Broker Advisory Council

Scott Bushkie
Cornerstone
Wisconsin

Scott Bushkie founded Cornerstone Business Services in 2001, completing more than $6 million in business transactions in his first year. Since then Cornerstone Business Services has grown exponentially, have completing more than $265 million in sales. Scott has 20+ years of experience in M&A, and have assembled a team of experts in M&A and business ownership, as passionate about helping business owners achieve peace of mind, regain their time, and achieve their financial goals.

Matt Coletta
M&A Business Advisors
California

Matt Coletta is the Co-Founder / Managing Partner of M&A Business Advisors, a full-service Business Brokerage and M&A Advisory Firm and The Leader in Business Sales & Acquisitions. Matt has over 25 years of industry experience representing Sellers and Buyers in the CONFIDENTIAL sale of privately owned Businesses in a wide range of industries.

Kyle Griffith
The NYBB Group
New York

Kyle Griffith is a Managing Partner and Principal of The NYBB Group and NYBB Commercial Real Estate, Inc.. For over ten years, he has helped small and mid-sized businesses in need of merger and acquisition and business sales services. Kyle specializes in the HVAC, Trucking, and Distribution industries, but has lent his expertise to clients in a broad range of sectors.

Len Krick
Sunbelt of Las Vegas
Nevada

Len Krick, the owner of the Las Vegas office, first came to Las Vegas in 1978. He holds a BA in Economics from Muhlenberg College, and two degrees from UNLV, including an MBA. Len is a Certified Business Intermediary ("CBI"), a Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary ("M&AMI"), and holds a Nevada Real Estate Broker License and Nevada Business Broker Permit. Len is the Co-founder and Vice-Chairman of the Nevada Business Brokers Association. Mr. Krick has over thirty years of business and business consulting experience. He was cofounder of two companies, and played a key role in their successful initial public offerings on NASDAQ in 1989 and 1992.

Jim Parker
Boss Group International, LLC
Florida

Jim Parker is renowned for delivering unparalleled success to his clients. Specializing in selling businesses with gross sales between $1 million and $10 million, Jim has created the groundbreaking Business Sales Success System that substantially outperforms other methodologies. He boasts an extraordinary success rate that is nine times the national average, thanks to his proprietary blend of strategies, procedures, and his dedicated team that works in harmony to achieve optimal results. He has won over 50 industry awards over the years.

Lisa Riley
Delta Business Advisors
Arizona

Lisa brings her mid-western values to business brokerage, where Integrity meets Results. One of the things that energizes Lisa is putting people together in "win-win" situations so that each party can move on to the next phase in their life. Lisa's educational achievements include a BA from Benedictine College (KS) and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame (IN). Lisa received the prestigious Certified Mergers & Acquisition Professional (CM&AP)from Coles College of Business/Kennesaw State University, Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) certification from the International Business Brokers Association, Certified Business Broker (CBB) certifications from the Arizona Association of Business Brokers.

Johanne Sharp Sermania
Transworld Business Advisors
Pennsylvania

Managing Director & President of Transworld Business Advisors of Philadelphia Main Line. Over the years, she has helped many companies with the buying and selling process, ensuring client's confidentiality every step of the way.

Ron West
Founder - Deal Studio
President - Business Brokerage Press

Ron West is Founder of Deal Studio a marketing automation firm and President of Business Brokerage Press, publishers of the Business Reference Guide (BRG) and distributor of a wide range of industry guides and resources - all to the Business Advisory & Brokerage Industries.

Dustin Zeher
Horizon Business Brokers
Virginia

Dustin Zeher, CBI, Horizon Business Brokers Principal Broker and Founder, was presented with the Outstanding Producer Award by the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) for exceptional achievement in 2019 as part of its Member Excellence Awards Program. This marks the second consecutive year that Dustin Zeher has been recognized by the IBBA as part of its annual awards program.

Emmet Apolinario
Sunbelt Business Brokers
Ohio

Emmet Apolinario is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA), Certified Value Builder (CVB) and the President of the Ohio Business Brokers Association (www.obba.org). He is an award-winning entrepreneur and a frequent speaker at various business events in Central Ohio. In 2002, Apolinario was awarded "Small Business Leader of the Year" by both the Small Business Administration and the Columbus Chamber of Commerce.

Russell Cohen
Murphy Business
Florida

Russell is a Murphy Business franchise owner with over 19 years of business brokerage experience. He has sold more than 600 + businesses worth over 180+ million dollars in sales. Russell was the TOP DEAL MAKER for the State of Florida in 2019,2016,2015,2012,2010,2009,2007,2006,2005. He is the TOP DEAL MAKER in South Florida in 2017 and 2014,2011,2008. In 2019,2016,2013 Russell achieved Top 5 in Sales volume for the State of Florida.

Glen Cooper
Colorado Business Brokers
Colorado

Glen Cooper is the founder and president of Colorado Business Brokers. He has been a business broker since 1979, was a credentialed business appraiser for 26 years and has been a business coach for small business owners since 2008.

Jessica Fialkovich
Transworld Business Advisors
Colorado

Jessica is the Co-Founder and President of Transworld Business Advisors-Rocky Mountain, which is a business brokerage firm that has achieved #1 status out of 200 global franchises for four years running. Jessica is an entrepreneur at heart and successfully built and sold two startups, along with husband and business partner, Al. She is passionate about small business and the entrepreneur community and holds board positions for Entrepreneur's Organization and The Fight Back Foundation.

Sheila Spangler
Murphy Business Sales
Idaho

Sheila Spangler specializes in business sales, business valuation, buyer searches, negotiation, deal structure, and financing. Prior to joining Murphy Business & Financial, she led her own business brokerage firm for several years. Additionally, she founded and launched the Zions Bank Business Resource Center, and the Women’s Business Center, two business-consulting organizations focused on growth and capital access. Additionally, she held the position of Vice President-Commercial Lender with several large banking institutions. During her 30-year career in finance as a business intermediary and commercial lender, Sheila originated and closed numerous SBA 7(a) and 504 loans, commercial real estate, and operating capital loans.

Steve is the Founder, Principal Broker and Chief Executive Officer of Restaurant Realty Company. Steve has personally sold/leased over 1000 restaurant, bar or club businesses sold many commercial buildings and completed over 3,000 restaurant valuations since 1996. His real estate experience also includes sales, acquisitions, management and ownership of numerous properties throughout California including restaurants, hotels, apartment buildings, single family houses, an office building and a multi-use retail building. Steve is also the author of Restaurant Dealmaker - An Insider's Trade Secrets for Buying a Restaurant, Bar or Club available on Amazon.