Build Something That Outlasts You.

At Twin Palm Holdings, we invest in Florida-based service businesses with real cash flow, real teams, and real potential. We’re not a fund. We’re not flippers. We’re operators who’ve been in the trenches and know what it takes to scale something that lasts.

We partner with owners who are ready to grow, step back, or exit entirely—without selling out their people or their values. Our approach is hands-on where it counts, silent where it doesn’t. We protect what works, fix what doesn’t, and build from there.

Who We Are Twin Palm is led by S. Stone Linton—an acquisition entrepreneur with a track record of buying, growing, and exiting service businesses in Central Florida. He’s been the guy in the field, the one cutting checks on Friday, and the one who picks up the phone when things go sideways. If you want to know how we think, read Because It’s Me. It’s where the scars live.

Our Investment Approach Every deal is different. But here’s what never changes:

• We back cash-flowing businesses.
• We structure deals for alignment and sustainability.
• We prioritize people over polish.
• We stay focused on long-term value.

How We Partner We offer flexible investment structures based on where you are and where you want to go:

• Growth Capital: You stay in control. We fund your next stage.
• Minority Partnerships: We bring capital and strategic support—you keep majority ownership.
• Majority Buy-Ins: Shared control with clear lanes, aligned incentives, and operational firepower.
• Full Buy-Outs: Clean exits for founders who want to protect their people, their name, and their legacy.

If you’re selling to the highest bidder, we’re not your buyer. If you care who takes over, we should talk.

What We Look For

• Service Businesses: HVAC, pools, plumbing, landscaping, janitorial, specialty trades.
• Construction & Maintenance: Niche contractors, recurring routes, B2B or B2C.
• Manufacturing & Fabrication: Local or regional players with sticky customers.

Typical deal size: $500K to $5M in annual revenue. Strong fundamentals. Real people. Real work.

What Matters to Us

• Cash Flow Discipline: Predictable earnings. Clean books. No games.
• Strong Teams: Operators who care. Employees worth keeping.
• Repeatable Systems: SOPs over heroics.
• Visible Growth Paths: We want to scale—with or without you.

We Believe

• Legacy matters more than logos.
• Alignment is earned, not assumed.
• Your team is part of the deal.
• Structure beats sentiment.
• If it only works when you’re there, it doesn’t work.

Let’s Be Clear We don’t invest in pre-revenue ideas, someday stories, or shiny decks with no execution. We’re not handing out grants. We’re not your daddy. We’re a partner—if the deal works.

How We Think

We don’t chase unicorns. We buy cash flow.

At Twin Palm Holdings, we play to win—not to perform.
If you want to understand how we see the game, read Play to Win. Don’t KISS Unicorns. — it’s a short piece about why execution beats originality, and why boring, profitable businesses build real freedom.

You’ll see exactly why we back operators, not dreamers—and why innovation only matters after cash flow.

Advisory & Consulting

Not every conversation leads to a deal—and that’s fine.
Sometimes what a founder really needs isn’t capital. It’s clarity.

If you’re wrestling with structure, pricing, systems, or succession—and want a seasoned operator’s perspective without giving up equity—here’s how I work:

• $500/hour
• $2,000/day
• $5,000/week

All prepaid. Straight talk. No decks, no fluff, and no NDAs for my thoughts. I don’t believe in NDAs or non-competes for service businesses or ideas—we win through execution. But if it helps you sleep, I’ll sign one.

These sessions are for operators who need to cut through noise and get to the truth fast. The price isn’t for prestige—it’s because real answers save real money.

If you’re looking for free advice, I’ve already written most of it at Because It’s Me. Stuck? Start here.

Off the Record: Occasionally I’ll work for beer or coffee if I think you’re fun and going places. It’s completely arbitrary—if you ask for free advice, it’ll definitely cost you at least a coffee and your backstory. We’ll go from there. This is my passion, and if you’re interesting, I’ll probably do it for free to get you started, but understand this — I’m always watching for operators worth backing. If you’ve got the grit and the chops, I’ll be looking for a stake.

If you’re serious, skip the small talk.
Send a short memo or deck, financials (current + projected), deal terms, and your equity plan.
If that sounds like a lot—good. Alignment starts here.