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Kevin Lease

Business Intermediary, Franchise Owner at Murphy Business

IA Website (515) 559-4094
Updated October 2026

About

Kevin Lease is a Business Intermediary and Franchise Owner with Murphy Business of Des Moines in Grimes, Iowa, which he runs with his business partner Rey Gonzales. Over more than 20 years in commercial and business banking he has assisted hundreds of owners with start-ups, expansions, buy-ins, buy-outs, and mergers and acquisitions, and helped clients secure over $100 million in financing. He has also facilitated strategic planning and goal setting for for-profit and non-profit organizations and communities. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in business with an emphasis in Finance and Management from the University of Sioux Falls and attended the University of Colorado Graduate School of Banking. He lives in Johnston, Iowa, with his wife Casady and their three children.

Who is a good fit for Kevin Lease

  • Des Moines area buyers who need help structuring acquisition financing
  • Owners planning a partner buy-in or buy-out
  • Non-profit and community organizations weighing a strategic transaction

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In over 20 years of commercial and business banking he helped clients acquire more than $100 million in financing for start-ups, expansions, buy-ins, buy-outs, and acquisitions.

Kevin Lease and his business partner Rey Gonzales own the Murphy Business of Des Moines franchise, based in Grimes, Iowa.

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