Independence, OH – May 21, 2023 – IBBA ®, the world’s largest professional trade association for Business Brokers, today announced and recognized the recipients of its top performance awards at its 2023 Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.
“More than 1,800 deal submissions were reviewed for this year’s awards program, making this our largest group of award winners yet,” stated Kylene Golubski, IBBA Executive Director. “The growth of our awards is a direct indicator of our members’ growing success and the growing awareness that Business Brokers are an essential part of a business ownership transfer. These awards represent hard work, perseverance and excellence in our profession, and these individuals should be extremely proud of their accomplishments.”
Awards are given for either individual or team performance based upon transactions completed in calendar year 2022. Individual awards were given in the following categories: Outstanding Producer, Chairman’s Circle, Platinum Chairman’s Circle, Deal Maker, Top Individual Deal Maker of the Year, Top Individual Global Producer and CBI of the Year. Team awards are given in the categories of: Top Team Deal Maker, Top Team Global Producer, and Team Deal of the Year.
The following individuals have been awarded the IBBA’s highest honors:
IBBA Top Individual Deal Maker of the Year Award: Given to the individual who sold the greatest number of qualified businesses in the 2022 calendar year. The IBBA is pleased to congratulate:
Trent Lee, CBI, First Choice Business Brokers (NV)
IBBA Top Individual Global Producer of the Year Award: Given to the individual who has the highest total purchase price from all of their deals combined in the 2022 calendar year. The IBBA is pleased to congratulate:
Rebecca R. Davis, CBI, Practice Sales Advisors (GA)
IBBA Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) of the Year Award: Given to the applicant who closed the single largest qualified business deal in the 2022 calendar year. The IBBA is pleased to congratulate:
Jennifer Fox, CBI, Transworld Business Advisors Boston (MA)
IBBA Top Team Deal Maker of the Year Award: Given to the team lead broker who sold the greatest number of qualified business deals in the 2022 calendar year. The IBBA is pleased to congratulate:
Chris Jones, Sunbelt Business Advisors (MN)
IBBA Top Team Global Producer of the Year Award: Given to the team lead broker who has the highest total purchase price from all qualified businesses in the 2022 calendar year. The IBBA is pleased to congratulate:
Chris Jones, Sunbelt Business Advisors (MN)
IBBA Team Deal of the Year Award: Given to the team lead broker who closed the single largest qualified business deal in the 2022 calendar year. The IBBA is pleased to congratulate:
Chris Jones, Sunbelt Business Advisors (MN)
Thank you to all of our Team Applicants: Gerald Brisson, Al Fialkovich, Jon Franz, Lana Hout & Adrianna Smith, Moon Kim, Bill Kleinschrodt, Ed Krajcir, Henry Ziff
The IBBA is also pleased to recognize the following award recipients:
IBBA Outstanding Producer Award: Given to those individuals who closed one or more qualified business deals totaling at least $1 million in total purchase price during the 2022 calendar year. The IBBA is pleased to congratulate:
Kent Adams (VA)
James Albertson (FL)
Nelson Barros (MB, CANADA)
Steven Beal (MB, CANADA)
Vishal Bharucha (NY)
Gary Brooks (ON, CANADA)
Nivedita Buzzetta (FL)
Iris Chen (CA)
Hollie Choe (OR)
Robert Cohen (FL)
Sam Curcio (NY)
Lester Fernandes (ON, CANADA)
Todd Furbee (VA)
Steve Fylypchuk (AB, CANADA)
Daryl Gloyns (ON, CANADA)
Peter Goodman (MA)
Stewart Guthrie (NV)
Moche Hazout (FL)
Alan Horn (VA)
Bo Hudson (TX)
Takenori Iga (CA)
Carolyn M Johnson (NV)
Gregg Kunz (CO)
David Brian Labonte (MA)
Justin Lefebure (FL)
Camille McLaughlin (NB, CANADA)
Joseph Nicolini (FL)
Garrison Niles (ON, CANADA)
Quoc Pham (TX)
Don Pippin (LA)
Marshall Pollock (CA)
Peter Quandt (MA)
Wasim Rahman (CA)
Chris Redmond (FL)
David Routzahn (NJ)
Steve Santens (MT)
Andy Shah (VA)
Joseph Shemansky (FL)
Terri Sherman (FL)
Michael Snider (OH)
Carey Sobel (FL)
Robert Stasiak (MI)
Travis Strack (TX)
Shaun Thornton (FL)
Dan Tomlin (FL)
Ish Uttam (AB, CANADA)
DJ Waddell (FL)
Linnea Westlake (CA)
Wayne Wright (CO)
IBBA Chairman’s Circle Award: Given to those individuals who closed one or more qualified business deals amounting to $3 million and above in total purchase price during the 2022 calendar year. The IBBA is pleased to congratulate:
Emmet Apolinario (OH)
