Over that career he has learned what makes a deal succeed and what makes one fall apart, usually long before the parties do. That pattern recognition is what he brings to every FFBA client.
He founded Fast Forward Business Advisors to give business owners and buyers access to the kind of senior, institutional-quality advisory most never get — personal, direct, and grounded in real transaction experience rather than a listing playbook. Ben leads every engagement himself, from the first confidential conversation through closing.
AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell)
Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award — top 1%
Super Lawyer — multiple years
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
40+ years of Ohio M&A practice
Hundreds of transactions “in the room”
Co-founder, North Coast Angel Fund
Co-founder, Center for Free Enterprise
Former President, Ohio Venture Association