Our Marketplace
Two organizations. One commitment.
Up & Over Advisors and Steward Market
Up & Over Advisors was founded on a belief: business transitions should serve people, not just balance sheets. Steward Market was built to take that belief further.
What is Steward Market?
Steward Market is a values-first marketplace for ethical business transitions. It connects mission-driven sellers with values-aligned buyers, intermediaries, and capital partners. It makes values, intent, and fit visible from the start, so the right conversations happen between the right people.
How the two are connecteD
Hannah Sandmeyer founded both. Up & Over Advisors and Steward Market share the same core commitment: ownership transitions that protect people, mission, and long-term impact.
In practice, the two work in tandem. When a seller exploring a transition on Steward Market does not find a match on the platform, Up & Over Advisors steps in as a key partner for off-market deal sourcing. The advisory work and the marketplace are designed to complement each other, not compete.
Why Steward Market exists
Traditional M&A infrastructure was not built with mission-driven businesses in mind. Steward Market responds to that gap. It is a structured environment where sellers can explore with dignity, buyers can find businesses that want to be built up rather than stripped down, and all parties can see alignment before a conversation ever starts.
We design the environment. Participants own the decisions.