# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/collections/midwest-business-founders/ [Home](https://businessownerindex.com/)/[Founder collections](https://businessownerindex.com/collections/)/5 Business Founders to Explore in the MidwestAE Tax Advisors · Founder research # 5 Business Founders to Explore in the Midwest Explore Midwest founders across the sectors represented in our sourced growth profiles. These records provide a starting point for understanding companies and the people publicly associated with building them; they do not measure business quality or current wealth. AE Tax Advisors · Featured publisher ## Your business has a next chapter. Plan it with a clearer tax picture. Founded and led by Christina Nortman, CPA, Founder and Principal. AE Tax Advisors helps business owners and real estate investors connect business, property, and owner planning decisions. Bring your next decision and its deadline. Discuss the advisory scope, responsibilities, and next steps with AE’s team.[Book a Call with AE Tax Advisors ↗](https://www.aetaxadvisors.com/discovery?utm_source=businessownerindex&utm_medium=local_collection&utm_campaign=owner_advisory) [Meet Christina Nortman, CPA, and explore AE](https://businessownerindex.com/ae-tax-advisors/) AE owns and publishes this directory. Featured companies are not presented as AE clients. Confirm service availability for your location. ## How this collection was selected. Selected from published growth profiles whose recorded company location ends in a state within the Midwest region. Records with an unconfirmed city or only a United States location are excluded from regional collections. Profiles are alphabetical, with no performance score or claim that these founders are the best in their region or sector. Each profile explains the public source and its historical revenue eligibility basis. A founder role does not establish current equity ownership. A historical growth record is not a current revenue estimate, valuation, or measure of personal income. Inclusion does not establish an AE Tax Advisors client relationship. [Founder profileAK](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/allan-koltin/) Professional services ### [Allan Koltin](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/allan-koltin/) [Koltin Consulting Group](https://businessownerindex.com/companies/koltin-consulting-group/) M&A and strategic advisory for accounting firms. Public growth record · 2025[↗](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/allan-koltin/) [Founder profileBT](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/ben-thaxton/) Construction & home services ### [Ben Thaxton](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/ben-thaxton/) [TPC Construction](https://businessownerindex.com/companies/tpc-construction/) Construction services. Public growth record · 2025[↗](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/ben-thaxton/) [Founder profileEB](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/erik-berghoff/) Construction & home services ### [Erik Berghoff](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/erik-berghoff/) [Victory Building Services](https://businessownerindex.com/companies/victory-building-services/) Commercial cleaning and facility services. Public growth record · 2025[↗](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/erik-berghoff/) [Founder profileKD](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/kristen-denzer/) Professional services ### [Kristen Denzer](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/kristen-denzer/) [Tierra Encantada](https://businessownerindex.com/companies/tierra-encantada/) Early childhood education. Public growth record · 2025[↗](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/kristen-denzer/) [Founder profileMM](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/mike-mayer/) Manufacturing & products ### [Mike Mayer](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/mike-mayer/) [Meliora Cleaning Products](https://businessownerindex.com/companies/meliora-cleaning-products/) Cleaning products. Public growth record · 2025[↗](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/mike-mayer/) ## Read the source behind each profile. - [Allan Koltin](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/allan-koltin/) · Koltin Consulting Group · Chicago, Illinois. M&A and strategic advisory for accounting firms. [Koltin Consulting Group Makes 2026 Inc. 5000 - CPA Practice Advisor](https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/08/12/koltin-consulting-group-makes-2026-inc-5000/188436/). - [Ben Thaxton](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/ben-thaxton/) · TPC Construction · Grand Rapids, Michigan. Construction services. [Awards & Recognition | Inc. 5000 No. 219 | TPC Construction](https://tpcgrandrapids.com/awards-and-recognition). - [Erik Berghoff](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/erik-berghoff/) · Victory Building Services · Minnetonka, Minnesota. Commercial cleaning and facility services. [Victory Building Services Makes 2026 Inc. 5000 | Victory Building Services](https://victorybuildingservices.com/victory-building-services-makes-2026-inc-5000/). - [Kristen Denzer](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/kristen-denzer/) · Tierra Encantada · Minneapolis, Minnesota. Early childhood education. [Tierra Encantada Named No. 3,999 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the Most Prestigious Ranking of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies](https://www.franchising.com/news/20260812_tierra_encantada_named_no_3999_on_the_2026_inc_5000_list_the_most_prestigio.html). - [Mike Mayer](https://businessownerindex.com/owners/mike-mayer/) · Meliora Cleaning Products · Chicago, Illinois. Cleaning products. [Meliora Cleaning Products Featured on the Inc. 5000 List for a Second Year — Meliora Cleaning Products](https://meliorameansbetter.com/blogs/news/press-inc-5000). ## Questions for the next business chapter. These are preparation prompts for an owner conversation, not conclusions about any founder listed above. - What does the company sell, and what drives its delivery costs? - Which assets and records support the next investment decision? - How are the company’s reinvestment plans coordinated with the owner’s personal cash needs? ## AE Tax Advisors: connect the business and owner decisions. AE Tax Advisors owns and publishes Business Owner Index. Explore [AE’s advisory approach](https://businessownerindex.com/ae-tax-advisors/), [owner preparation resources](https://businessownerindex.com/resources/), and [the discovery conversation](https://businessownerindex.com/tax-strategists/) when a business, property, or ownership decision needs additional analysis. 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