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About The Cleary Group

A holding company, deliberately structured.

The Cleary Group LLC is a privately owned holding company focused on building, owning, operating, and developing businesses across multiple industries.

Who We Are

Ownership, control, and execution.

The Cleary Group LLC is a private holding company based in Chicago, Illinois. It builds, acquires, and invests in real businesses with clear market positioning, disciplined structure, and long-term strategic intent.

The model is not passive. We build companies, acquire and invest in others, maintain ownership and strategic control, and stay directly involved in the growth of the companies we hold.

Portrait of Shaun M. Cleary
Leadership

Shaun M. Cleary.

Shaun M. Cleary leads The Cleary Group LLC and its two portfolio companies, Opulent Life Financial and Quantrex Systems.

Through the group, he directs a life insurance agency licensed in all 50 states and a biotechnology research and development company.

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Our Approach

Three principles shape how we build.

01

Ownership

Build businesses with a long-term ownership perspective and maintain strategic alignment across the portfolio.

02

Execution

Turn concepts and opportunities into functioning businesses through disciplined operations and consistent execution.

03

Long-Term Value

Develop durable companies, brands, systems, and intellectual property designed for continued growth and enterprise development.

Operating Model

Build. Own. Operate. Scale.

01

Build

We create businesses with defined market positioning, brand clarity, and infrastructure designed for real commercial growth.

02

Own

We maintain ownership and strategic control, protecting value and direction at every level.

03

Operate

We focus on execution, operational discipline, and real performance rather than passive oversight.

04

Scale

We build companies designed to evolve into long-term business assets with stronger systems and greater enterprise value.

Structure

A parent company and its portfolio.

The Cleary Group LLC operates as the parent company. Each portfolio business keeps its own identity, operating focus, and customer relationships.

The Cleary Group LLCParent company
Opulent Life FinancialLife insurance
Quantrex SystemsBiotechnology

This diagram is illustrative. It is not a legal ownership chart. See Disclosures.

Industries

Two industries, one philosophy.

Life Insurance

Opulent Life Financial

Opulent Life Financial is an independent life insurance agency focused on building long-term wealth through life insurance, including indexed universal life (IUL), with additional coverage options such as whole life, term life, final expense, and annuities.

Biotechnology

Quantrex Systems

Quantrex Systems is the biotechnology research and development company within The Cleary Group. It develops an array of technologies, led by NeuroPlex.

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