Brett Dearing provides CEO Founders education and fiduciary advice to meet their unique and ever-changing needs. Brett is a sought-after consultant, planning coach and keynote speaker for business owners and advisors to business owners for businesses ranging from $30 million to $250 million in enterprise value. With over 30 years of operational experience, Brett has successfully guided hundreds of privately held and family-owned business owners through the four phases of a business cycle utilizing key planning strategies focused on operational enhancement, business growth & expansion, and comprehensive transition planning. Brett has added millions to business owner value and assisted business owners transition over $2 billion in privately held businesses.

As an advocate, consultant and advisory board member, Mr. Dearing utilizes his real-time experience to assist CEO Founders implement and execute operational enhancements, growth strategies, and transition plans through mergers & acquisitions, recapitalizations, private equity partnerships, strategic acquisitions, spinout acquisitions, tuck-in strategies, and ESOPs. Mr. Dearing has implemented advisory boards and has utilized EOS and Lean Six Sigma methodologies to implement business, financial, and personal planning solutions as a part of a comprehensive plan to increase shareholder value. In previous positions, Mr. Dearing provided outsourced Chief Operating Officer services for privately held businesses and was a Senior Vice President at Goldman Sachs.