A veteran business intermediary with over 25 years of experience doing both Main Street and M&A transactions, Jeff has the knowledge to guide buyers and sellers through the acquisition and divestiture process. Jeff has a degree in Business Administration from Auburn University and is a member of both the International Business Brokers Association and the M&A Source. He holds the Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designation from the IBBA and the CM&AP designation from M&A Source. After over 16 years in plant, operations, and general management, with large food companies, including helping to sell a manufacturing and distribution division, Jeff and his wife Sheree opened an office with one of the large business brokerage franchises. As a licensed real estate broker in both Alabama and Florida, Jeff has been involved in the sale of many businesses in his career as a professional business broker. Now as manager and broker of the Destin office, he looks forward to helping you with a successful business transaction.
Michelle is a 25-year sales and marketing veteran who specializes in engaging closely with buyers and sellers through the acquisition and divestiture process. During her career she successfully created a mattress recycling business for a Central Florida non-profit that is a model for other social enterprises. She is a Business Administration graduate of the University of Central Florida, a local business owner, volunteers with Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge/Marine Mammal Rescue, on the Rebuilding Together Central Florida board of directors, and Destin Forward Class of 2021. She holds the Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designation from the IBBA.
Sheree is a graduate of Auburn University with a B.S. degree in Education (special education). After teaching, and raising 3 children, she and her husband, Jeff, opened a business brokerage franchise in Dothan, AL in 1995. She has been actively involved in the business brokerage business as an office administrator since that start-up and has been working with the ECBI team since 2015. She has been a volunteer with Communities of Transformation in both South Walton and Dothan.
Michael has a degree in Finance from Auburn University and a Masters in Theology from Asbury Seminary. He has worked several jobs in business and construction, most recently in construction plumbing in the Emerald Coast area. Michael is a member of the International Business Brokers Association where he is actively pursuing a CBI designation. He is a member of the Destin Chamber’s Destin Forward Class of 2024. In his spare time, he is active in his church and volunteers his time mentoring youth. Michael also enjoys playing Disc Golf. He looks forward to helping you to sell or buy a business on the Emerald Coast.