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Year became a Business Advisor: 2008
Current Brokerage Name: Iowa Business Advisers
Current Brokerage Website: www.iowabusinessadvisers.com
Association Position Title: Treasurer, Budget Committee Chair

Brief Career History
In 2008, Brian Brown founded a regional business brokerage firm affiliated with a franchise organization that covered Iowa and Nebraska.

After 2018, he pivoted into directly assisting sellers of established, profitable enterprises and business buyers through the confidential process of ownership transfer.

Over a 25-year community banking career prior to business brokerage, Brian was the president/CEO for two banks since 1992 including founding president/CEO of a de novo charter.

Brief description of why your skills, knowledge, and experiences add value to the position you hold. What special value can you bring to your current position?

Brian serves on the board of directors of one of the oldest banks in Iowa.

Among his involvement in various organizations, Brian has served on the advisory board and as Chairman of the Iowa Small Business Development Centers.

What are your professional credentials?

Brian earned the Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designation through the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) in 2009, Certified Merger Acquisition Intermediary (CMAI) designation in 2015, and Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE) credential in 2013.

He is also a licensed real estate broker in the State of Iowa.

What are your strongest skills?

After 39 years of business-to-business experience working with small and midsized business owners as an entrepreneur and a former banker, he understands the day-to-day challenges of business owners.

He values confidentiality, integrity, and professional relationships.

Number of Years as a Business Advisor: 11 years
Current Brokerage Name: VR Business Brokers of St. Louis
Current Brokerage Website: www.vrgatewaystl.com
Association Position Title: Secretary, Bylaws/Policy Committee Chair, Past President (2021)

Brief Career History
Mr. Jeff Kalil is from St. Louis, Missouri, and is the owner of VR Business Brokers of St. Louis. “VR” stands for Valued Representation. Mr. Kalil is an Army veteran with over 30 years of service and is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves. He has over 15 years of management experience from corporate America, including mergers and acquisitions, and he has owned and sold several of his own businesses.

Brief description of why your skills, knowledge, and experiences add value to the position you hold. What special value can you bring to your current position?
Mr. Kalil possesses a Bachelors Degree in Nuclear Engineering and a Masters Degree in Engineering Management, both from the University of Missouri S&T. He was a Cavalry Scout and reconnaissance helicopter pilot on active duty in the Army and eventually transition into corporate America to work with some of the nation’s leading aerospace and defense contractors. He is also a licensed commercial real estate broker in the State of Missouri and is an experienced and qualified Business Certified Appraiser. Mr. Kalil uses those skills and experiences to help business owners and entrepreneurs with valuing, buying, and selling businesses in pursuit of the American Dream. It is from years of leadership experience and technical business skills which he leverages to bring out the best in team work and collaboration to help foster the Association’s goals for education, networking, and professionalism.

What are your professional credentials?
• Business Certified Appraiser (BCA)
• Commercial Real Estate Broker

What are your strongest skills?
Mr. Kalil is a Business Certified Appraiser (BCA) with the International Society of Business Appraisers (ISBA), offering certified business valuations and appraisals which comply with SBA and IRS guidelines.

Year became a Business Advisor: 2018
Current Brokerage Name: Transworld Business Advisors
Current Brokerage Website: www.Tworld.com/stlouiswest
Association Position Title: Technology Committee Chair

Brief Career History
After selling our family moving and storage business, I became a business broker to help educate buyers and sellers through the emotional process of selling their small business. Since starting in 2018, I’ve personally sold 40+ businesses with the help of my team and facilitated transactions ranging from $50,000 in value to $5,200,000 in value.

Brief description of why your skills, knowledge, and experiences add value to the position you hold. What special value can you bring to your current position?
Business brokerage is an old-fashioned industry built on many real estate principles. With technology evolving as rapidly as it can, it is paramount to use data to understand the needs of all parties involved in transactions. As technology chair, I expect to help all parties visualize the flow of data and use relevant and simple methods to get the key information we all need to close better deals and help our buyers and sellers achieve their goals

What are your professional credentials?
IBBA member since 2022.

What are your strongest skills?
Communication, tech savviness, and brainstorming ways to improve proven systems.

Current Brokerage Name: Premier Business Brokers -Intermediary/Business Broker, Real Estate Agent
Current Brokerage Website: premierbb.com
Association Position Title: Membership Committee Chair

Brief Career History
Pam has compiled close to 40 years of professional experience in a variety of industries and financial service institutions, highlighted by over a decade as a business broker.

Brief description of why your skills, knowledge, and experiences add value to the position you hold. What special value can you bring to your current position?
Her rich and diversified background provides Pam with a tremendous amount of relevant insight and expertise, all of which is extremely valuable when helping a client navigate the process of buying or selling a business. As a former owner of retail and service businesses herself, Pam acutely understands the many challenges related to small business ownership and management. In addition, her experience as a Vice President and Director of Human Resources gives Pam a deeper appreciation of the human aspects that can come into play during the life-changing process of a business transfer.

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Year became a Business Advisor: 2005
Current Brokerage Name: Innovative Business Advisors LLC
Current Brokerage Website: www.innovativeba.com
IBBA M-A Association Position Title: Education/Training Committee Chair

Brief Career History
Marquita Trenier Wiley is a Business Broker for InnovativeBA and a business executive with over 40 years of experience in the financial services and M&A Industries. She is president of Trenier Enterprises, LLC, a multi-business holding company. Marquita established Trenier Enterprises, LLC in 2005 and has grown the business through both acquisition and de-novo start-up.

Brief description of why your skills, knowledge, and experiences add value to the position you hold. What special value can you bring to your current position?
Marquita’s vast experience allows her to bring expertise in information technology, banking, finance, and real estate,

What are your professional credentials?

CBI, CEPA, MBA

What are your strongest skills?
Leadership