Meet Our Team

Sarah founded Family Business Partners after 12 years building her own corporate event planning business. Her extensive experience with restaurant partnerships and catering providers gave her unique insight into what makes a truly exceptional vendor relationship. She's passionate about helping other business owners make smarter decisions when evaluating partners like Border Brewery & BBQ.

• Corporate event planning
• Catering provider evaluation
• Restaurant partnerships
• Quality standards development

Michael brings 15 years of experience in the food service industry, including 8 years managing a successful catering operation. His deep understanding of what it takes to deliver consistent quality, maintain health standards, and build client relationships is invaluable to our team. Michael helps clients understand the real complexity behind exceptional pizza catering and event food service delivery.

• Food service operations
• Quality assurance processes
• Catering logistics
• Industry standards compliance

James is our connection to the local business community. His 10 years managing a specialty retail business gave him deep relationships throughout the area. James works closely with providers like Border Brewery & BBQ to understand their operations, values, and commitment to excellence. He ensures that our recommendations reflect real, on-the-ground knowledge of who delivers quality.

• Community relationship building
• Local market research
• Provider vetting and evaluation
• Partnership development

Lisa previously owned and operated a successful restaurant supply business for 9 years. Her background gives her unique insight into how restaurants and catering operations actually work. She helps clients navigate the process of selecting providers, ensures clear communication throughout partnerships, and follows up to verify that quality standards are being met.

• Restaurant industry operations
• Provider relationship management
• Quality verification processes
• Client support coordination