PODCASTS • MEDIA • GUEST SPEAKING
Joshua Himan—Finance Entrepreneur and Combat Veteran
Joshua Himan is the Founder and CEO of Business Valuation Advisors, Inc. and a business valuation and transaction advisory professional with more than 15 years of experience analyzing privately held companies, acquisitions, and financial performance.
Joshua has appeared on podcasts and industry platforms discussing business valuation, Quality of Earnings, private-company acquisitions, financial diligence, entrepreneurship, and the lessons learned from his journey from the United States Marine Corps to building a national valuation advisory practice.
CVA® • BCA® • CMEA® • FMVA® • U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
- Business Valuation & Private-Company M&A
- Quality of Earnings & Acquisition Due Diligence
- SBA Acquisition Analysis & Deal Economics
- Entrepreneurship & Business Ownership
- Veteran Leadership, Resilience & Career Transition
FEATURED PODCAST APPEARANCES
Practical Topics for Business Owners, Buyers, Lenders & Advisors
How private businesses are actually valued, what drives multiples and capitalization rates, how normalized earnings affect value, and where owners and buyers commonly misunderstand the valuation process.
How to test reported earnings, evaluate seller add-backs, perform Cash Proof, identify working-capital and CapEx needs, and determine whether historical earnings are sustainable.
Practical lessons from acquisition analysis, SBA transactions, deal structure, debt-service capacity, working capital, seller financing, purchase-price support, and transaction risk.
Lessons from Joshua’s transition from the United States Marine Corps to finance and entrepreneurship, including resilience, decision-making, leadership, rebuilding a career, and creating a professional advisory business.
Built for Business, Transaction & Professional Audiences
For buyers, searchers, independent sponsors, investors, and acquisition groups evaluating privately held businesses, transaction risk, valuation, financing, and financial diligence.
For professional audiences working with business owners on valuation, disputes, ownership transitions, tax-sensitive transactions, Quality of Earnings, and deal advisory matters.
For owners preparing to buy, sell, finance, or transition a business, along with lenders and advisors who need a clearer understanding of value, earnings quality, working capital, and transaction economics.
For professional associations, educational programs, entrepreneurship groups, military and veteran organizations, and leadership events seeking a practitioner perspective on business, finance, resilience, and career transition.
Featured Commentary, Publications & Media
Featured in Acquisition Aficionado Magazine, Joshua examines how acquisition professionals should think about Investment Value, the distinction between different standards of value, and the valuation methods most relevant when evaluating privately held businesses.
United Spinal profiled Joshua’s recovery following his combat injury, his return to finance and education, and the role that purpose, persistence, and professional development played in rebuilding his career after military service.
An official U.S. Marine Corps video documents Joshua’s return home after 18 months of recovery at Walter Reed following injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, along with the support provided by fellow Marines and volunteers during his transition home.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joshua Himan — Business Valuation & Transaction Advisory Professional
Joshua Himan is the Founder and CEO of Business Valuation Advisors, Inc. and a Certified Valuation Analyst with more than 15 years of experience analyzing privately held businesses, acquisitions, financial performance, and transaction risk.
His work includes business valuation, Quality of Earnings, acquisition diligence, earnings normalization, working-capital analysis, SBA transactions, personal goodwill, equipment valuation, litigation support, and other specialized valuation assignments.
Joshua holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Science in Finance from The George Washington University. His professional credentials include CVA®, BCA®, CMEA®, and FMVA®.
Before entering finance and valuation, Joshua served in the United States Marine Corps during Operation Enduring Freedom. His military experience, subsequent recovery from combat injuries, and transition into business and entrepreneurship also inform his presentations on leadership, resilience, decision-making, and career reinvention.
15+ Years of Private-Business Analysis • CVA® • BCA® • CMEA® • FMVA®
INTERVIEW & PRESENTATION IDEAS
Topics Joshua Can Bring to Your Audience
Presentations and interviews can be tailored to the audience, format, and available time. Joshua can approach these topics from the perspective of a valuation practitioner, transaction advisor, entrepreneur, or Marine Corps veteran.
01 — What Is a Private Business Really Worth?
How valuation professionals analyze earnings, risk, market multiples, capitalization rates, owner dependence, and other factors that determine private-company value.
02 — The Numbers Business Owners and Buyers Should Never Take at Face Value
Seller add-backs, normalized EBITDA and SDE, working capital, capital expenditures, customer concentration, and other financial adjustments that can materially change a valuation or transaction.
03 — Quality of Earnings & Financial Due Diligence
What a Quality of Earnings review actually tests, why reported earnings can differ from sustainable earnings, and how buyers, lenders, and advisors can use financial diligence to reduce transaction risk.
04 — Partner Buyouts & Ownership Transitions
Practical guidance on valuing ownership interests when partners separate, retire, restructure ownership, or negotiate a buyout—including Fair Market Value, owner compensation, minority interests, operating-agreement formulas, and common mistakes that can create disputes.
05 — Business Valuation in Divorce, Disputes & Litigation
How valuation issues arise in marital dissolution, shareholder disputes, contested buyouts, and other litigation—including normalization of earnings, personal versus enterprise goodwill, appraisal review, expert rebuttal, and the importance of independent, well-supported analysis.
06 — Personal Goodwill vs. Enterprise Goodwill
When business value may depend on an individual owner’s reputation, relationships, expertise, and involvement—and why the distinction can matter in business sales, divorce, ownership disputes, and tax-sensitive transactions.
07 — From Marine Corps to Business Valuation & Entrepreneurship
Joshua’s transition from military service and recovery from combat injuries into finance, graduate education, entrepreneurship, and building a national valuation advisory practice.
08 — Resilience, Risk & Decision-Making
Lessons from military service, investing, entrepreneurship, business ownership, and advising clients on making important decisions when information is incomplete and outcomes are uncertain.
Everything a Host or Event Organizer Needs
Joshua Himan is Founder and CEO of Business Valuation Advisors, Inc. and a Certified Valuation Analyst with more than 15 years of experience analyzing privately held businesses, acquisitions, and financial performance. His work spans business valuation, Quality of Earnings, transaction diligence, ownership matters, and specialized valuation assignments.
CVA® • BCA® • CMEA® • FMVA®
M.S. Applied Economics — Johns Hopkins University
M.S. Finance — The George Washington University
United States Marine Corps Veteran
Joshua Himan is the Founder and CEO of Business Valuation Advisors, Inc., a Certified Valuation Analyst, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. For more than 15 years, he has worked with privately held businesses, buyers, lenders, attorneys, and advisors on valuation, financial diligence, acquisitions, and ownership matters.
Professional photographs, a longer biography, presentation information, and additional materials can be provided for event promotion, podcast artwork, conference programs, and media use.
INVITE JOSHUA TO SPEAK
Bring Practical Business Valuation & Transaction Insight to Your Audience
Joshua is available for podcasts, conferences, webinars, panels, professional associations, acquisition groups, universities, and veteran-focused events.
Whether the audience is interested in business valuation, Quality of Earnings, ownership transitions, personal goodwill, financial diligence, entrepreneurship, or leadership, Joshua brings a practical practitioner perspective grounded in real-world advisory work.
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CVA® • BCA® • CMEA® • FMVA® • U.S. Marine Corps Veteran
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Independent analysis of personal versus enterprise goodwill for business sales, ownership matters, divorce, litigation, and tax-sensitive transactions.
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