Kevin Lindsey, Founder
Office: (913) 713-4156
Kevin Lindsey founded The DVS Group in 2004. He has managed private business transactions and entrepreneurial development for more than 10 years. In 2008, The DVS Group was named to the Top 25 Businesses Under 25 Employees in Kansas City.
Kevin is an entrepreneurship and business acquisition subject matter expert, providing educational services to national and local organizations and professional associations, such as: Right Management, Lee Hecht Harrison, the International Business Brokers Association, Business Enterprise Institute, The Kansas CPA Society, and The Kauffman Foundation. As well as a regularly appearing guest on various media channels, he is a co-host for The DVS Group's radio show on 1510 AM KCTE that deal with business acquisitions: The Entrepreneur Machine and Inside Private Equity Radio.
Kevin is a classic serial entrepreneur, including being an inventor and patent holder of the Firefly Safety Lighter, a device that safely ignites fireworks without using flames or fuel. As an inventor, Kevin has experience in development and over-seas manufacturing, raising private capital, licensing, and marketing.
A University of Missouri graduate with a degree in Food Science, Kevin's career has included corporations such as RJ Reynolds, M&M Mars as a food scientist, and Merrill Lynch, The Equitable, BMA and Berthel Fisher as a private wealth advisor.
Kevin’s expertise is in guiding complicated transactions for The DVS Group. He works with former C-suite level executive buyers in guiding their acquisition processes, management team buyout transactions, and transactions that involve private equity.
