John H. Brown is the president of Business Enterprise Institute, Inc (BEI)., the only single source of education, marketing support, and exit planning design for advisors of business owners. BEI teaches professionals in a variety of disciplines (accounting, law, business consulting, valuation, banking, insurance and financial planning) how to use Exit Planning to attract and keep high-caliber business owners in their practices. Brown is also a founder of the Denver law firm of Minor & Brown, P.C. Brown began his practice as an estate planner but over the last 30 years has represented hundreds of business owners as they work to orchestrate successful exits from their companies. As president of BEI, Brown has taught thousands of advisors how to solve their clients' most pressing problem: how to exit their companies in style.

Brown is the author of two books and numerous articles on exit planning for business owners. His latest book, The Completely Revised: How To Run Your Business So You Can Leave It In Style, has sold over 125,000 copies.

Brown and BEI publish a twice-monthly e-newsletter, The Exit Planning Review™, and maintain a website for business owners, www.exitplanning.com. In addition, BEI publishes a monthly newsletter for advisors, The Exit Planning Review for Advisors, and maintains a website for its member advisors to keep them abreast of the latest planning issues and marketing techniques (www.exitplanningforadvisors.com). For several years, Brown co-authored a column for theDenver Rocky Mountain News and was a columnist for the American Cities Business Journal.

For the past 25 years, Brown has spoken to owners, advisors, and numerous professional advisor groups across the United States about various business and exit planning strategies. His timely topic and accessible style make him a favorite speaker and seminar presenter. Brown also leads two-day Boot Camps for Advisors™ that teach advisors how to use The Seven-Step Exit Planning Process, and how to market that process to owners.