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Phil Goatley

Phil Goatley

President

Phil is the President / Owner of Transworld Business Advisors Tucson. He is a customer focused, entrepreneurial business and technology leader with a passion for leading teams towards a vision for the future, growing and developing people as part of the journey to get there. He has a passion for Mainstreet businesses, having owned and operated his own businesses in the food & beverage as well as technology industries in New Zealand and the US. He has successfully started, purchased, grown and exited a number of small businesses so understands how to help business entrepreneurs be successful in acquiring or exiting a business. He is a licensed real estate agent in Arizona.

Prior to joining the Transworld family, Phil worked a certified business leadership coach and consultant, connecting with and coaching people in a business or personal context who are seeking to discover and reach their full potential. Phil also had a successful career as a customer service and support leader in the technology industry, building high performing cross-cultural teams in a 24 x 7 global cloud services environment at Microsoft Corporation.

Originally from New Zealand, Phil grew up in Guatemala and El Salvador before returning to NZ and then moving to the US. He has a master’s degree with first class honors in Information Systems Management and holds coaching certifications as a John Maxwell Coach and from Results Coaching Systems. He is a recipient of Microsoft’s most prestigious award, the Circle of Excellence award for Cloud Leadership. He speaks fluent Spanish, enjoys cooking, great coffee, volleyball and water skiing. He, his wife Rosaura and two adult sons live in Tucson, Arizona.

Client Testimonials

  • Dustin Audet and the team at Transworld represented the company we purchased and did an excellent job of providing information on the opportunity and managing the due diligence and closing process.

    by Lars Hanan

  • The Transworld team has been friendly, professional and operated with integrity in all of my interactions with them. If you are thinking about buying, selling or preparing to sell a business in the future I would highly recommend working with them.

    by Jarrod Musick

  • My wife and I recently purchased a franchise from Transworld Business Advisors. They were professional from start to finish in guiding us through the complex process of purchasing a business. Thank you, Transworld, for making our dreams come true!

    by Dan Rodriguez

  • This team makes it happen. They are thorough, energetic, ethical and just really good people. My company restructuring job was a convoluted mess but they stuck with me and put together a deal that was a perfect fit. Trust them and they will over deliver. testing

    by B Treadway

  • Articulate, knowledgeable brokers, smooth process. If this is an investment avenue you are looking to pursue, I would call Transworld first.

    by Doak Workman

  • Transworld Business Advisors is an outstanding company to trust with your business dreams. They excel at pairing compatible buyers and sellers as well and creating a seamless transfer of ownership. They can work with absolutely any kind of buyer or seller-from child care facilities to corporations, even owners who are looking to sell their current business or entrepreneurs looking to go into business for themselves! Knowledgeable and professional and won't steer anyone in the wrong direction just to close a deal. Give them a try, you'll be pleasantly surprised!

    by Melissa Faint