About Us
Who We Are
Our philosophy is simple: Real Experience Yields Real Direction. We do not offer textbook theories. Our guidance is derived from actual experiences created, built, and developed over 50 years. We help business owners, buyers, investors, and homeowners navigate major transitions with clarity, expertise, and confidentiality.
Leadership & Team
At Nonnie Group, our leadership is built on real-world experience, not theory. Our team brings over 50 years of hands-on expertise in building, operating, and transitioning successful businesses across multiple industries. This depth of experience allows us to deliver practical, results-driven guidance tailored to each client’s goals.
We work as your strategic partners to business owners, buyers, sellers, and investors – providing clear direction, trusted insight, and absolute confidentiality. Every engagement is led by professionals who understand the complexities of each step of the transaction with a wealth of knowledge of having successfully navigated them firsthand.
Our Team
Tim Canale
President/Managing Broker
Business Brokerage – M&A – Real Estate – Consulting
(725) 214-1497
Organization builder with lengthy record of success delivering revenue and profit goals, consistently deliver all stakeholder-agreed targets in challenging environments, and an articulate collaborator negotiating 1,000’s of transactions regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Alan Horwitz
Senior Business/M&A Advisor
(725) 214-1495
With over two decades of experience as a top-producing Business Intermediary and Mergers & Acquisitions advisor, Alan Horwitz has earned national recognition for his expertise in both valuations and in closing transactions. His career spans an impressive range of industries, from family-owned enterprises to multimillion-dollar corporations in sectors such as casino gaming, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, national franchises, service and e-commerce. With the Nonnie Group, Alan has the unique ability to market nationally, internationally and on proprietary websites where others do not have access.
Josh Palmer
Business Advisor & Broker
(725) 214-1496
I advise business owners on navigating the sale process from initial valuation through closing. Drawing on a background in business ownership, operations, and transaction advisory, I bring practical insight into positioning companies, structuring deals, and managing transactions. I work with owner-operated and growing businesses, taking a disciplined, results-driven approach to advance transactions efficiently while protecting my clients’ interests throughout the process.
Alicia Thompson
Office Administrator/Manager
(725) 214-1494
Extensive history in customer service, real estate, and business brokerage industries. Alicia is known for her integrity, diplomacy, and sincerity in all her dealings. She has first and foremost strived to be someone in whom her clientele and colleagues can put their trust and faith. Every transaction, she believes, is always about her customer.
Key to Alicia’s success has been the result of her patient demeanor and dedicated work ethic. While she is a strong negotiator and advocate for her clients, she is just as much a compassionate, friendly, and humorous partner who eases a process that can often be quite stressful.
Ms. Thompson’s comfort level spans serving everyone from high-profile corporate clients to individuals and families looking to find their perfect business/home.