Charles P. Spickert, MS, MPH, CBI - President/Managing Broker

Mr. Spickert is a seasoned and accomplished entrepreneur, with over 25 years of hands-on experience in business ownership, operations and equity & asset transactions. Charlie established Touchstone Business Advisors in 2003. He operates out of offices in Golden.

Prior to forming Touchstone Business Advisors, Mr. Spickert held President, CEO, COO, VP of Marketing and Product Management positions with companies in the education, healthcare, Internet/e-commerce, manufacturing, publishing and real estate sectors. He has served as a Director of public, non-profit and private companies. He presently serves on the Boards of the Colorado Association of Business Intermediaries (CABI) and RVision Corporation, a private multimedia health education company. He formerly served on the Boards of Online System Services, Inc., Medical Education Collaborative, Inc., Jobson Publishing, LLC and as a Trustee of Colorado Academy, a private K-12 school. Charlie is also a founder and active member of The Margarita Group, a Colorado-based Angel investment group.

Mr. Spickert holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard College, as well as Master's degrees in Microbiology and Public Health from Harvard University and University of Hawaii, Schools of Public Health, respectively. He also holds a Colorado Real Estate Employing Broker's license and is a member of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) and Past-President of the Colorado Association of Business Intermediaries (CABI). Mr. Spickert holds the Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designation from the IBBA.



Rich Bevelhimer, MBA, CPA - Broker Associate/Denver Tech Center

Mr. Bevelhimer has accumulated a wide range of skills and experiences over the past 25 years in both small and large businesses. Rich joined Touchstone Business Advisors in 2009. He operates out of offices in the Denver Tech Center.

During and immediately after college, he worked as comptroller for a self-made millionaire in the midwest. This unique experience allowed Rich to learn directly from a briliant entrepreneur as he managed his small business empire comprised of 5 small businesses. After earning his CPA designation and receiving an MBA, Rich moved on to Conseco, where he was able to learn and expand his experience as another entrepreneur built two small insurance companies into a multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 company. During this time, Rich worked in various roles dealing with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of several insurance and financial services companies. In addition, he was charged with ensuring the successful assimilation and growth of the acquired companies.

At this point Rich, along with a partner, started a national wholesale company which grew to $35 million in sales. Over the last 9 years, Mr. Bevelhimer focused on assisting small financial service companies grow their profitability through expanding product offerings and marketing strategies. Rich holds a B.S. in Accounting from Ball State University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Butler University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and also holds a Colorado Real Estate license.


Tom Lang, CPA, MBA - Broker Associate/Highlands Ranch

Tom Lang has worked with hundreds of closely-held businesses and owners for over 33 years in public accounting, management consulting and governmental auditing. He has more recently worked on over 20 business succession planning cases with the objective of planning for and achieving the transfer of businesses to key employee or outside parties.

Tom earned an MBA from the University of Denver with small business emphasis. He earned a BA from Michigan State University and become a Certified Public Accountant in 1981. He worked for the USDA as a compliance auditor for a year and a half; two CPA firms for five years; and a DTC management consulting firm for a year and a half before starting his own CPA firm in 1985.

Tom managed Lang & Company, CPAs for 25 years before transferring ownership in 2010. Tom is now teaching accounting at the Regis University in their College for Professional Studies and volunteers with the Service Core of Retired Executives as a certified business advisor. Tom is father of two young adults, an avid reader and outdoor enthusiast. He enjoys cycling, down-hill skiing, scuba diving, hiking, camping, travel and being with family and friends.