Executive Bios

Don Smith, CBI
President / Broker Associate

Don is among the most experienced business transaction professionals in the nation, with over 23 years of business valuation and business transaction experience. Don, one of the few Certified Business Intermediaries (CBI) in the region, has been involved with over 400 business transfers. He is on the Board of Directors of the Colorado Association of Business Intermediaries and is an active member of the International Business Brokers Association.  His firm, Peak Business Brokers, is a recognized leader in the sale of Colorado-Based businesses—with a ‘listing-to-sale ratio’ nearly twice the national average. Read More >

Brad Vanderburg

Broker Associate / Colorado Mountain Area Specialist

Brad VanderBrug has an extensive business career with experience in various size organizations in many capacities.  He has deep experience in financial and operational components of organizations in numerous industries both as a key executive and as an owner. His career began as a partner in a start up organization in 1987, which grossed $10 M in annual sales by 1994.  As part of the acquisition team he helped turn this company into the leader in its field and worked through it becoming part of a public traded company. Read More >

Jeff Klein

Broker Associate

Jeff’s business acquisition knowledge was first honed through a series of corporate mergers in which he was the target firm’s financial manager.  As such, Jeff knows better than most how to position a company for sale.   Preparing a business for sale is an important step that is often ignored by business owners, but it is one that can greatly increase the price paid for that business. Read More >

John Simons

Broker Associate

John has been involved in the ownership and management of both small and large-scale businesses throughout my career.  He grew up in a family business in the Midwest, and was a District Manager and Regional Administrator for Miller Brewing Company in Montana and Colorado. His responsibilities included: advertising, pricing, employee training, legislative activity, and operations management.   Read More >