The Business of Impacting Lives

Nearly 200 years of combined management experience at your service.

EBITDA Growth Systems helps owners of small- to medium-sized companies in the manufacturing space develop the business acumen they need to generate substantial wealth and ensure long-term profitable growth. We are more than business consultants. We are profitability experts, combining decades of real-world experience in manufacturing and executive-level management with hands-on training, coaching, and development.

A Promise You Can Take to the Bank

Double your valuation in three years or your money back.

A Matter of Values

To know what kind of people you’re dealing with, look no further than their values. These are the unwavering principles that guide everything we do.

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Meaningful Results

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Client Impact

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Personal Integrity

A Commitment to Our Cause

Our mission is simple, but powerful. We impact lives by increasing business performance.

A Bold Vision for the Future

Substantially increased wealth creation among small- to medium-sized business owners in manufacturing and the trades.

Our Founders

Michael Watkins

Principal

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David Capkovitz

Principal

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If reaching your company’s financial goals seems impossible, don’t give up. EBITDA Growth Systems is here to help.

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Michael Watkins

Principal

Michael Watkins is a Principal at EBITDA Growth Systems and the author of the book, Scaling to Exit. Michael’s personal mission is to help organizations transform themselves into growing, profitable companies. His considerable expertise is the result of more than 30 years in senior executive roles in a variety of settings ranging from publicly traded companies to technology start-ups.

Those experiences created in him a passion for helping owners of small- to medium-sized businesses overcome the unique challenges they face every day. Over time, he discovered that companies receive the most value and impact by coming alongside them, rolling up sleeves, and joining them in trenches. Our radically different approach to management consulting—which utilizes hands-on training, coaching, and development as well as expert counsel and sound advice—is the foundation for our clients’ incredibly successful results.

Michael’s formal education includes: Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law; Masters of Business Administration, Finance from Hood College; and Bachelors of Arts, English from the University of Rochester. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania State Bar.

David Capkovitz

Principal

Dave Capkovitz is a family man, a Principal at EBITDA Growth Systems, and a scaling small business owner. He is a passionate business leader driven to help organizations grow in sales, profitability, teamwork, accountability, and efficiency. His expertise is the result of more than 25 years in senior executive roles in a variety of settings from start-ups to world-class medical device companies. Dave has extensive, real-world experience in manufacturing and business management. He started out as a tool and die maker in 1996 and went on to found eight start-up manufacturing and service companies with four successful exits to date. When it comes to growing businesses, he has a successful track record of achieving growth rates from 90% – 300% in 12 to 60 months. Dave is continually honing his skills as a profitability expert and leveraging his experience to enhance the lives and businesses of leaders like you.

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