Accounting and Advisory Services for Distributors and Wholesalers
Years Serving Ohio Businesses
Talented Professionals Serving Clients
Offices Across Ohio and Florida
Built to Deal with the Challenges You Face
Running a distribution or wholesale business means managing problems that don’t show up clearly in a standard financial report. Margins are thin, cash timing is unpredictable, and business owners are often doing the work of a full C-Suite at once.
If you’re facing any of the following challenges, our professionals are equipped with the technical experience and real-world know-how to put you on a better path forward:
- Profitability has softened but the cause isn’t clear
- Your finance function hasn’t kept pace with the business and you have a bookkeeper managing what a controller or CFO should own
- Multi-state shipping has created tax obligations in states where you’ve never filed
- A generational change in ownership has surfaced gaps in financial structure, succession planning, or both
These are the situations Rea’s distribution practice is built to work through.
Meet Our Distribution and Wholesale Advisors
Rea’s manufacturing and distribution professionals have spent years working as controllers, VPs of Finance, and CFOs inside the industries they now advise. They’ve walked shop floors, run large operations, and made the decisions your business depends on. That experience shapes how they work with clients.
Mindy Gallman
Managing Director | Lima, Ohio
Mindy brings over 30 years of financial leadership inside manufacturing and distribution businesses, including roles as Controller, VP of Finance, and CFO across private, private equity, and public companies. She has led financial operations of a publicly traded Fortune 500 Company, managed a $350M multi-country operation and worked directly inside wholesale distribution — experience she applies daily to her work with Rea clients.
Ryan Brickwood, CMA, MBA
Principal, Manufacturing & Distribution Industry Leader | Wooster, Ohio
Ryan has nearly 20 years of accounting and manufacturing experience, including time at a Fortune 500 consumer goods company working on cost analysis, ERP implementations, and lean operations. He joined Rea in 2022 and earned the firm’s 2023 Tim McDaniel Award for Innovation.
Allison Stucke
Senior Manager, Manufacturing & Distribution
Allison brings nearly 30 years of hands-on manufacturing finance experience to her work with Rea clients, including senior plant finance and operational controller roles across the fertilizer and flavor manufacturing industries. Her background spans cost accounting, pricing and margin management, and supply chain analysis, giving her a ground-level understanding of the financial pressures manufacturers face every day.
Building the Financial Foundation for Growth
Clarity on Margins and Profitability
Tax Planning Built Around Your Structure
Address Multi-State Compliance Before It Becomes a Problem
Finance Function Support at the Right Level
ERP and Systems Guidance with Real Context
Transition Planning and Exit Readiness
Industries We Serve
Distribution businesses don’t all run the same — industry context shapes every recommendation we make.
Wholesale Distribution
Trucking & Freight
Consumer Products Distribution
Industrial & Commercial Supply
Manufacturer's Representatives
Value-Added Resellers
Automotive Parts & Supply
Food & Beverage Distribution
What Our Clients Say
Our clients come to us with financial questions. They stay because we help them answer operational ones too, and because the answers lead to decisions that actually move their business forward.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING
“The staff is very professional and knowledgeable. They are a great resource in many areas. I can always count on them to find the information that we need.”
– Susan Fearon, Carolina Stair Supply Inc.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING
“We engaged Rea across multiple segments of our business. Their expertise in payroll and ERP was evident, but what stood out was that their experts had a deep understanding of our entire business. This holistic approach allowed them to provide effective solutions to our challenges.”
– Mike Swartzentruber, Flextur
See How Your Business Compares
The Ohio Manufacturing & Distribution Financial Benchmarks Report
The 2026 Ohio Manufacturing Benchmarks Report covers wage data by county and role across Ohio, along with the margin and cost pressures manufacturers are navigating right now. Download it to see how your numbers stack up.
Serving Ohio’s Distribution and Wholesale Businesses
Rea serves wholesale and distribution businesses across Ohio, with offices in Columbus, Northeast Ohio, Northwest Ohio, and throughout the state’s manufacturing corridor.
Other Ways Rea Can Help
Tax for Business
ERP Implementation Services
