IBV Team

We specialize in doing the tough deals that require creativity and tenacity. We possess a get-it-done attitude.  We're team-spirited. We operate with a win-win philosophy. We're persistent and polite. We're easy to work with. Resourceful. Open-minded. We believe a sense of humor is essential.  We see the big picture, and plan in detail.  The conduit between advice and implementation.

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Michael Matteson has been a mergers and acquisitions specialist since 1982, focusing on selling privately held manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses to facilitate the best outcome for their owners, their employees, and the new management team. In the past 27 years, Mike has successfully completed over 120 business transactions. As Chairman of our Board of Advisors, he is a valued resource.

Mike shares a wisdom and empathy gained through diverse experiences as a business owner, having been a principal and CEO of a material systems design and manufacturing company, as well as the owner and CEO of an electronics manufacturing business supplying communication systems and electronic sub-assemblies directly to OEMs. His financial and operational background also includes 12 years with Xerox in financial and marketing management positions, including Manager of the Supply Demand Function for the Information Systems Division and Program Manager for the Printing Systems Division.

Mike deeply values the interconnectedness of the Earth and its inhabitants, and has been passionate about "making a difference in the world" through his business and community activities.  He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

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Patricia Brown pbrown@integratedbv.com has been a marketing and sales executive and consultant for 25 years; for the past eight years she has worked exclusively as a marketing specialist.  She works with our clients in the development and execution of business enhancement programs. For our mergers & acquisitions clients, she is actively involved in every phase of an engagement,the development of our clients' Confidential Business Profile, all marketing functions unique to each assignment, and in the collection and flow of all information to assure the successful execution of each business transaction. 

One of Patricia's greatest strengths is her resourcefulness and delight in initiating, developing, and nurturing relationships. She brings a high degree of energy, enthusiasm, and optimism to every assignment. Operating from a heart-based philosophy, she sees her work as a form of stewardship, which fuels her determination to "do whatever it takes" in serving the best interests of our clients. She  believes the owner of a privately-held business must have complete knowledge and "ownership" of the company's sales and marketing functions in order to ensure the company's long-term success.

Patricia earned a BA in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and has completed graduate studies toward an MS in Education at Canisius College.

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Max Brown, J.D. mbrown@integratedbv.com

Max offers our clients a passion for justice – for doing the right thing.  His legal knowledge, resources, and strength in building bridges through relationships, enhance our ability to serve the greater community with a depth of intangible assets that benefit our clients in real, measurable, ways. 

Max brings to the company expertise in risk management and in estate planning, which are significant areas of concern for our clients.  Having worked in the high-tech and insurance industries before attending Law School and receiving his JD, he learned the benefits of tenacity and critical thinking, and brings these capabilities to the table in every assignment with our clients.

Max is highly relational and thrives on connecting clients with other professionals and specialists who can meet their needs and help to solve complex problems tangential to his work with them at Integrated Business Ventures, Inc.  We and our clients welcome his collaborative spirit.

Max has always believed in building and sustaining community at all levels. He spent over two years serving in the United States Peace Corps in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where he helped to develop the fledgling tourist industry and worked with street children and a local orphanage.

Max works to support his belief that strong and vibrant local and regional businesses are the heart of American Community.  He proudly continues to serve his local community as a member of the Board of Directors of the Tompkins County Community Foundation and through service to his clients. 

Max earned a BA in Philosophy from Gettysburg College and a JD from the Western New England College School of Law.

Mindfulness life coach and healer who uses The Work of Byron Katie, Symbolic Tracking, and Shamballa Meditation to help clients assimilate deep paradigm shifts.

Extraordinary healer and therapist whose practice resides on hallowed ground at Nature's Song Retreat Center. Originally practicing as a Transpersonal Psychologist, Mary's personal suite of services have expanded to include LifeForce Sound and Energy Healing and amazing workshops hosted at Nature's Song.

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