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Kevin is the author of Sell Your Business For An Outrageous Price. This book synthesizes Kevin’s experience in selling mid-size companies ($10MM – $250MM in value) for twice the multiple of the industry average. Kevin Short is also the Managing Partner and CEO of Clayton Capital Partners, a St. Louis-based investment banking firm specializing in merger and … Continue reading Kevin M. Short, Author of Sell Your Business For An Outrageous Price →

John is an author, public speaker and consultant working exclusively in the area of business succession. His professional training is as a tax lawyer. He had an LL.M in international tax. John’s book ‘Hire Your Buyer: a Philosophy of Value Creation’ offers a solution to a substantial crisis facing business owners between the ages of … Continue reading John Mill – Author, Hire Your Buyer →

Ian R. Campbell authored 50 Hurdles: Business Transition Simplified, a book that focuses on family business transition differently than does most business transition (more commonly called succession) literature. Concurrently will introduce www.BusinessTranstionCounsel.com to the internet, a website offers information relevant to family business owners and owners of non-family private companies, and The Business Transition Counsel … Continue reading Ian R. Campbell – Author, 50 Hurdles – Business Transition Simplified →

Christopher Snider, CEPA is CEO and President of the Exit Planning Institute, the premier international membership organization serving the educational and resource needs of the exit planning profession. Formed in 2005 to bring together M&A advisors, CPAs, financial advisors, attorneys, management consultants, business brokers, and other business advisors, the Exit Planning Institutes members, including some … Continue reading Chris Snider – Exit Planning Institute →

Roy Williams is the acknowledged Dean of post-transition research and planning. He is a pioneer in assisting high net worth families to meet the challenges of transferring wealth from one generation to the next. Roy is the author or co-author of four books and numerous articles on topics relating to wealth transfer.

David Friedman is a speaker and teacher to CEOs on how to intentionally build high performing cultures in their businesses. David has also authored the book, Fundamentally Difference, which is a collection of principles that he say can be applied in every organization across America and can also serve as a guidebook for life.

Tom is an entrepreneur and financier with direct experience in several industries, including automotive, b2b internet, consumer marketing, personal care, industrial cleaning, industrial controls, and medical devices.

Chris’ practice focuses on protecting the families of privately held business owners, their partners, employees, customers and vendors from the ravaging fallout caused by the premature death or disability of one of the owners. A buy-sell agreement funded with insurance is widely recognized as the best way to do this.

Michael Carter is the CEO and President of BizEquity, the first patented and leading online business valuation service. BizEquity was created to help democratize financial knowledge to the Small and Midsize Business marketplace.

Jock Purtle is the owner of digitalexits.com a full service website brokerage. They help online business owners find a buyer when they want to exit their company. He personally exited his online business in 2013 and is on track to facilitate over 20 deals in 2014 ranging from $100,000 to $5,000,000.