Hogtrails LLC. Wacky name. Fun, serious business. On September 14, 1984, Paul Wittwer had his fill of the retail securities brokerage industry. For just under two years and based in the Louisville, KY office of J. C. Bradford and Company he was in the top 20% of producers in the firm in less than a year. His aggressive marketing and personal reputation for providing his clients with advice they could trust led many clients to him on referral. However many of his successful business clients said they would rather buy another business than invest in the market. At the same time there were people who came to him trying to raise capital for their own businesses or acquisitions.

He left Bradford and started his own firm, Wittwer & Associates on an investment of $114 in letterhead and business cards and borrowed office furniture. His vision – provide intermediary services to middle market companies seeking to acquire or divest businesses. He also focused on capital acquisition for growing businesses. His aggressive marketing and precocious ability to understand a wide variety of businesses and industries allowed him to develop a strong client base and reputation. In less than four years, Wittwer & Associates was recognized by Securities Data Publishing as one of the top three hundred firms of its kind in the United States. Just as in his securities brokerage days, Wittwer & Associates was guided by Paul’s prudent man rule, never create or promote a transaction in which he would not place his own money at risk.

In the early 1990’s Paul added an office and staff and decided to rename the business to reflect a different image. Wittwer & Associates became AMVentures and began to expand its offerings to include crisis management and valuations. Turnarounds, workouts, acquisitions and divestures became the main stay. Creation and implementation of strategic initiatives and alliances soon became an integral part of the business.

In the late 1998 Paul decided to take his business in yet another direction. Tired of overhead, stationary office location and staff, he began to look at downsizing and becoming mobile. In 2000 he began to seriously consider the advantages of going mobile in a diesel motorcoach. In 2001 he bought his first motorcoach and began to discover a new dimension in consulting – to the door delivery. On January 14, 2002 he decided to sell his home in Louisville and all of its contents and go fulltime in his coach. To reflect his new dimension and delivery channel, AMVentures once again took a new name, Hogtrails LLC this time to reflect Paul’s life long love affair with Harley-Davidson motorcycles and hitting the trail in his motorcoach. Besides you can’t say Hogtrails without smiling! It simply sounds like FUN!

In 2002, both Paul and Hogtrails LLC domiciled in beautiful Tampa, FL. Today Hogtrails develops relationships with business owners, major corporations, multi-disciplined industry professionals and capital sources while creating opportunities for its clients with the same vigilance of Paul’s prudent man rule. Energy. Resolve. Imagination. Put Hogtrails to work for you. Imagine the possibilities!