With nearly 40 years of professional experience in business valuation, mergers and acquisitions, analysis, and structuring of traditional and non-traditional private placement investments, Brian Wendler founded one of the largest valuation firms of its kind in 1994, Ross, Wendler & Stein which later became known as RWS. The firm was the captive valuation firm for Business Brokers Network and from 2008-2009, he was President of the Institute of Certified Business Counselor. Wendler has participated as an instructor at national and state business broker conferences and has trained and provided valuation, mergers & acquisitions, transaction, and deal structuring advisory services.