Commercial banker discipline with borrower-side alignment.
Brett Haigler spent 30+ years inside commercial banking institutions—originating loans, evaluating credits, managing lender relationships, and presenting deals for approval. While still a banker, Brett and his wife inherited a struggling trucking business in 2009 and learned firsthand how difficult it can be for a business owner to access capital when the financial statements do not tell the full story.
After taking that request to eight banks, Brett underwrote the opportunity and presented the business case the way he would have presented it to a bank credit committee: explain the causes of the negative trends, present the risks transparently with credible mitigants, show how the new loan would reverse the trend, and give lenders a clear path to approval. That experience became the process CCC follows today.
CCC listens to the borrower’s story, collects the financials, underwrites the opportunity, identifies risks and mitigants, prepares a lender-ready package, and then matches the request to the right capital source. The goal is not to hide difficult facts. The goal is to disclose them clearly, explain them accurately, and improve certainty of execution.
We provide honest advice and transparent communication—even when the answer isn't what a client hoped to hear. You deserve the truth about your options.
We don't hand off your file and disappear. From application through closing, we stay involved and advocate for your best outcome at every step.
Every client's situation is unique. We tailor our approach, our lender selection, and our deal structure to fit your specific goals—not a one-size-fits-all solution.
Don Warriner is an experienced investor, CEO, and strategist with more than 30 years of experience building, funding, acquiring, and selling companies across technology, automotive, energy, and business services.
He is the founder and Managing Partner of VentureWest Partners, LLC, a boutique advisory firm he launched in 2002 to provide M&A, interim CEO, capital formation, and debt restructuring services to early-stage and lower middle-market companies. Don also served as a senior executive with IBM Global Services, where he led the Next Generation CRM Automotive and Retail Petroleum Practice for North America.
Earlier in his career, he was the largest shareholder and CEO of Data National Corporation, building the company into a CRM leader before its sale to Ernst & Young Consulting. He has also co-founded Vonzos Partners, held FINRA licenses including Series 7, 24, 28, 63, and 79, and served on private company boards as well as InSoCal Connect.
Let’s talk through your story, structure, timing, and the capital sources most likely to fit.