John H. Brown

John started his career in Exit Planning 30-plus years ago as a business and estate planning attorney. He created The Seven Step Exit Planning Process™ and successfully tested it on hundreds of business-owner clients. In 1990 he wrote How To Run Your Business So You Can Leave It In Style and in 2008 wrote Cash Out Move On: Get Top Dollar--and More--Selling Your Business. With hundreds of thousands of books sold, John is the number-one selling author on Exit Planning for business owners.

Check out John's latest release, Exit Planning: The Definitive Guide which helps owners prepare for the most significant financial transaction of their lives.

John is the CEO of Business Enterprise Institute (BEI) a company he founded to train and support advisors who work with business owners. BEI has developed a host of tools and services to help Exit Planning advisors create and implement the best possible Exit Plans for successful owners including: marketing and engagement support, plan implementation software and support, continuing and advanced education, and networking opportunities with other advisors.