John Nessel

Senior Advisor

Personal Experience

John has many years of experience in both business brokerage and commercial real estate. He was a founding partner of Nessel & Wilking Commercial Group and V/T Commercial Real Estate, both in Burlington, Vermont. He specialized in hospitality brokerage, industrial and office leasing, and the sale of owner occupied and investment real estate.

Throughout his business brokerage and real estate career John also created, owned and operated a variety of restaurants from full service dining to fast casual. John was founder of the Boston based Aesops Bagels chain, with an affiliated wholesale manufacturing business selling to all the major New England food service distributors.

John also is President of the Restaurant Resource Group which has been providing financial consulting and advisory services to the hospitality industry since 1998. These services include QuickBooks accounting setup, training and support, financial startup and feasibility plans, valuation services, and the implementation of food & beverage cost controls.

John currently specializes in Restaurant and Hospitality brokerage and advisory services. He represents owners planning their exit and buyer’s looking to acquire restaurant and hospitality businesses in the Cape Cod & Islands and South Shore marketplace. John received a BS degree from Cornell University and MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida. He currently resides in Sandwich, MA.