Press & Media: Icon Business Advisors
About Icon Business Advisors
Icon Business Advisors is a Nashville-based AI consulting and M&A advisory firm for lower middle market business owners. We are operators who advise. We put AI to work inside your business through Icon AI, then help you sell, buy, raise capital, add operating leadership, or work through the real estate in a deal. Founded by Daniel Askew.
Icon’s six service lines are Icon AI (AI consulting), Icon Exit (sell-side M&A and exit planning), Icon Acquire (buy-side advisory), Icon Capital (capital raising), Icon Partner (fractional leadership and the Icon Command Center sprint), and Icon Commercial (commercial real estate advisory).
About Daniel Askew, Founder & CEO
Daniel Askew is a Nashville-based entrepreneur and M&A advisor with 25+ years as an operator. Before founding Icon Business Advisors, he built and ran several businesses, so he knows firsthand what owners face when they think about a sale, a capital raise, or a change in direction.
Daniel is available as an expert source on the following topics:
- Putting AI to work in owner-led companies
- Business valuation methodology and market multiples for Nashville and Southeast businesses
- The M&A process for lower middle market business owners
- Exit planning strategies and common mistakes owners make before selling
- Capital raising options for growing businesses (SBA, PE, angel, SAFE notes)
- Nashville’s M&A market trends and deal activity
- The difference between business brokers and M&A advisors
- Private equity activity in the lower middle market
Media Inquiries
For press inquiries, expert commentary, or interview requests, contact:
Daniel Askew
Founder & CEO, Icon Business Advisors
Email: daniel@iconbusinessadvisors.com
Website: iconbusinessadvisors.com
Company Facts
- Headquarters: Nashville, Tennessee
- Service Area: Nashville, Memphis, Clarksville, Bowling Green, Birmingham, Huntsville, Knoxville, Atlanta, Chattanooga, and the broader Southeast
- Focus: Lower middle market business owners
- Tagline: Operators Who Advise
- Website: iconbusinessadvisors.com