Ronald Falcon

Founder

Growth partner to help craft your next chapter

Ronald has over a decade of experience operating and investing in businesses. He founded Avila Growth after working as an investor at 5CP, where he invested in small and medium-sized enterprises. Before 5CP, he worked at Palladium Equity.

He has grown multiple businesses during his career, spending over 4 years with McKinsey & Co., creating and executing growth strategies. Before McKinsey, he worked for Burger King (a 3G Capital Company), where he grew the Promotional Readiness department for North America and created the Supply Chain and Logistics department for Latin America. He started his career as an aerospace engineer at Boeing, where he worked on all of the commercial aircraft in production at the time.

Ronald received an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago, an M.S. in Systems Engineering and Architecting from The University of Southern California, a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle University, and a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music.

Ronald enjoys flying, playing the saxophone, and hiking. He holds 12 pilot certificates and ratings.

Select Advisors and Investors

  • Bill Metera

    Founder and President of Turbine Engine Support, which supports commercial and military aircraft modifications, engine solutions, and asset acquisitions. The company has been awarded over $5B in contracts. Previously, he was President of N1, managing over 400 turbine engines and two Part 145 Repair Stations, and led its sale to Honeywell Aerospace.

    Bill has held senior positions at Honeywell, Delta Air Lines, and General Electric Aerospace, and served as a Crew Chief in The United States Air Force.

    Bill holds a bachelor’s degree from Embry-Riddle University and is an Airframe and Powerplant and Private Pilot certificate holder.

  • Bryan Matthews

    Senior Managing Director at Soravine Advisors, a boutique investment bank specializing in middle market M&A and special situations financing. Before Soravine Advisors, he was at Credit Suisse in leverage finance and financial restructuring roles. Prior to Credit Suisse, Bryan was in the financial restructuring group at ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

    Bryan holds a bachelor’s degree and an M.B.A. from Babson College.

  • Chris Buchholz

    Founder & CEO of Crew Chiefs, the world’s leading private jet pre-purchase inspection company. Before Crew Chiefs, Chris led a private jet airline as CEO from its inception to Asia Pacific's largest private jet fleet by 2010, establishing it as the world’s second busiest private jet maintenance facility.

    Chris started his career at UBS and Goldman Sachs, focusing on debt capital markets and mergers & acquisitions.

    Chris holds a bachelor’s degree from Oxford and an M.B.A. from M.I.T.

  • Kyle Hawke

    Former Partner at McKinsey & Company, leading the Zero-Based Productivity practice. At McKinsey, he helped clients across industries find and allocate resources to power their growth strategy. After McKinsey, he led strategy for Local Motors, a developer of electric autonomous vehicles, and assisted STIHL, the world's leading outdoor power equipment manufacturer.

    Kyle holds a bachelor's degree from James Madison University and an M.B.A from University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

With gratitude from my family business to yours

I grew up in a small business family. My grandfather was a skilled artist and craftsman who built an ornamental housewares factory. It was more than a business; it was the family enterprise. In the evenings, we would hear about the excitement of new customer orders, the concern with the ability to fulfill them, and the frustration with partners not acting as they said they would.

The business supported the family and paid for everyone’s education. My grandfather was very proud of this fact, but it also created new challenges. His children pursued professional careers outside the business, creating a succession problem. I recall my grandfather's difficulties selling his company and the stress it caused the family.

The desire and enjoyment that I experience from helping build a business is rooted in these early family experiences. I admire founders and owners because of the impacts their businesses have on them and their families. I hope we have a chance to get to know each other, and I welcome you to reach out to me via email below to start a conversation.