Rare Specialization. National Excellence. Global Reach.
Confidential Business Sales Advisor | Creator of The Mayfair Method
📲 Call/Text: 650-304-1138 📧 Email: D@DavidMayfair.com Social Links: LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram
📍 Location: San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego-based | Serving Business Owners Nationwide | Connected to Investors Globally
🏢 Advisory Group: Affiliated with SD Business Advisors. One of the finest firms anywhere.
“Selling a business should be exciting, rewarding, and straightforward—not exhausting. I help business owners nationwide connect with qualified international investors, protect their legacy, and achieve the exit they genuinely deserve.” — David Mayfair, Business Sales Advisor
For founders and business owners across the country, a company isn’t just a financial asset—it’s a lifetime of hard work, long hours, and personal sacrifice. Yet nationally, only about 12% of listed small-to-medium businesses actually sell.
To David, that statistic isn’t acceptable. As an active Business Sales Advisor in California, David represents a rare 1-in-87,000 specialization across the state’s nearly 39 million residents—giving sellers access to an exceptional level of dealcraft, focus, and precision.
To ensure his clients receive unmatched representation, David aligned his practice with SD Business Advisors—recognized nationally as a premier advisory office for transaction success rates and radical ethical standards. Operating seamlessly via remote advisory across all 50 states, David pairs high-touch care with an international network of 35,000+ buyers, family offices, and international investors to generate maximum competitive tension for your exit.
The Mayfair Advantage
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1 in 87,000 Specialization: General real estate guidance isn’t built for business exits. David provides rare, hyper-focused Busines Sales Advisory built specifically for enterprise transactions.
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Nationally Top-Ranked Ethics & Success: Backed by an advisory team widely recognized as the best in the nation for deal completion rates and integrity.
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800+ Deals Closed: Decades of hands-on experience structuring confidential, win-win transactions across Main Street and Middle Market companies nationwide.
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Global Investor Network: Direct access to 35,000+ pre-qualified international buyers, private equity groups, and strategic acquirers.
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Strict Confidentiality: Protecting your company’s brand, trade secrets, staff, and daily operations throughout the domestic or cross-border deal cycle.
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Complimentary $15k Valuation: Real, honest insights into your business value before making any commitments.
- Top-Rated Client Satisfaction: Rated 5 out of 5 stars on Google based on client reviews for deal success, communication, and integrity for David Mayfair. The office is rated a solid 4.9 stars out of 5 over the past 23+ years.
Recent Success Stories
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Flooring Store: Secured 4 competing offers through targeted national and institutional buyer outreach.
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Hair Salon: Got 2 cash offers and closed in just 5 weeks (after sitting on the market with another agent for 1.5 years!).
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Locksmith Business: Received 5 offers, including multiple over asking price within two months.
A Lifelong Passion For Business & Connections
David’s passion for enterprise started early and runs deep through his family roots—from ancestors settling in California during the 1850s expansion to a father who built successful restaurant chains, ran an airline charter, and served on corporate boards.
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1993 (Age 14): Launched his first catalog mail-order business, hiring friends on commission and quickly growing to need six team members just to keep up with order fulfillment.
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2000 (Buyer-Side Roots): Started working on the buyer’s side of acquisitions. Learning firsthand how global and domestic acquirers evaluate risk and calculate value gave David a rare “buyer’s eye” advantage that he uses as a Business Sales Advisor for sellers today.
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Present Day: Serving as a Business Sales Advisor headquartered in Palo Alto, representing seller clients nationwide while leveraging an elite global investor network affiliated with SD Business Advisors.
Based in Palo Alto, California, and San Diego, California, serving business owners nationwide with our global buyer reach.
Curious What Your Business Is Worth Today?
Whether you are planning an exit in 6 months or 3 years, let’s start with a warm, confidential, no-pressure conversation. No sales pitch—just clear numbers and helpful guidance from an experienced Business Sales Advisor.
Take the first step toward protecting your legacy:
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Call or Text David Directly: 650-304-1138
Backed By An Outstanding Business Sales Advisory Team
I don’t do this alone. Every business I sell is backed by a team that handles the details so you don’t have to. I will always be your main point of contact.
Principal Business Sales Advisor Your dedicated ambassador throughout the transaction process, leveraging 25+ years of entrepreneurial and acquisition experience.
Executive Assistant Providing bilingual client support, creative asset formatting, and high-level administrative management.
Managing Broker Overseeing strict regulatory compliance and strategic transaction structuring with over 23 years of real estate and brokerage experience.
Managing Member Bringing 23+ years of executive leadership, governance, and deal-structuring expertise to the table.
Director of Operations Ensuring seamless project coordination, data-room management, and operational efficiency throughout your listing lifestyle.
Director of Business Development Strategically targeting pre-qualified buyers and structuring outbound marketing funnels to maximize listing exposure.
Digital Media & Web Design Crafting high-end, confidential web assets and secure digital touchpoints for our listings.
Business Development Intern Supporting market research, data analysis, and competitive landscape mapping.
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“I believe you have to respect and honor the past, but also look to the future in order to achieve success. Whether in life or business, I see the potential in everything, and then I apply hard work and determination to achieve results.” — David Mayfair in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California
As part of The Mayfair Method, my team and I start with a free, sale‑focused valuation. I’m here to help you build a structured exit strategy that’s actually designed to maximize what your business is worth when you go to market.
You’ll get a comprehensive valuation using current industry standards and real market comparables, so you know exactly where you stand before you decide your next move.
If you’re seriously considering a sale in the next 6–24 months, reach out and let’s start with a confidential, no‑pressure conversation about your options.