1 hr 24 min

Scaling Sweaty Services with a Brokerage Model Acquiring Minds

    • Entrepreneurship

Eddy Zakes has 2x'd revenue and 4x'd headcount at the snow removal brokerage he bought with a traditional search fund. 
Notes from the conversation with Eddy:
His highly-personal outreach approachEarth Development’s unusual business modelNegotiating with an anxious sellerAcquiring during CovidHow being close to a target business changes rapport buildingBuying a highly seasonal businessOperating across multiple statesConvincing a key employee to stayRisk of customers taking relationships off the platformQuadrupling staff to add management and redundancyReferences and how to contact Eddy:
LinkedInTwitterEarth Development Inc.Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:
Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:
Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamConnect with Acquiring Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on Twitter

Eddy Zakes has 2x'd revenue and 4x'd headcount at the snow removal brokerage he bought with a traditional search fund. 
Notes from the conversation with Eddy:
His highly-personal outreach approachEarth Development’s unusual business modelNegotiating with an anxious sellerAcquiring during CovidHow being close to a target business changes rapport buildingBuying a highly seasonal businessOperating across multiple statesConvincing a key employee to stayRisk of customers taking relationships off the platformQuadrupling staff to add management and redundancyReferences and how to contact Eddy:
LinkedInTwitterEarth Development Inc.Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:
Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:
Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamConnect with Acquiring Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on Twitter

1 hr 24 min