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From Determined Searcher to $75m Accidental Holdco
FromAcquiring Minds
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Length:
107 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Adam Duggins had 650 meetings to find his first business in 2013, not expecting he'd buy 3 more over the next 10 years. Topics in Adam Duggins’s interview:
Meeting with 650 people (in person!) during his search
How Adam found his partner & structured their ownership
How Adam became a holdco without meaning to
How motivating blue collar workers versus white collar careerists is different
Why Adam prefers working with blue collar versus white collar
Buying businesses in overlooked geographies
A bit about each of Adam's 4 businesses: steel fabrication, commercial HVAC, Jet-Hot, boiler services
What to love about businesses in the construction industry
Stability vs. growth
Early mistakes as an owner
Links and how to contact Adam:
New Page Capital
W.C. Rouse
Engineered Steel
American Industrial Contractors
Jet-Hot
Adam’s email: adoug@newpagecapital.com
Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR
Connect with A-players who can run your business remotely:More StaffingConnect with Acquiring Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
Follow Will on Twitter
Meeting with 650 people (in person!) during his search
How Adam found his partner & structured their ownership
How Adam became a holdco without meaning to
How motivating blue collar workers versus white collar careerists is different
Why Adam prefers working with blue collar versus white collar
Buying businesses in overlooked geographies
A bit about each of Adam's 4 businesses: steel fabrication, commercial HVAC, Jet-Hot, boiler services
What to love about businesses in the construction industry
Stability vs. growth
Early mistakes as an owner
Links and how to contact Adam:
New Page Capital
W.C. