David Brackett

Going to @SMB_ash for the first time was life-changing. I was in a room with people just like me: scrappy, tenacious, resourceful business owners from all different backgrounds and ages across the USA. I landed in a room with my people, where we could exchange ideas, stories, share problems, and offer solutions... it was total magic for me. I didn’t even know a conference could be fun and energizing. It will be my 3rd SMBash, and this one will be better than ever. I can’t wait to see the friends I have made and make new friends. I hope to see you there (and I’m easy to spot at the conference, please come up and say hi!) ‌ Can't Wait to see everyone on the Line up this year including: @girdley, @CTW_SMB, Jacob Hall, @SMB_Attorney, @JaredJohnsonSBA, @SBA_Matthias, @MatznerJon, @pinpulleddrmf, @JermanMichael , Paul Henderson, @guessworkinvest, @StrongpointRich, Matthew Dolsky, @Sam_Rosati, Peter Lehrman, Joseph Cabrera, Danny Payne, @SuccessWithJake, @TwoTeesSMB , @KHendersonCo, John Hannum, and so many more. Get your tickets today: smbash.com

Only six and a half weeks until SMBash 2026! Sponsors are being locked in. Speakers are almost finalized. The meals have been chosen. And lanyards are at the ready. A quick reminder: SMBash isn’t a huge conference. We intentionally cap attendance so the room stays intimate, the networking stays useful, and the connections you make are real. If you’re planning to come, don’t wait too long to grab your ticket.

@SpencerHakimian This is murder. This “officer” should face murder charges.

🚨WATCH the video of ICE SHOOTING the Woman and decide for yourself.

SMBash is looking for a rockstar to talk growth strategy this April! If you have anybody in mind you'd like to hear from (or think you might be a fit yourself), shoot me a DM 📩

As we close out 2025, we are proud of what SMB Law Group has built and excited about where we are going. SMB Law Group was founded to serve entrepreneurs and lower-middle-market business owners through their most important moments, buying, operating, growing, and exiting businesses. In just a few years, that vision has turned into a national platform with meaningful scale, real depth, and a growing team. 2025 by the Numbers • Net Promoter Score: 95 • 160 plus five-star Google reviews • 300 plus transactions closed as a firm • Over $300 million in annual closed M&A volume • Clients served across 13 licensed states For a young firm, this level of trust and repeat engagement is rare. We do not take it lightly. Diversification and Long-Term Stability In 2025, SMB Law Group intentionally diversified its work beyond traditional SBA and SMB M&A. The result was a more stable platform for clients and a more durable business overall. We expanded conventional M&A, general corporate, and ongoing advisory services while launching our Fractional General Counsel practice. This shift allows us to support clients well beyond closing and to serve as long-term partners throughout the life of their businesses. Our goal is simple. Do M&A so well that we become our clients’ lawyers for the life of their business. Process and Client Experience In 2025, we also invested heavily in systemizing our industry-leading M&A process. Through our Clear Skies initiative, we standardized deal execution, implemented formal SOPs, and established uniform service expectations across all transactions. This ensures that every client receives the same high-quality experience, regardless of deal size or team assignment, while allowing our lawyers to focus on judgment, strategy, and outcomes. Awards and Recognition SMB Law Group’s work in 2025 was recognized across the legal and business communities, including: • Financial Times, North America Innovative Law Firms nominee • Texas Legal Awards, Managing Partner of the Year nominee • Ranked among the highest deal-volume firms in Texas • 95 Net Promoter Score and 160 plus five-star Google reviews We were also invited to speak at leading industry events, including Main Street Summit, SMBash, ETA Capital Forum, M&A Launchpad, and the HoldCo Conference. Looking Ahead to 2026 Our vision remains clear. We are building the premier full-service national law firm for entrepreneurs. In 2026 and beyond, we expect to continue expanding both our service offerings and our team through the SMB Growth Pathway. As part of that roadmap, we anticipate adding senior attorneys in areas including securities, employment, intellectual property, and commercial real estate. Each practice area is built to scale into a meaningful business unit within a larger platform, offering real responsibility, leadership opportunities, and upside. Thank You We are grateful to our clients, referral partners, and growing team for trusting us with their businesses. 2025 was a year of meaningful progress. 2026 will be about compounding it.

