Phil Dotten
Connecting Buyers & Sellers
Philip Dotten brings a powerful combination of hands-on ownership experience and deep transactional expertise to his clients at George & Company. As a business owner, operator, and advisor, Phil understands firsthand both the financial complexity and personal significance behind every transaction.
How Phil Helps Clients Achieve Their Goals
With more than 20 years of transaction experience, Phil has built a reputation for delivering premium outcomes through disciplined process management, meticulous valuations, and creative deal structuring. As COO and Senior M&A Advisor at George & Company, he plays a key role in guiding the firm’s intermediaries while helping clients successfully navigate the sale or acquisition of a business.
Before joining George & Company, Phil owned and operated a multi-store retail business for 24 years, gaining firsthand insight into the challenges and rewards of business ownership. Earlier in his career, he held executive management roles with broad responsibility across operations, sales, marketing, personnel, and financial management.
Having been directly involved in the sale, purchase, or startup of 15 businesses ranging from $350,000 to over $20 million, Phil brings both practical experience and strategic perspective to every engagement. Clients rely on him for clear guidance, strong advocacy, and results-driven execution.
Sellers
Representation designed to maximize value and ensure a successful transition.
Buyers
Strategic Guidance to help identify, evaluate, and acquire the right opportunity.
Valuations
Understand your company’s true market value and plan your exit with confidence.
About George & Company
With more than 45 years of experience, George & Company specializes in helping business owners confidentially sell and acquire privetly help businesses. Built by owners for owners, the firm combines deep transaction expertise with firsthand operating experience, ensuring every client receives strategic guidance and personalized attention throughout the process.
Why did I Join George & Company?
“After building my own companies over 20 years, I decided to list one with another brokerage. Together we valued it in about an hour, listed it the same day, and when the potential buyers approached, he handed them my personal cell number and disappeared. I negotiated the entire deal myself. The broker showed up at closing only to introduce himself to the buyer and collect his check.
That experience showed me how broken the industry can be—and exactly how NOT to represent a seller.”
PHIL DOTTEN
COO and Senior M&A Advisor and Business Broker
Industry Expertise
Phil has extensive experience across a diverse range of industries, with a deep understanding of the operational and financial drivers that impact business value. His background spans retail, wholesale distribution, manufacturing, trucking and fleet management, and agriculture.
This breadth of experience allows him to position businesses effectively in the marketplace, attract qualified buyers, and structure deals that maximize value while aligning with each client’s goals.
HEalthcare
- Nursing Homes
- Assisted Living
- Independant Living
Education
- Childcare
- Single School Centers
- Mult-Center Schools
Industrial
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Cyber Security