I AM SHARK™ — One Journey. Five Steps. One Legacy.
One Journey. Five Steps. One Legacy.
MainStreetBuiltAmerica.NowKnowItsValue.
Every business has a story. Every owner has a journey.
SHARK isn't just our name — it's the path designed to help business owners understand, protect, prepare, and ultimately transfer the value of what they've built.
It begins with a score. It ends when the keys are passed to the next entrepreneur.
Hear Why We Created I AM SHARK™
Before you begin the SHARK Journey, we'd like to personally share why this movement exists.
Learn why we created I AM SHARK™, MAKO Score™, and SHARK DealRoom™ — and why we believe every Main Street business owner deserves to understand, protect, and ultimately transfer the value of what they've built.
Every journey begins with one question...
Where do you stand today?
Your Starting Point
Where Are You in Your Journey?
Whether you're building, growing, preparing, or ready to transition — every entrepreneur starts with understanding where they stand.
Growing your business and building value
Scaling operations and increasing profitability
Getting ready for transition or succession
Ready to transfer ownership or exit
Not sure? Start at S — Score. Every journey begins there.
Build Trust Through
Verification.
Securely authenticate your business, financial information, and buyer profile through your private encrypted vault.
When both sides are verified, confidence replaces uncertainty.
Verified
Business Profile Authenticated
Encrypted
When One Owner
Passes the Keys…
another entrepreneur begins their own journey.
And every journey begins again with…
Because preserving Main Street isn't about ending one business owner's journey — it's about helping the next entrepreneur begin theirs.
SHARKpreneur®
Bite-Sized Strategies for Selling Your Business With the Shark Team
SHARKpreneur® was Gerard Perillo's first published business book and introduced business owners to the fundamentals of business valuation, exit planning, business readiness, confidentiality, negotiations, succession planning, and maximizing business value.
Think of this book as a starting point. The lessons from SHARKpreneur® ultimately helped inspire MAKO Score™, SHARK Team®, SHARK DealRoom™, SHARK DealRoom Live™, Clipboard Moment™, and the I AM SHARK™ Movement.
Education & Resources
Knowledge Is
Your Edge
Are You Ready to Own Your Future?
Start with your MAKO Score — the first step every serious business owner takes to understand where they stand and where they're going.