Matt Frye

. . . 40 years in this business and it was very enjoyable. . . getting up . . . 5:00 every morning . . work, work, work, . . . I was getting kinda tired and . . . approaching 70 years old . . . I decided, "Man, I know nothing about selling a business. I need some real help." . . . I can't say enough about the hours that John spent working on a good sale with the right person at the right price. . . getting everything just right . . . he would ask all the right questions . . . I found out in the sale of it, there were a lot of, lot . . . of things that had to fit together for this to work. John as an M&A broker. . . with IBG . . . will do anybody a great job. . . I have recommended John several times already to business associates . . . because I know that he will do a very good job for them.

. . . accept my gratitude for your efforts and skill in delivering a successful sale of Cohlmia's. . . a long labor of love for me . . . owned and nurtured for 35 years . . . an excellent business that held many fond memories and cherished friends. My choice to sell did not come lightly. . . I choose business advisors cautiously. You . . . were recommended by some of my most trusted advisors. You earned your reputation in my book. . . you steadfastly represented my best interests. My confidentiality was preserved throughout. . . honest and frank in dealing with all parties and their advisors. Job well done! I will continue to recommend your services to any business owner with no reservation.

I can think of no one in the industry that I would more strongly recommend than John Johnson. I would trust him with my life. In fact, I did. I would recommend that you do the same.

I knew when I hired your firm to help me with my business sale, that you were good. But, I had no idea that you would be as good at this as you are.

Our objectives were to fund our retirement by extracting risk free money from value of the business, while staying active with a partner who would fund and support growth initiatives . . . respecting our objectives, IBG led us in negotiating a sale that exceeded all hopes. We enjoyed a huge ROI from investing in John and IBG to manage our sale . . . strategically prepared . . . unearthed and explained the true underlying value . . . and navigating us to a great result . . . find effective solutions to every obstacle. . . delivered on many opportunities to win value for us. Our sale was completed at more than twice the value of initial offers and what we had thought to be an attainable value . . . We highly recommend IBG to other business owners who may look to selling their business.

I've had the pleasure of working with John Johnson and his team during this whole transition and it, it went very well . . . very professional . . . great personality to work with, knew all the answers . . . and was very organized. He kept the project on track. . . always there for us. . . we were very pleased with the outcome . . . really appreciate everything John has done.