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Blake Small

Blake Small completed his master of science in finance degree in 2021 at the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School. During his tenure at Simon, Blake stood out as a selected member of the school’s venture fund, where he played a crucial role in conducting comprehensive due diligence on seed-stage companies. His assessments were being leveraged in determining the fund’s investment decisions, ranging from $25,000 to $50,000.

Before his time at the Simon Business School, Blake gained hands-on experience at Landmark Management, a distinguished $3 billion AUM multifamily office in New York. In this role, he engaged directly with private equity fund managers, evaluating investment opportunities for Landmark. Blake’s responsibilities included in-depth analysis and the creation of comprehensive reports that assessed the merits and risks associated with investing in specific fund managers.

Currently, Blake is supporting companies in the specialty finance and sustainability (ESG) sectors. His focus revolves around assisting these businesses in securing additional financing, whether through debt or equity capital.

Beyond the world of finance, Blake finds enjoyment in supporting San Francisco Bay Area sports teams, showcasing his musical talents by creating electronic music beats, and engaging in active pursuits such as playing pickleball, squash, and bowling.

Blake holds his Series 79 and 63 licenses.

Blake can be reached via email at bsmall@bcbequitypartners.com.

Maxwell Babinski

After holding various sales and marketing positions, Maxwell Babinski has been working in the financial industry since 2019. In addition, Maxwell possesses direct experience in the real estate development industry’s senior living, residential, and multifamily sectors. Originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, he currently resides in the greater Orlando, Florida area.

Maxwell currently holds both a Series 7 and Series 63 license.

Maxwell can be reached via email at mbabinski@bcbequitypartners.com.

Tyler McCartney

Tyler McCartney graduated from the University of Miami in 2021, earning a bachelor of science in business administration with a concentration in finance and business analytics. At the University of Miami, he was an executive team leader in the business school, where he helped first-year students deliver mock consulting projects.

Tyler holds his Series 79 and 63 licenses.

Tyler can be reached via email at tmccartney@bcbequitypartners.com.

Chris Czarnecki

Chris Czarnecki has been staffed on and personally ran deals in industries ranging from real estate to cannabis to cryptocurrency, with a particular focus on real estate and specialty finance debt. To date, Chris has participated on or led deal teams, securing over $270 million in committed funds for clients.

Chris graduated magna cum laude from Babson College in May of 2020 with a bachelor of science in business administration with a concentration in finance and economics and was inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international honor society in economics. He was a member of Babson’s nationally ranked Division III soccer team and served as an equity analyst, covering the health care and consumer staples sectors, for Babson’s $3MM long-short US-equities fund within the school’s broader endowment.

In the fall of 2020, Chris became a fully licensed associate, holding both Series 79 and 63 licenses.

Chris can be reached via email at cczarnecki@bcbequitypartners.com.

Amanda Chernin

Amanda Chernin joins with over 10 years of experience in corporate retail, where she has been continually promoted to larger corporate roles to strategically build, grow, and manage a wide variety of businesses in many categories, including women and men’s apparel. She most recently served as a director of children’s apparel at Macy’s.

Amanda graduated with a bachelor of science from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.

Amanda holds both Series 79 and 63 licenses.

Amanda can be reached via email at achernin@bcbequitypartners.com.

Rob Bolandian

Rob Bolandian has 25 years of investment management experience across a broad range of asset classes, including private equity, hedge funds, long/short equity, real estate, fixed income, and mergers and acquisitions. Rob helped structure and build a de novo multibillion-dollar family office in order to deploy capital on behalf of a single family. He has held several C-Level positions, and his responsibilities have included developing investment initiatives targeting growth, capital preservation, and/or income maximization, depending on the individual family member’s risk/return profile. Rob has also helped oversee and manage direct principal investments in the transportation, energy, and financial sectors.

Prior to the single-family office, Rob was a senior executive vice president at MBNA, a $35 billion monoline credit card institution. There, Rob reported to the chairman and provided him with personalized analytics on the financial services industry, macroeconomic environment, and competitive landscape. Rob worked on the company’s merger and acquisitions deal team and was responsible for executing company acquisitions. Rob was also a member of the senior operating committee, which was formed to continually implement best practices across the organization.

Rob also has experience trading and managing equity, S&P futures, fixed income, and merger arbitrage portfolios. Rob’s stock picking was based on deep bottoms-up fundamental research. His portfolios are built to reflect a blend of deep value and GARP and were geared for absolute return.

Rob has his Series 79 and 63 licenses and resides in Westport, Connecticut.

Rob can be reached via email at rbolandian@bcbequitypartners.com.

Howard Chernin

Howard Chernin has over 20 years of experience with lower-middle-market and middle-market businesses, with a particular emphasis on specialty finance companies. Howard has worked with hundreds of clients in order to facilitate strategic relationships using a network of deep relationships that he has developed throughout his career with specialty lenders, hedge funds, family offices, private equity, credit funds, UHNW individuals, and traditional financial institutions.

Howard’s particular expertise and areas of interest lay within accounts receivables financing, asset-based loans, trade finance, purchase-order financing, and international factoring.

Howard has sat on several credit committees and developed and managed sales staff in the alternative finance space during his career. Additionally, Howard has built one of the country’s leading small business lenders as a de novo initiative and managed all aspects of the underlying business.

Howard is a member of the Commercial Finance Association, the International Factoring Association, and the Turnaround Management Association and has philanthropic activities that include former board membership of the Jewish Community Center of Bergen County and the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey.

Howard has his Series 62 and 63 licenses and resides in Northern New Jersey.

Howard can be reached via email at hchernin@bcbequitypartners.com.