Meet Michael Morrissey
Experienced Business Broker. Strategic Advisor. Exit Planning Expert.
Michael Morrissey
Senior Broker · Strategic Advisor
TransWorld Business Advisors · Portland
Longest-Serving Senior Broker
Two decades of high-end sales and advisory experience — grounded in real-world brokerage.
Michael Morrissey is a licensed and experienced business broker with TransWorld Business Advisors of Portland, where he serves as the firm's longest-serving Senior Broker. With more than 20 years of high-end sales and advisory experience, Michael has built his career around helping business owners and buyers navigate important decisions with clarity, strategy, and trust.
Throughout his career, Michael has worked closely with business owners to understand their long-term goals, identify opportunities to increase business value, and develop strategies designed to improve transferability and buyer appeal before going to market.
His experience as a business broker gives him a unique perspective into:
- What buyers actually look for
- What increases or reduces valuation
- What causes deals to succeed or fall apart
- How to identify buyer concerns before they become problems
- How strategic preparation can significantly improve exit outcomes
Michael attended the University of Oregon, where he majored in Philosophy — a background that shaped his analytical thinking, creative problem-solving approach, and ability to navigate complex business situations strategically.
Over the course of his career, he has earned numerous awards for sales excellence and relationship-driven service, consistently building trust with clients through communication, integrity, and strategic guidance.
In addition to his role as a business broker, Michael is also a licensed Oregon Realtor, sales consultant, and trainer.
People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Credibility built over two decades.
Longest-Serving Senior Broker
TransWorld Business Advisors, Portland
20+ Years Sales & Advisory
High-end transactions and counsel
Licensed Business Broker
Active brokerage practice
Licensed Oregon Realtor
Cross-disciplinary expertise
Strategic Exit Planning Advisor
Long-horizon preparation
Business Value Optimization
Buyer-aligned readiness
What Michael helps business owners do.
Strategic preparation — years before a sale — is what separates an average exit from an exceptional one. Michael's work focuses on the levers that actually move valuation and transferability.
Understand what buyers value most
Identify risks before going to market
Increase transferability and buyer confidence
Improve operational and financial readiness
Build a strategic exit roadmap
Maximize business value before a future sale
Business brokerage experience creates a strategic advantage.
Michael's experience working with both buyers and sellers provides valuable insight into how businesses are evaluated during the acquisition process. This perspective helps business owners identify hidden risks, improve buyer confidence, and make strategic decisions that may positively impact valuation before going to market.
Buyer Insight
How acquirers evaluate risk and value
Hidden Risk Reduction
Surfaced and addressed early
Informed Decisions
Strategy grounded in market reality
Ready to start preparing — on your terms?
Begin with a confidential strategy session or measure your current transferability with the Exit Score.