Marc S. Rose

Founder - Managing Partner - President

Marc S. Rose is the founder and President of Paragon Ventures and has more than 30 years of healthcare experience. Marc began his career in healthcare at an early age working in his family's homecare business and pharmacies.

In 1984, he led the sale of the family homecare business to Glasrock Home Health Care. After the sale, Marc held executive positions with Glasrock and played a key role in their vigorous growth and expansion plans including numerous acquisitions. Marc started Paragon Ventures in 1994 to serve the needs of business owners to maximize shareholder value and execute partnerships and strategic exit plans.

Paragon has successfully represented business owners in the sale of over 110 companies and consulted with thousands of business owners on the sale of their business, the M&A process, valuations and long term strategic exit planning. Marc is a nationally recognized speaker at industry trade events and frequently writes articles and makes presentations on mergers, acquisitions and strategic exit planning for business owners.  He graduated with honors from Rutgers University in 1979 with degrees in Economics and Psychology.

Marc resides in the Philadelphia suburban area with his wife and three children.

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Jonathan Sadock

 Managing Partner - Chief Executive

Jonathan has more than 30 years of entrepreneurial experience in healthcare business development, sales and marketing.

In 1979 Jonathan founded PRN - The As Needed Company, a capital equipment rental and asset management service company.   Jonathan also founded Medtech Biomedical Services Inc. a biomedical equipment maintenance and repair business.   Medtech was subsequently merged with PRN and in 1990 the combined companies were sold to Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) an international healthcare device company.   In addition to selling his own companies, Jonathan assisted in the acquisition and integration of numerous healthcare businesses throughout his career.

In 1985, Jonathan established Marketing Management Consultants, Inc. a public relations, advertising and marketing firm which he divested in 1994.  Jonathan also co-founded Associated Resource Management Services, LLC (ARMS), an asset management firm serving hospitals, nursing homes and home medical equipment providers.   

Jonathan is a member of the American Marketing Association, American College of Healthcare Executives, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, National Home Infusion Association and the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society. 

Jonathan frequently writes articles for healthcare trade journals and newsletters and presents seminars on business development, mergers and acquisitions.

Jonathan resides in the Philadelphia suburban area.

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Scott Fife, Vice President

Scott has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry.  He has been involved in Materials Management, Distribution, Operations, Sales, and Executive Management phases of the various healthcare entities.

In 1982, he began his healthcare experience with Johnson Rents which eventually sold to Foster Medical Corporation.  He started the inventory control department within the company and then later ran the materials management segment, before the company was sold to Apria Healthcare. 

Scott then held the positions of Vice President of Operations and General Manager with two regional healthcare entities before venturing out on his own.  In 1993, Scott started his own medical equipment company that serviced patients in eight U.S. states and territories.  He handled patients in the respiratory, DME, wound management systems and nursing home supply segments of the healthcare industry.   He divested of the company in 2005.

Scott joined the Paragon Ventures team in 2005 to assist other company owners through the process that he had just completed.   He chose to work with Paragon Ventures due to the company’s excellent Mergers & Acquisitions track record and outstanding industry reputation.

Scott graduated with honors from The Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Business Logistics.  He later received a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Villanova University.   He currently resides in the Philadelphia suburban area with his wife and three children.

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April H. Mason, Managing Director

April has over 22 years of healthcare and management experience.   In 1984, April began her career at Lifeplus, Inc., a home medical equipment company, as a Customer Service Representative.  Over the next several years, April held multiple management positions within the organization and in 1995 she was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer.  The company grew into multi-million dollar organization with nine locations in four states.  In 1999, April also became a shareholder in the privately owned business.  In her role as President, April managed all aspects of the growing business including the successful acquisition of several smaller companies. 

April served as a board member and President of the New England Medical Equipment Association, and served as a Director on the American Association for Homecare board for several years.  In 2002, Lifeplus was selected as the Best Home Medical Equipment Company and awarded the HME Excellence Award.

After years of advocating for health care and small business, April successfully ran and was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2004.  Also in 2004, Lifeplus was sold to Apria Healthcare and following the company’s transition, April retired from the company. In 2006, the April Mason Advocacy Award was established by the New England Home Medical Equipment Association to recognize national legislators who advocate on behalf of the homecare industry. 

In 2007, April joined Paragon Ventures as a Managing Director and brings her years of healthcare and management experience to the Paragon team.  April also serves as Board Chair for Portsmouth Christian Academy in Dover, NH and remains politically active both locally and nationally. 

April resides in the Seacoast area of New Hampshire with her husband and two daughters.     

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Kenneth Federman, Corporate Counsel

Elliott Rose - Business Administration

Samuel Kraemer, Broker - California

Elliott Turner, Broker  - California

Raymond Smith, Broker - Florida

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