In 2003, Charles set out on his own to found Trestle Capital Partners to provide strategic financial advice and direct investments in middle market companies across a variety of industries. His discusses the personal challenges that many business owners have in selling their companies that they often founded or have served in an executive capacity for decades. He explains that often the real motives and desires that sellers have are unspoken and may take some patient trust building to uncover in collaboration with their Mergers and Acquisitions clients.