Practical business advice. Clear financing options. Better ways to work.

Grounded in founder Jeff Brinkman's 35+ years in commercial banking.

Running a business requires more than finding the next loan. Owners need clear financial analysis, practical advice and processes that support the business as it grows.

Brinkman Consulting Group combines founder Jeff Brinkman's 35+ years of commercial banking experience and decades of financial advisory work in his family's business with business consulting and commercial loan brokerage. We help owners evaluate financial decisions, prepare financing requests, assess lender options and identify opportunities to simplify recurring work.

Each engagement has a defined objective, scope, deliverables and compensation.

Who we help

Brinkman Consulting Group helps owners of small and midsize businesses make informed financial decisions, pursue appropriate financing and improve day to day operations.

Practical support for the financial decisions, financing needs and day to day work of running your business.

Business and Financial Consulting

Independent analysis and practical advice for the financial and operating decisions owners face. Each project has a defined objective, scope, deliverables and compensation. Consulting stands on its own and does not need to lead to a loan.

Cash flow and financial planning

Review financial results, cash flow and working capital to help you understand what is driving performance. Evaluate budgets, forecasts and assumptions so decisions reflect both current conditions and the cash demands ahead.

Growth and capital decisions

Assess the financial tradeoffs of expansion, major purchases and other business investments. Compare funding alternatives, debt structures and repayment demands to help you decide what the business can reasonably support and when to move forward.

Banking relationships

Review your existing banking arrangements, lending terms, covenants and reporting requirements. Help you prepare for conversations with your bank, address concerns and evaluate whether those relationships continue to support the needs of your business.

Ownership and transition decisions

Evaluate the financial implications of partner buyouts, acquisitions and ownership transitions. Help you organize relevant information, compare alternatives and identify questions to resolve with your attorney, accountant and other advisors.

Operational improvement

Review recurring workflows, remove unnecessary steps and improve what remains. Help simplify document collection, follow up, reporting and procedures, using client approved tools and automation only where justified, with information protection, testing and acceptance defined for each project.

Commercial Loan Brokerage

When financing is the goal, we help you develop a clear request, identify lenders that may fit and compare the options available. We pursue financing through third party lenders, with support defined in the brokerage agreement.

Financing assessment

Clarify the purpose, amount, structure and timing of your financing request. Review the business and available financial information to identify potential obstacles, repayment considerations and questions lenders are likely to raise.

Request preparation

Organize supporting information and help develop a clear business narrative and financing request. Identify gaps or inconsistencies before submission and present the available information in a format lenders can evaluate.

Lender sourcing and outreach

Identify and approach lenders whose lending focus may fit your business and financing needs. Coordinate introductions, present the request and manage questions and information requests to keep the lender discussions organized.

Proposal evaluation

Compare proposals across pricing, structure, collateral, guarantees, covenants and flexibility. Help you weigh the tradeoffs, clarify lender conditions and discuss terms before deciding which proposal to pursue.

Lender follow up and closing coordination

Coordinate lender follow up, information requests and communication among the parties involved. Help you track outstanding requirements and keep the financing process organized through closing, within the scope defined in the brokerage agreement.

Brokerage disclosure

Brinkman Consulting Group, LLC provides commercial loan brokerage services subject to North Carolina law (N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 66, Article 20). Where that law applies, the written disclosures it requires are provided at least seven days before a brokerage contract is signed or any consideration is received, whichever occurs first. We do not make loans and do not guarantee approval, terms or timing. Compensation is agreed in writing for each engagement. Any compensation from a lender is disclosed in writing.

About Jeff Brinkman

Jeff Brinkman founded Brinkman Consulting Group in 2026 after 35+ years in commercial banking. His career began at KeyBank in Ohio in 1989, progressing from credit analysis through treasury management and relationship management. He later built a healthcare banking vertical for Fifth Third across three states, led the Charlotte commercial market for Regions, restructured commercial banking at Aquesta Bank, and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer at New Republic Bank.

Alongside his banking career, Jeff provided financial guidance to his family's business for decades. In 2025, he oversaw its sale, from negotiations of the purchase and sale agreement through closing and transition. That experience shapes the practical advice he brings to business owners today.

Through Brinkman Consulting Group, Jeff works with owners of small and midsize businesses on financial decisions, financing and day to day operations. He also advises banks, credit unions and credit union service organizations by referral.

Jeff's banking career, by the numbers

35+

years in commercial banking across Ohio and the Carolinas

About $1.5B

in commercial loans originated during his banking career

$130M

largest single transaction during his banking career

3x

Chairman's Club winner at Regions Bank

These figures describe Jeff's banking career, not Brinkman Consulting Group results.

Career

Founder and Managing PartnerBrinkman Consulting Group, LLC2026 to present
EVP and Chief Banking OfficerNew Republic Bank2021 to 2026
EVP, NC Commercial Market PresidentAquesta Bank2019 to 2021
SVP, Charlotte Commercial Market ExecutiveRegions Bank2013 to 2019
SVP, Healthcare and Commercial BankingFifth Third Bank2004 to 2012
Commercial Banking LeadershipSky Bank and KeyBank1989 to 2004

Selected credentials

  • Chairman's Club winner three times at Regions Bank
  • Built a healthcare banking platform across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia
  • Experience with C&I, healthcare, CRE, treasury management and private banking
  • B.S. Business, Economics, Wright State University

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No obligation. No sales pitch. Just a straightforward conversation about the challenge or opportunity in front of you.