Meet Our Team | First Choice Business Brokers Houston Memorial

Successful Houston businessman, Browning Williams, a native Houstonian, is the owner of First Choice Business Brokers - Houston Memorial Office. Browning founded Summit Mortgage Corporation in 1988 and was CEO and President for over twenty years. Summit grew to over 150 employees and become, at one time, the number one ranked largest individually owned Mortgage Banking firm in the State of Texas, with over a dozen Offices including major metropolitan areas like Houston, Dallas, Austin, Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas.  Summit was awarded Houston Top 100 fastest growing Companies for several years. 

More currently, after funding seed capital, Browning is a partner to Ikon Midstream LLC, a fuel supplier, which has recently become a very successful seller of blended fuel throughout Texas. Additionally, Ikon has been a major exporter of fuel into Mexico, by supplying fuel using both trucking and rail, as well as supplying larger quantities using barges to navigate through the Gulf of Mexico.

Browning has had partner or owner positions in other businesses as well, and said his strength is that he understands the “business of businesses.”

Browning’s favorite hobby was always snow ski racing, until he began racing open wheel formula cars in his mid-40’s where he won the title as SCCA USA National Champion Southwest Division in formula continental. He then raced professionally for several years, in the vastly competitive “The Road to Indy” Series with Pro Formula Mazda open wheel cars, which competed all over the United States, Mexico, and Canada. His new hobby, is to spend a ” Poppy Day” once a week with one of his much loved grandkids.

Please contact Browning to help you find the very best deal when selling or buying a business in Houston and the surrounding area.