Seven Texas brokers entered business brokerage in 2025–26 and are visibly hustling for deals

Asked (summary):

Which business brokers in Texas are the youngest, most hungry brokers — not at the top yet, but trying everything to get there?

Age and private ambition can’t be read responsibly off public profiles, so “youngest” here means newest to brokerage and “hungry” means observable business-development activity. A live-web scan on 2026-10-03 narrowed 348 extracted profile mentions to 7 Texas brokers who entered business brokerage in 2025 or 2026 and were not identified by reviewed sources as already top-ranked producers. Every claim below is single-sourced per row and cross-checked against one independent non-LinkedIn page.

Entry timeline, January 2025 – June 2026

Each mark is one broker, placed at the month they entered business brokerage. Hover or tap a mark for the activity evidence behind it.

Entry cohort:2025 entrants (5)2026 entrants — the very newest (2)

Blake Lehew is the clearest newest entrant: he started at Transworld in April 2026 and runs his own San Antonio gym, bringing firsthand owner-operator experience. bizquest.com

Grey Ottenstein co-founded Aligned Profit within months of entering brokerage and actively sources acquisition targets for PE firms, search funds, family offices and individual buyers. advancedbb.com

Kieron Jones launched his own contingency-fee boutique in July 2025 — “No upfront payments. We get paid when you get paid.” bizquest.com

Phillip Crawford prospects overtly on LinkedIn (“DM FUND or SELL to start”) and runs an adjacent capital-advisory platform that has guided 50+ clients. bizquest.com

The shortlist, newest entry first

Broker & market	Entered	Firm & role	Why they read as hungry	Track record	Sources

Method: live-web scan conducted 2026-10-03. A broad candidate search produced 348 extracted profile mentions; candidates were narrowed to Texas brokers entering business brokerage/M&A advisory in 2025–2026, then cross-checked against non-LinkedIn pages: 7 brokers, 5 independent source hosts plus 1 profile host (LinkedIn), with no independent URL supporting more than one shortlist row. “Entered” refers to entry into business brokerage, not age or total experience. “Not at the top” means no reviewed evidence showed the person as an already top-ranked broker — not a claim about competence. Public signals are imperfect; reconfirm firm affiliations before outreach. Long evidence text is shortened in the table; hover the timeline for fuller signals.

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