This Giving Tuesday, please consider supporting my wife’s work at @CampKesem, who provides free programming for children facing a parent’s cancer 🙏 (Or Michigan’s NIL fund)

New site. New tickets. New sponsors. Same focus: ETA + Operators only. SMBash 2026 — Dallas, April 22–24. Tickets + sponsorships now live → on the website

@SBA_Matthias @SMB_ash @PIONEERCAPADV @KHendersonCo SMBash merch and a Packers loss…sounds like my kind of night! 😂 Excited to partner with PCA this year!

Brought my @SMB_ash hat to the Monday Night game here at Lambeau tonight @PIONEERCAPADV is proud to be a 2026 conference sponsor @TwoTeesSMB @KHendersonCo

The best in country music and it’s not particularly close @CharleyCrockett

@aussieflya @SMB_Attorney Ha! It was all about the formatting and making it line up in the block this time

@SMB_Attorney @TwoTeesSMB I've found it easier now to just tell people I have a 9 fig net worth $50,000.0000 x.com/aussieflya/sta…

This is insane! 250 Closings for $1,310,000,000.00 in deal value... since 2022. 🤯 We’re humbled by the trust our clients and the SMB community have placed in us on this journey. Every closing represents a founder’s dream realized and a buyer’s vision coming to life. Here’s to the next 250!

A players thrive at SMB Law Group. Who’s next to join our team?

Hard to overstate how incredible this is… Kevin Henderson (@KHendersonCo), our co-founder and managing partner, was just named a finalist for “Managing Partner of the Year” by Texas Lawyer. Not just for small firms. Not just for up-and-comers. He’s listed alongside the managing partners of Pillsbury, Norton Rose, and Paul Hastings. And now… @smblawgroup! This is what happens when you combine elite deal experience with a mission to serve entrepreneurs differently. Kevin has led from the front since day one, and this recognition is well-earned. Let’s go 🚀

@SBA_Matthias Congrats!!

I found out recently that I’m going to be a dad next year You can just do things 👶

Super cool gift from the @SaganPassport team celebrating our recent (outstanding) hire from El Salvador. The SMB community is the best!

@adamwilkins090 @SMB_ash Uploading this week!

@SMB_ash Got my tickets already! Do you guys have an idea of when the 2025 session recordings will be available?

📣 SMBash 2026 — Mark Your Calendars! 📣 We’re RETURNING to Dallas — because we loved it that much. 🗓️ April 22–24, 2026 📍 The Rayleigh Underground | Dallas, TX What’s included? ✅ Content kicks off Wednesday evening with dinner and a keynote and runs through Friday afternoon (done before 4pm) ✅ All meals + drinks included ✅ Keynotes, panels, and deep dives packed with real insights ✅ The same high-quality community you’ve come to expect—just bigger and better Ticket sales are live. You’re going to want to be there.

Fun throwback to a nice time on stage at @SMB_ash with my good friend @taywall 🐶 We spent our panel talking about different options once you've been operating your growing small business for a few years Take on more capital to pour rocket fuel on the growth? Embrace the chaos? What does that mean for you and your team? Stay the course on majority ownership and deferring additional capital? How does that impact rate of growth, new and missed opportunites? Turns out like everything, no right answer. Pros and cons to every journey But one thing is 100% correct - make sure you have advisors, board members, friends, whatever, people around you that help you make these tough calls on your own. Don't make them in a vacuum. Rely people who have more experience than you Thinking about selling/taking on more capital vs. continuing to grow on your own? I know Taylor and I, and the awesome folks behind @Sam_Rosati @TwoTeesSMB @KHendersonCo always happy to brainstorm Especially if it's over a fast round of golf...

@KHendersonCo You’re being sarcastic, BUT…

No better Friday night bar topic than Put Options.

Great company indeed!