Industry Advisor – Referral Network for Retired CEOs and Business Owners (Flexible, Independent)

Job Summary

You spent decades building or leading a company. You know your industry, its owners, and what it takes to sell a business. Touchstone Advisors invites accomplished executives to put that experience to work as part of our Industry Expert Network, on your own schedule and with meaningful financial rewards.

About Touchstone Advisors
Touchstone is a lower middle market M&A advisory firm serving business owners across the Northeast and nationwide. We help owners of $10M–$50M+ manufacturing, distribution, technology, and B2B services companies sell to strategic buyers and private equity firms. Many of our best engagements start with a trusted introduction from someone who knows the owner personally. That’s where you come in.

How you can be involved

• Make an introduction. When an owner in your network is thinking about selling or planning for succession, connect them with our team. We handle everything from there.
• Help build the relationship. Join early conversations and lend your credibility as someone who has sat in the owner’s chair.
• Advise during the deal. For deals in your industry, share your insight on likely buyers, market dynamics, and how to present the company’s strengths.
• Represent Touchstone in your industry. Attend industry association meetings, trade shows, and seminars as our ambassador. Where it makes sense, you’ll work closely with a Touchstone partner to design an outreach strategy for reaching owners in your sector.

You choose how involved you want to be, deal by deal.

What you receive

• A meaningful referral fee structure that rewards you according to your level of involvement in each transaction.
• Association dues covered. We pay your membership dues for approved industry associations you attend on Touchstone’s behalf.
• A direct working relationship with a Touchstone partner.
• The satisfaction of helping fellow owners get a great outcome for the companies they built.
• A way to stay connected to your industry and to dealmaking, without the demands of a full-time role.

Who we’re looking for

• Recently retired CEOs, presidents, and business owners, especially from manufacturing, distribution, technology, or B2B services.
• Executives with deep, trusted relationships with owners in their industry.
• People with a reputation for integrity and absolute discretion with confidential information.

Details

• Independent, flexible role. This is not employment.
• No quotas and no minimum time commitment.
• Location: Northeast / anywhere in the US

Interested? Apply here or send a short note to [email protected] about your background and industry. We’ll follow up with a confidential conversation about how the network works and how referral fees are structured.

Pay: $50,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Work Location: Remote