ERIC GAGNON is the founder and President of We Sell Restaurants and wesellrestaurants.com. Eric is an industry expert in restaurant sales and valuation and holds the Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designation from IBBA.  He has also been designated a Business Industry Expert by Business Brokerage Press.  A frequent writer and speaker in the restaurant industry, Eric co-authored Appetite for Acquisition, an award-winning book published in 2012 and named “Best of” by Small Business Book Awards.   
 
Eric began his career in the financial services industry for Bank of America, Bank of New York and big five accounting firm, KPMG before launching the nation’s premiere restaurant brokerage firm and restaurant brokerage franchise. He oversees the development and training of Restaurant Brokers nationwide and has created the industry's only Certified Restaurant Broker coursework and testing program.  

He is the Past President of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers (GABB) and Lifetime Member of their Million Dollar Club. He is also the recipient of the Phoenix Award, presented to a select few who have received the Million Dollar Award for more than a decade.  In addition to GABB, he is a member of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), Business Brokers of Florida (BBF), and the International Franchise Association (IFA). Eric currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Southeast Franchise Forum.  Eric was the recipient of the Outstanding Producer Award given by the International Business Brokers Association for 2017.