Built on Experience. Designed for Better Business Sales.
Dick Obendorf founded BXB Business Brokers to help owner-operated businesses navigate the sale process with clarity and confidence.
As a former business owner, Dick understands that selling a business is not just a transaction—it’s a major life decision.
BXB combines experienced deal guidance with structured valuation, professional marketing, and a national broker network to help owners achieve better outcomes.
Dick Obendorf – Founder
Dick founded BXB Business Brokers to help owner-operated businesses approach the sale process with greater clarity, preparation, and confidence. Over the course of his career, he has owned and operated businesses in industries ranging from specialty chemicals, automotive services, and mining to commercial interior construction, signage, trucking, SaaS, and other internet-based ventures.
His background includes both small owner-operated businesses and larger multi-state operations. Most notably, he co-founded a national trucking company that grew from 1 truck to 500 trucks, operated in 38 states, and reached $30 million in revenue. That experience gives him firsthand insight into the operational, financial, and strategic challenges owners face—and helps him guide sellers with the perspective of someone who has been in their shoes.
Experienced Guidance. Modern Deal Tools.
BXB was built to offer business owners a more effective path to a sale
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We combine real-world deal experience with modern valuation tools, professional marketing materials, and a strong network of qualified brokers.
- Valuation Insight
Understand what your business is worth—and why - Market Preparation
Position your business before going to market - Professional Packaging
High-quality CIMs and buyer materials - Broker Network
Access to qualified buyers and brokers nationwide
Main Deal Makers
Experienced guidance from professionals who understand both the financial and personal side of a business sale.
Chet Pipkin – CCIM
Chet Pipkin brings over four decades of business, aviation, and commercial real estate leadership to BXB Business Brokers. With more than 47 years of experience spanning farms, commercial, investment, and land transactions, he has built a career defined by operational discipline, large-scale deal execution, and trusted client service.
His background includes ownership and management of multiple real estate, development, and property management companies, along with senior leadership as a designated broker overseeing multi-state teams. Combined with distinguished military and commercial aviation careers, Chet offers clients seasoned judgment, strategic insight, and a highly disciplined approach to complex transactions. His experience provides business owners and investors with the benefit of proven leadership, broad market expertise, and practical execution.  Serving Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming  Pipkin & Associates, Principal Broker – Oregon      Â
Tawnya Gilreath – CBI
Tawnya Gilreath brings nearly two decades of lower middle market M&A, legal, and exit planning expertise to business owners navigating complex transactions. As an attorney, Certified Exit Planner, and nationally recognized M&A educator, she has built a career focused on thoughtful deal structuring, seller protection, and successful business exits for founder-led and family-owned companies. Her background combines advanced legal training, deep transactional experience, and executive-level advisory leadership.
Through her work advising businesses typically valued between $2 million and $50 million, Tawnya offers clients disciplined guidance, strategic clarity, and institutional-level transaction execution. As a respected industry instructor, former CABB President, and leadership figure within M&A Source and IBBA, she provides business owners with the benefit of seasoned judgment, sophisticated planning, and practical expertise designed to maximize value while reducing risk.  Serving California. Business Sales are Brokered by eXp Commercial | CA DRE# 02134436
Allen Stockbridge – CCIM
Allen brings decades of commercial real estate and transaction experience to BXB Business Brokers. He began his career with Coldwell Banker Commercial in 1984 after graduating from the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore, and has spent his career working through the complexities of real-world transactions with professionalism and discipline. Â
His experience provides clients with the benefit of seasoned judgment, careful deal execution, and a broader perspective on transactions that require both structure and experience. Serving East and West Coast areas and anywhere in between. Kulshan Commercial
Local Focus. National Reach.
BXB selectively represents businesses in the Puget Sound region and works with trusted broker relationships beyond our core market when the opportunity calls for broader reach or local expertise.
Local Representation
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For businesses within our primary service area, BXB works directly with owners through valuation, preparation, confidential marketing, buyer screening, negotiation, and closing support.
Trusted Broker Relationships
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For opportunities outside our core geography, BXB works through trusted broker relationships to help connect sellers with the right expertise in the right market.