Sunbelt of Fayetteville

A native of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Vicki Bronson is a Broker and Managing Partner of CBI-Sunbelt in Joplin, MO. She is also a Broker/Owner of Weichert Realtors – The Agency in Joplin. She has her license as a real estate broker in both states of Missouri and Arkansas.

After attending the University of Arkansas, Vicki received additional education through the Realtors Institue and Missouri Southern State University. Her extensive sales experience includes retail sales, auto sales, commercial cleaning services, and real estate.

With two grown children, Vicki is a member of the Bella Vista Christian Church and is an active member of Airedale Rescue in the 4 state area.

Casey Grimes is an associate broker for us with a multitude of experience in sales and business management. He managed and was chief operating officer for two years of CBI-Sunbelt Business Advisors in Lowell, Arkansas as well as the locations in Springfield and Joplin, Missouri. Coordinating training, meetings, and recruiting for brokers during this time gave Casey much experience in business brokerage.

Casey is also a small business owner and has worked extensively with restaurants in management and sales as well as managing clients for an Australian company working closely with spas and salons. This vast experience brings to the table a healthy understanding of how small business works as well as the great ability to comfortably deal with and understand people in a business setting. He is dedicated to helping people find what they are looking for in a business and putting those people together with the right business.

Casey is a native of Northwest Arkansas where he attended the University of Arkansas. He lives with his wife in Fayetteville. He is an avid reader, musician and has travelled the world. He is also an active member of New Heights Church in Fayetteville.

Connor Grimes is our Regional and Special Projects Broker for CBI-Sunbelt Business Advisors. Grimes has many years of experience as a full-time business broker, helping bring privately-held business Sellers and Buyers together. Grimes started his brokerage career in Springfield, Missouri, before moving on to work in the Northwest Arkansas office in Lowell. Both offices are owned by Grimes' family. Grimes then moved on to work in Sunbelt offices in Kansas City and Charleston, South Carolina. In Charleston, Grimes was the managing broker where his responsibilities included recruiting and training new brokers as well as running the day-to-day operations of the office. He also has spent time traveling around the country training other office owners and brokers the methods that Sunbelt uses to help bring Sellers and Buyers together. Grimes has experience in assisting business owners obtain independent, third party valuations of their businesses in order to set a market-driven purchase price for the business, providing the seller with a realistic opportunity to sell the business for the most money possible in the least amount of time. Grimes has also worked extensively with business buyers, training them in the Sunbelt System, a tried and true method of finding the right business at the right price and on the right terms. Grimes has also worked closely with the Franchise Sales and Re-Sales division of Sunbelt. Grimes states that, "Franchises mean you are in business for yourself but not by yourself. Franchises are perfect for corporate people who have decided that they want to work for themselves but need some reassurance in being the one calling the shots." "That is why franchises are a match for these people, they have management teams in place and a method that has proven itself to work." Grimes is a native of Fayetteville, Arkansas and majored in business management at Oklahoma Baptist University where he was an All-American sprinter for the Bison track team. He attends church at New Heights Bible Church in Fayetteville where he is active in a community group.

Allen Lindley is an Associate Broker for the CBI-Sunbelt office in Springfield, Missouri. Allen grew up on a cotton/soybean farm in a rural south Arkansas community. He graduated from Clarendon High School in Southeast Arkansas. Allen worked for a local retail lumber and hardware business which he later purchased and owned for 10 years. Allen considers this business to be the beginning point and preparation for later career moves. Allen worked for Three States Supply as a territory sales manager and was promoted to Branch Manager and he moved to Springfield, Missouri. As branch manager, Allen led the Springfield branch to be awarded "Branch of the Year" for 1998, 1999 and 2000. The Springfield branch was the first branch for Three States to achieve one million dollars in sales in a single month under Allen's leadership. Allen’s primary sales experience has been in the building materials sales and uniquely qualifies him to serve his current clients. Allen has been married to his wife, Michele Rogers, for 44 years. Allen and Michele have two children, a son and daughter. Rob, their son, is a high school principal in Jonesboro, Arkansas and Lesli, their daughter, is an occupational therapist in Conway, Arkansas. Also, Allen and Michele have three grandchildren which are the joy and pride of their lives. Allen is an active member of Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri.

J. Dawayne Murdock has joined the Fort Smith, Arkansas office of the CBI-Sunbelt Business Broker Network. Growing up as the son of a small business owner gave Dawayne exposure to the trials and benefits of small business at a very early age. He has continued to watch the growth and development of his dad’s and father-in-law’s businesses and recognizes the importance of a successful transfer of those businesses at some point in time. Dawayne has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Education from Arkansas Tech University (ATU) in Russellville and a Master’s degree in Secondary Vocational Business Education from University of Central Arkansas in Conway. During his years at ATU Dawayne was actively involved in Young Life, an evangelistic ministry to high school students, serving as a volunteer leader and student staff. After completing his Master’s degree, Dawayne taught accounting, computers and business classes at Arkansas Valley Vocational Technical School in Ozark. In 1991 Dawayne had an opportunity to move from the classroom into “real world” accounting, and he accepted a position with PRADCO Outdoor Brands, a manufacturer of fishing lures and accessories. Dawayne spent 10 years at PRADCO, starting as Accounting Manager then promoting to Controller. Dawayne also served as Controller for K-MAC Enterprises and Trans-American Tire Company. K-MAC is one of the top five franchise groups with YUM Foods. K-MAC, at that time, owned 140 Taco Bell and KFC and four Golden Corral restaurants in the four state areas of Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Trans-American Tire Company was a commercial tire dealer and retread operator. PRADCO, during Dawayne’s tenure there, lent him the opportunity to see and experience several acquisitions including other fishing lure companies and, with expansion beyond the fishing industry to the hunting industry, Knight Rifle, Knight & Hale game calls and Code Blue Scents. Dawayne and his wife Kim, together with their sons, Joel, 13 and Micah, 9, reside in Fort Smith, Arkansas and have been involved in Bible Study Fellowship; and Dawayne served six years as the Teaching Leader for the Fort Smith Men’s evening class. Dawayne also served six years on the Board of Directors for Abilities Unlimited, and Dawayne and Kim served eight years on the Adult Committee for Young Life of Fort Smith. They are also active in AWANA and an innovative ministry to a local apartment complex through their church, Central Christian. Joel and Micah attend Union Christian Academy, where Kim works as a Library Assistant. Kim is also a skincare consultant with Arbonne International and teaches piano.

David Proffitt serves as an Associate Advisor and Franchise Sales Specialist for CBI-Sunbelt. David is a native of Fayetteville, Arkansas and graduate of the The University of Arkansas with a BSBA in Marketing.
David’s past work experience covers a variety of industries including retail selling, food service, advertising sales, and medical sales. Prior to his work as an associate advisor, David spent six months interning under CBI’s President and Founder, Carl Grimes, qualifying and developing buy-side prospects.
David is active in the Northwest Arkansas community serving as an Ambassador for the Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce, an advisor for the Alumni Board of Sigma Nu Fraternity, and Fellowship Bible Church.