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• Common Legal Diligence Issues (and How to Handle Them) - July 17th - https://bit.ly/4lo4Swu

Accomplished CEO Marci LaRouech sought to build a business without investor pressure. A sub $1m HR firm was the way.

Topics in Marci’s interview:

• Leading Makai HR through growth and exit as CEO
• 2 reasons she likes project work
• Comparing HR consulting and PEO business models
• Acquiring Seay HR with 40% seller financing
• Leveraging associations and networks for client growth
• Building a strong team for high-touch HR service
• Growth in fractional HR work
• Becoming the leading HR firm for the pest control industry
• How AI can be useful for human resources
• Ease of hiring in HR

References and how to contact Marci:

• LinkedIn
• marci@seay.us
• Seay HR
• Seay HR ETA for Searchers
• Iris Levine on Acquiring Minds: $6m Business, 3 Minutes From Childhood Home
  
  

Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Pioneer Capital Advisory

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

• Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR:

• From this page or contact mark@aspenhr.com

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter
  
  

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron

By reconceiving the paint dealership he bought as a marketing & sales organization, Ryan Adams pushed it to new heights.

Topics in Ryan’s interview:

• Transferring from military to business
• Focusing on selling one service
• Underestimating working capital needs
• The business tanked after acquisition
• Rescuing the company by fixing his sales process
• Properly incentivizing for the outcome he wants
• Learning digital marketing himself
• Cost per acquisition metric
• Where he finds good sales guys
• Expanding his territory by buying a competitor

References and how to contact Ryan:

• LinkedIn
• Rhino Shield

• $100M Leads: How to Get Strangers To Want To Buy Your Stuff by Alex Hormozi

Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR:

• From this page or contact mark@aspenhr.com

Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Pioneer Capital Advisory

Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:

• Email Nick Akers at nick@inzotechnologies.com, and tell him you’re a searcher

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron

Adam Rao took a chance on an exhibit production business that had generated zero revenue in 15 months. It's gone well.

Topics in Adam’s interview:

• Discovering impact companies
• Acquiring with a business partner
• Buying a distressed business during Covid
• Getting 100% seller financing
• Inheriting an angry, dysfunctional staff
• A brutal first 9 months
• Acquiring an add-on with an SBA loan
• His role as the visionary
• Achieving stability by merging companies
• Reducing waste in a high-waste industry

References and how to contact Adam:

• adam.rao@triple20.co
• LinkedIn
• Triple20

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

• Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

• Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

• The Acquisition Lab

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter
  
  

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron