Michael Brown
Co-founder and CEO of TeamShares, a company that acquires small businesses and converts them to employee ownership while scaling a public holding-company model.
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Jan 23, 2026 • 49min
Dashboard: A Grand Experiment in Buying and Building Small Businesses
Michael Brown, co-founder and CEO of TeamShares, runs a company that buys small firms and converts them to employee ownership. He discusses scaling a public holding-company model, why they plan to go public while keeping long-term ownership, lessons from buying 90 businesses, low failure rates and high retention, and how employee ownership and practical AI shape outcomes.
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Sep 20, 2023 • 32min
How to Unlock Employee Ownership with Michael Brown of Teamshares
Michael Brown, co-founder and CEO of TeamShares, shares his journey from investment banking to revolutionizing employee ownership for small businesses. He discusses the mission behind TeamShares and its impressive growth, having acquired nearly 90 firms. Michael emphasizes the importance of financial education for employees and the ideal balance of kindness and ambition in hires. He also tackles the challenges in family-owned businesses and the evolving landscape of entrepreneurship, advocating for purposeful ventures and long-term visions.
Jan 29, 2026 • 33min
Teamshares and Live Oak V (LOKV) on Building a Programmatic M&A Platform
Rick Hendrix (Live Oak V CEO) and Adam Fishman (Live Oak V CFO) bring SPAC capital-markets and valuation chops. Michael Brown (Teamshares CEO) runs a programmatic M&A platform buying EBITDA-positive small businesses. They discuss scaling repeatable acquisitions, diligence and software to cut costs, leverage and capital allocation, PIPE construction, valuation comps, and using public markets to access cheaper debt.