Dale Armor (FL)
Nick Arnheim (FL)
Steve Barnett (CA)
Adam Bauer (MA)
Jim Beno (IL)
Rupesh Bharad (VA)
Haroon Bhatti (MI)
Anthony Blair (FL)
Steve Boylan (WI)
Andrew J. Brown (BC, CANADA)
Sam Campanella (ON, CANADA)
David Carson (FL)
Johnathan Choe (OR)
Bobbi Coffey (TX)
Dana Cole (AZ)
Teri Craft (CA)
Priscilla Dakin (NM)
Dave DeCamella (FL)
Greg DeSalvo (FL)
Carrie Duvall (FL)
Phillip Eleson (KY)
Steve Fenton (FL)
Aaron Fox (MA)
Eric Gagnon (FL)
Robin Gagnon (FL)
Eric James Gall (FL)
Vasilis Georgiou (CA)
Anthony Geronimo (FL)
Kara Gibson Brzytwa (WA)
Sundeep Gill (NY)
Antoinette Gonzales (CA)
Kyle Griffith (NY)
Baris Guler (FL)
Kathryn Guthrie (NV)
Waldemar Halek (ON, CANADA)
Molly Hanson (MA)
Ryan Hemmert (WA)
Randy Hendershot (CA)
Daniel Herring (FL)
Paul Ihrig (FL)
Neal Isaacs (NC)
David Jacobs (CA)
John Johnson (OK)
Mike Keen (VA)
Bill Kelly (VA)
Ashley Kelsey (NC)
Tony Khoury (NC)
Jay Kvasnicka (KS)
Eric Landis (CA)
Marc Lazarus (NJ)
Eddie Lim (FL)
Dan Long (OH)
Pam Ludwinski (MO)
Renato Mariani (FL)
James McNeela (IL)
Andy Mehta (TX)
John Mendozza (FL)
Steve Merritt (TX)
Crystal Misenheimer (TN)
Jim Moazez (CA)
Shiva Nambiar (ON, CANADA)
Steve Niehaus (FL)
Kenneth Oppeltz (CA)
James Parker (FL)
William G. Patten (WA)
Michael Pfeffer (FL)
Tanya Popov (MI)
Mark Quinn (FL)
Bhanu Raavi (ON, CANADA)
AJ Ramsey (NC)
Phil Reese (AZ)
Lisa Riley (AZ)
George Rosen (FL)
Shaun Rudgear (AZ)
Joshua Sagman (FL)
Raj Sathyaseelan (CA)
Karen Schorkopf (TN)
Justin Scotto (NC)
Mani Singh (CA)
Debbie Small (KS)
Willem Smit (GT, SOUTH AFRICA)
Charles Spickert (CO)
“JT” Jim Tatem (SC)
Sam Thompson (MN)
Patrick Totah (CA)
Gene Townley (AL)
Valerie Vaughn (KS)
Sara Vaziri Fard (CA)
Kate Vriner (OH)
Jason Ward (TX)
Bill White (OH)
Craig White (BC, CANADA)
Marquita Wiley (IL)
Phil Wolfstein (CA)
Dustin Zeher (VA)
Steve Zimmerman (CA)
Brian Zoberg (FL)
IBBA Platinum Chairman’s Circle Award: Given to those individuals who closed one or more qualified business deals amounting to $10 million and above in total purchase price during the 2022 calendar year. The IBBA is pleased to congratulate:
Jim Afinowich (AZ)
Faraaz Ali (VA)
Joseph Alter (FL)
Pino Bacinello (BC)
Peter Berg (FL)
Sean Brelsford (FL)
Randy Bring (FL)
Frank Campoamor (FL)
Chris Cantwell (CO)
Ryan Cave (FL)
Russell Cohen (FL)
Frank Costa (CA)
Rebecca Robinson Davis (GA)
Roland Davis (VA)
Cress Diglio (FL)
Jeffrey Elder (TX)
Bianca Evans (FL)
Nicholas Fares (OH)
Martin Fishman (FL)
Jennifer Fox (MA)
John Geiwitz (FL)
Sarah Grossman (MA)
Charles Harvey (TX)
Jay M Inbar (NY)
William Law (NC)
Christina Lazuric-Woscoff (CA)
Trent Lee (NV)
Erica Lewandowski (FL)
Katrina Loftin (NV)
Jeff MacAdam (PA)
Bradley Marlor (UT)
John Marsh (GA)
Fernando Mello (FL)
Greg Michail (CA)
Thomas Milana (FL)
Jonathan Molayem (FL)
Charles Mullins (FL)
Lee Ossin (FL)
Houmehr Mike Panoussi (CA)
Brenda Sali (FL)
Eric Seifert (MI)
Benjamin Strake (MO)
Stephen Wain (NJ)
Michael Wildeveld (CA)
Christopher Wozniak (TX)
Tina Wright (NC)
David Yezbak (SC)
IBBA Deal Maker Award: Given to those individuals who sold at least 10 qualified businesses during the 2022 calendar year. The IBBA is pleased to congratulate:
Faraaz Ali (VA)
Emmet Apolinario (OH)
Haroon Bhatti (MI)
Sean Brelsford (FL)
Randy Bring (FL)
Chris Cantwell
Russell Cohen (FL)
Rebecca Robinson Davis (GA)
Dave DeCamella (FL)
Bianca Evans (FL)
Aaron Fox (MA)
Robin Gagnon (FL)
Eric Gagnon (FL)
John Geiwitz (FL)
Alan Horn (VA)
Jay Inbar (NY)
Christina Lazuric-Woscoff (CA)
Trent Lee (NV)
Pam Ludwinski (MO)
James McNeela (IL)
Steve Merritt (TX)
Crystal Misenheimer (TN)
Charles Mullins (FL)
Lee Ossin (FL)
Houmehr Mike Panoussi (CA)
James Parker (FL)
Quoc Pham (TX)
Joshua Sagman (FL)
Justin Scotto (NC)
Andy Shah (VA)
Mani Singh (CA)
Patrick Totah (CA)
Gene Townley (AL)
Sara Vaziri Fard (CA)
Jason Ward (TX)
Linnea Westlake (CA)
Christopher Wozniak (TX)
Dustin Zeher (VA)
Steve Zimmerman (CA)
Brian Zoberg (FL)
About the International Business Brokers Association ®
Formed in 1984 and with nearly 2,700 members, the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA ®) is the largest international not for profit association for Business Brokers. The association provides Business Brokers with education, free benefits, conferences, professional designations, support programs and networking opportunities, and awards the Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designation to qualifying Business Brokers. To learn more visit www.ibba.org.
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