Ivory Cain

Ivory Cain is a business broker at Vaughn & Associates, specializing in the sale of privately held businesses and franchise resales. She brings a strong foundation in financial operations, analysis, and valuation to help buyers and sellers navigate transactions with clarity and confidence.

Prior to joining Vaughn & Associates, Ivory served as Principal Consultant and Fractional Fund Controller at Zenith Financial Operations. In that role, she provided consulting-grade support in financial leadership, fund accounting and reporting, financial analysis, bookkeeping, and operational process architecture for growth-stage and investment-related clients. Her work emphasized clean financials, accurate reporting, and practical oversight during periods of transition or scale.

She holds a Bloomberg Certificate and has completed coursework in Finance Foundations: Business Valuation, along with registration as a CTEC Registered Tax Preparer. These credentials strengthen her ability to review and normalize financials, support defensible valuations, and prepare materials that give buyers and lenders confidence.

At Vaughn & Associates, Ivory aligns with the firm’s focus on discreet, data-driven processes, accurate financial positioning, confidential marketing, and guiding clients from initial valuation through negotiation and closing. The firm works with franchise, service-based, and owner-operated businesses and emphasizes transparency, responsiveness, and long-term relationships.

Based in the Los Angeles and Houston area, Ivory combines analytical rigor with a client-focused approach, helping owners prepare and position their businesses effectively while connecting qualified buyers with well-presented opportunities.