TABB Honors 2025 Member Excellence Award Recipients at 2026 Annual Conference
TABB Honors 2025 Member Excellence Award Recipients at 2026 Annual Conference
TABB Honors 2025 Member Excellence Award Recipients at 2026 Annual Conference
Texas business brokers recognized for professional achievement and qualified transactions completed during the 2025 calendar year
LAKEWAY, Texas — September 20, 2026 — The Texas Association of Business Brokers (TABB) announced the recipients of its 2025 Member Excellence Awards during the 2026 TABB Annual Conference, held September 17–19 at Lakeway Resort & Spa.
The annual awards recognize TABB members who demonstrated exceptional production based on the total purchase price of qualified business transactions completed during the 2025 calendar year.
“These awards recognize the skill, persistence and professionalism required to successfully guide a business transaction from engagement through closing,” said Joshua Carnes, Vice President of TABB. “Behind every completed transaction is a business owner navigating an important transition, a buyer taking on a new opportunity and an advisor responsible for managing the many financial, operational and human issues that arise along the way. We are proud to recognize these members for their accomplishments and their contributions to the business brokerage profession.”
TABB is pleased to recognize the following members for their 2025 achievements.
President’s Council Award
The President’s Council Award is presented to individuals who closed one or more qualified business transactions totaling $10 million or more in aggregate purchase price during the 2025 calendar year.
TABB congratulates the following President’s Council Award recipients:
- Wayne Blease
- Joshua Carnes
- B. Lane Carrick
- Richard Gadberry
- Crystal Misenheimer
- Steve Merritt
- Christopher Wozniak
- Kit Webster
State Circle of Excellence
The State Circle of Excellence recognizes individuals who closed one or more qualified business transactions totaling $3 million or more in aggregate purchase price during the 2025 calendar year.
TABB congratulates the following State Circle of Excellence recipients:
- Rocko Bell
- Dusty Block
- Bobbi Coffee
- Nolan Duck
- Jeffery Elder
- Jason Ward
- Kelli Toal
- Austin Zhao
Outstanding Producer Award
The Outstanding Producer Award is presented to individuals who closed one or more qualified business transactions totaling at least $1 million in aggregate purchase price during the 2025 calendar year.
TABB congratulates the following Outstanding Producer Award recipients:
- Molly Adames
- Claudia Bianchi
- Katie Holditch
- Anthony Keane
- Dominique Maddox
- Kyoung Sun Karen Suh
“These recipients represent the knowledge, ethical standards and commitment to professional development that TABB works to promote throughout Texas,” Carnes added. “We congratulate each of them and appreciate the work they do to serve business owners, buyers and the broader business community.”
The TABB Member Excellence Awards are based on qualified transactions reported for the preceding calendar year. Recognition is determined by aggregate purchase price and does not represent a ranking of individual members within an award category.
About the Texas Association of Business Brokers
Founded in 1979, the Texas Association of Business Brokers is a nonprofit trade association dedicated to improving and advancing the business brokerage profession for the benefit of its members and the public.
TABB promotes professional and ethical standards, provides education and industry resources, and supports a statewide network of business brokers and affiliated professionals involved in business sales, mergers and acquisitions, financing, accounting, law, valuation, exit planning and related services.
TABB members assist buyers and sellers of privately held businesses throughout Texas and the surrounding region. The association also administers the Board Certified Broker designation and provides continuing education, professional forms, networking opportunities and other resources for the business brokerage community.
For additional information about TABB, its educational programs or membership, visit www.tabb.org.
Media Contact
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