping entrepreneurs start, grow, manage, and build valuable businesses, he has advised more than 200 successful start-ups and is an expert across multiple disciplines including mergers and acquisitions, business financing, and deal structuring. He’s on the Board […]

Enterprise Radio: Patrick Burke

https://epodcastnetwork.com/?powerpress_embed=54226-podcast&powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio Patrick Burke, Managing Partner of Burke & Schindler PLL and Concentric Wealth Management and author if his new book “The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes And How to Avoid Them” joins Enterprise Radio. Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Patrick Burke discuss the following: What qualifies you to write this book? Who should read this book? What is […]

Grit Daily Interview: Patrick Burke Has Advised 200 Startups and Has Some Thoughts to Share

Patrick Burke is a managing partner at both Burke & Schindler PLL and Concentric Wealth Management, a member of two corporate boards, and a lifelong entrepreneur who has, over the course of his career, advised more than 200 startups. His latest book (he has written several), The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes And How to Avoid Them, is an […]