How Patrick Rogers Built a Quarter-Billion-Dollar Track Record Creating Millionaires
Written by Jason Phillips
The statistics tell one story: over $250 million in completed business transactions. The human impact tells another: dozens of millionaires created, with hundreds more on the horizon. For Patrick Rogers, a Managing Partner at Elkridge Advisors, these numbers represent more than business metrics. They represent transformed lives and realized dreams.
In the world of M&A advisory, track records matter. Rogers—alongside fellow Managing Partner Robert Indries—has spent nearly two decades demonstrating that partnerships and acquisitions grow companies and build personal wealth faster than traditional methods.
This experience shapes how Elkridge Advisors approaches client engagements. The firm helps owners position their companies to command significant multiples, transforming good businesses into highly valuable assets.
The difference between a mediocre exit and a life-changing one often comes down to preparation and positioning. Business owners excel at running operations but lack experience in both scaling systems and presenting companies to sophisticated buyers, often undervaluing assets or structuring deals that leave money on the table.
Rogers brings the expertise that owners lack, his experience providing pattern recognition that reveals opportunities invisible to those without transaction experience.
The focus on creating millionaires reflects a commitment that extends beyond transaction fees. Many advisors approach business sales as volume businesses, churning through deals to maximize commissions. Elkridge Advisors takes a different approach, focusing on outcomes that genuinely change their client’s lives.
"I have already created dozens of millionaires," Rogers explains. "And I look forward to creating hundreds more." This statement captures both achievement and ambition.
For business owners, the promise is straightforward: take everything you’ve built and create seven- or eight-figure exits that set you and your children up for life. This is the proven outcome of Rogers' methodology applied across real companies.
The path to deca-millionaire status through business sales requires more than finding buyers. It demands understanding how to maximize enterprise value, structure favorable terms, minimize tax implications through very specific structures that help sellers reinvest or otherwise enjoy much more of their capital gains, and negotiate from positions of strength.
Elkridge Advisors works primarily with seven, eight, and nine-figure businesses. At these scales, the stakes justify serious advisory relationships. A few percentage points in valuation or deal structure can mean millions in owner proceeds. The right advisor pays for themselves many times over.
What makes Rogers' track record particularly notable is its foundation in strategic partnerships and mergers, not just traditional sales. This expanded toolkit allows for creative deal structures that serve owner objectives better than simple asset sales. Some clients want immediate liquidity. Others prefer earn-outs that capture future value. Many seek partial exits that provide capital while allowing continued involvement.
The flexibility to structure deals around owner goals rather than forcing owners into standard templates creates better outcomes. Rogers has demonstrated that partnerships and mergers can accelerate growth while simultaneously building owner wealth, a combination that traditional advisory models often miss.
The $250 million in completed transactions represents more than volume. It represents experience across industries, company sizes, and deal structures. This breadth provides a perspective that single-industry advisors cannot match. Rogers can draw on lessons learned across dozens of transactions to inform current client engagements.
Based in San Diego, CA, Elkridge Advisors serves business owners ready to transition but uncertain about the process. Many have spent decades building their companies and face decisions that will impact not just their finances but their identities, their employees, and their legacies.
The decision to sell a business is rarely purely financial. Owners must reconcile emotional attachments, concern for employees, desire to preserve what they built, and hope to receive fair value for sacrifices only they understand. Rogers navigates these complexities while keeping focus on the ultimate goal: maximizing owner outcomes.
For entrepreneurs considering their exit options, Rogers offers proven methodology backed by substantial results.And the goal of creating hundreds more millionaires signals both capability and commitment.
Elkridge Advisors has refined processes, built networks, and developed expertise that scales.
Business ownership represents the primary wealth-building vehicle for millions of entrepreneurs. For most, their company is their largest asset… and their retirement plan.
Getting the exit right matters enormously. Patrick Rogers and Elkridge Advisors have demonstrated the expertise, experience, and commitment needed to turn business ownership into generational wealth. The track record speaks for itself: $250 million in transactions, dozens of millionaires created, and hundreds more on the way.
