Ken Stein

Before founding The Kensington Company and Kensington Franchise Sales, Mr. Stein operated numerous drug stores and home health care companies on Long Island for 18 years.

In 1995, Mr. Stein sold his business to Revco Drug Stores, then the second largest drug chain in the U.S. At the time of the sale, one of his stores was ranked third in sales volume out of Revco's entire chain of 2,500 stores. Mr. Stein was able to achieve this significant success with his business by emphasizing superior service in a highly competitive marketplace and, as a result, was able to expand the size of the store twice.

Mr. Stein applies his varied skills in the owning, operation, marketing and sale of small to mid-size businesses to facilitate successful transactions for his clients. In addition, he has achieved the designation of Certified Business Intermediary, which is granted to professionals who complete the stringent requirements of the International Business Brokers Association. Only approximately 350 business intermediaries in the U.S. currently carry that coveted title.

Even more notably, Mr. Stein is one of only 37 Certified Business Intermediaries who have completed the additional rigorous coursework required to achieve the advanced designation of Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI). Mr. Stein is also a Franchise Specialist with FranNet, which has successfully identified more suitable franchise opportunities for interested candidates than any other organization.

In addition, Mr. Stein is a member of the following professional organizations:

Association of Corporate Growth (ACG)   International Business Brokers Association (IBBA)   Business Brokers Network (BBN)   Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA)   Merger & Acquisition Source (M&A Source)   International Franchise Association (IFA)   NY Association of Business Brokers (NYABB)   Canadian Franchise Association (CFA)   Preferred Provider Network (PPN)   Council of Franchise Suppliers (CFS)

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Elaine Iucci

Elaine Iucci has been with The Kensington Company since 1999.  She comes to us with an extensive background in finance, having spent ten years on Wall Street before coming back to Long Island. Past employment includes McMahan, Brafman, Morgan & Co., and the Bank of New York, where she financed the bank's Fixed Income Portfolio. She soon rose to the position of Assistant Vice-President at which time she was promoted to assisting in the management of the Bank’s Reserve position.  Elaine was responsible for trading federal funds and maintaining the bank’s reserve requirements. In her time there, Bank of New York acquired several regional banks as well as merging with Irving Trust Company. Elaine participated in Federal Reserve negotiations regarding these mergers. Ms. Iucci, sat on the N.Y. Clearinghouse Money Desk Committee and was Chairwoman of that committee in the early 90's.

Elaine also has a background in customer service, which she uses to give top class service to every potential buyer she works with.  Elaine takes pride in identifying the criteria of each individual buyer and offers them opportunities that may fit their interests and means. She also can offer a potential buyer a direction they may not have originally considered. She is a key element in supporting The Kensington Company’s ability to offer “The Right Knowledge to Lead You to The Right Transaction”.

Stuart Levenberg

After graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a double Major in Finance and Real Estate, Stuart immediately began his career in franchising. Working for a 14 unit operator in the Arthur Treacher’s System, Stuart was in part responsible for the financial reporting of all units as well as field support. In 2003, Stuart made the transition into Arthur Treacher's corporate offices and was responsible for nationwide franchise sales of 4 Quick Service Restaurants. In 2005, Stuart joined the Kensington Company & Affiliates in their Franchise Sales and Development office. Stuart has forged relationships within the community and has helped match dozens of franchise buyers to right franchise opportunity. Currently Stuart is working towards completing is Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) Status as well as his Certified Business Intermediary (CBI). Stuart is a Co-founder of the JAG Foundation, a recognized charitable organization that supports Cancer Research as well as College Scholarship programs in the Long Island Community and currently serves on its Board of Directors.

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Matthew Bass

Matthew Bass, MBA, CBI comes to The Kensington Company with 30years of business experience in finance, publication, marketing and sales. Mr. Bass received his MBA from Harvard University. Matthew has been involved in Mergers and Acquisitions for the past 8 years. During which time he earned his CBI certification.

David Stein

David Stein is a sales and marketing professional and Certified Franchise Executive (CFE) with an established background in building relationships and territories.

David comes to the Kensington Company with over 20 years of franchise experience, most recently as the Franchising Manager for Dunkin’ Brands. There his primary responsibilities were to source, interview and recruit new franchisees and sell additional stores to existing franchisees. While at Dunkin’ Donuts, David recruited 45 new franchisees/area developers which amounted to the opening of over 250 stores.

Prior to working for Dunkin Donuts, David owned and operated a franchise/sales consulting business in South Florida.  There he developed the territory into the most successful in the state from a client base of zero.

David uses his expertise in promoting and presenting businesses and franchises to help clients wishing to enter the franchise path to success.

 David received the Franchise Licensing Manager Leadership Award from Dunkin’ Brands in 2003, and his CFE Certification in 2005

Gregory Bavaro

Since graduating from the culinary institute of America in 1992, Mr. Bavaro has gained extensive knowledge about the restaurant business as a whole, both at the independent and franchise levels. Through widespread networking he has made numerous valuable contacts in the food service industry. In addition to owning and operating several successful restaurants and catering facilities of his own, he continues to consult for many other restaurant operators. 

In such time, he has also launched his own real estate management company specializing in acquiring and managing real estate holdings for its investors. This has expanded Mr. Bavaro’s extensive list of business associates to include some of the major players in the long island real estate community. 

In addition, Mr. Bavaro has recently become a partner in a high volume Laundromat/dry cleaners specializing in corporate contract cleaning, further expanding his comprehension of business ownership and management. 

Denise Collins

Denise joined The Kensington Company in 2007 with over 15 years of marketing and advertising experience.

After graduating from college, Denise worked in an Advertising Agency in New York City as an Account Executive for clients including The Bank of New York and Dunkin’ Donuts. While working with the Dunkin’ Donuts account, Denise supported several franchise owners in developing local marketing and advertising plans.

Denise then spent 12 years in the Marketing Department at Weight Watchers International, Inc., where she worked on television, radio, print and direct mail campaigns. She also assisted franchisees with their grand opening plans, product displays, and local direct mail campaigns.

Denise is currently a member of the Communications Committee for the Mineola Union Free School District.