{"id":1306,"date":"2025-07-15T08:45:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2025-07-15T12:31:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:31:26","slug":"the-broker-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/the-broker-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Broker Advantage: Stories from Both Sides of a Successful Business Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Ever wish you could hear the whole story behind a business sale? In this episode, we sit down with both the buyer and seller involved in a recent business sale as they reflect on their experience working with a broker. Listen to what went well, what surprised them, and why they believe a business broker was essential to a successful outcome.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><div class=\"hostGuest \"><h3 class=\"hostGuest__title\">Host<\/h3><div class=\"hostGuest__item\"><div class=\"hostGuest__item--left\"><strong>Host: <\/strong><span>Cress V. Diglio<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hostGuest mb-0 hostGuest__more\"><h3 class=\"hostGuest__title\">Guest<\/h3><div class=\"hostGuest__item\"><div class=\"hostGuest__item--left\"><strong>Guest: <\/strong><p>Micah Hamilton (Seller)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hostGuest__item\"><div class=\"hostGuest__item--left\"><strong>Guest: <\/strong><p>Matthew Saskin (Buyer)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hostGuest mb-0\"><div class=\"hostGuest__item--left\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/phI0YDQ0mAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video version of this episode<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2794\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1306-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/IBBA-S8E09-stories-from-Both-sides-of-a-successful-business-sale.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/IBBA-S8E09-stories-from-Both-sides-of-a-successful-business-sale.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/IBBA-S8E09-stories-from-Both-sides-of-a-successful-business-sale.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/IBBA-S8E09-stories-from-Both-sides-of-a-successful-business-sale.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/?powerpress_pinw=1306-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/IBBA-S8E09-stories-from-Both-sides-of-a-successful-business-sale.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IBBA-S8E09-stories-from-Both-sides-of-a-successful-business-sale.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 59:47 &#8212; 52.5MB)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wish you could hear the whole story behind a business sale? 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