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Russell Carriere

Broker at First Choice Business Brokers East Tennessee

Knoxville, TN Website (865) 255-4731
Updated September 2026

About

Russell Carriere works as the broker at First Choice Business Brokers East Tennessee and carries both of the office's live listings. Carriere has purchased, operated, and sold businesses for over 30 years. He treats privacy as an absolute requirement through a sale. He also recognizes the emotional side for a seller and a buyer alike. Carriere grew up in his father's heavy equipment manufacturing business, which built and sold rough terrain forklifts. He started by sweeping floors and organizing the shop, then moved to the assembly line and rotated through every station. He shifted into service and sales, met customers on site, and traveled the country running equipment demonstrations at trade shows. He has since run businesses in retail and wholesale distribution, light manufacturing and installation, and hospitality, including a 125-acre campground. Carriere also sold technology in the corporate world, supporting Fortune 500 customers with multi-million-dollar solutions.

Who is a good fit for Russell Carriere

  • Owners in East Tennessee who want a broker who has bought and sold his own companies.
  • Sellers in distribution, light manufacturing, or installation businesses.
  • Hospitality owners, including campground and recreation operators.
  • Sellers who need strict confidentiality through the whole process.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Russell Carriere has run and operated businesses in retail and wholesale distribution, light manufacturing and installation, and hospitality, including a 125-acre campground. He has purchased, operated, and sold businesses for over 30 years. That history gives him an owner's view of what a buyer will ask.

Carriere grew up in his father's heavy equipment manufacturing business building rough terrain forklifts. He started by sweeping floors and organizing the shop, then worked the assembly line and rotated through every station. He later moved into service and sales, meeting customers on site and running equipment demonstrations at trade shows.

Carriere sold technology for billion-dollar companies, supporting Fortune 500 customers with multi-million-dollar solutions their businesses relied on. That work sat alongside his own business ownership. He applies both perspectives when he matches a seller with a buyer.

Carriere believes in the absolute requirement for privacy during a sale process. He also understands the emotional side for both parties, since a business sale is the largest transaction most people ever make. He works to put sellers and buyers together for a successful collaboration toward a common goal.

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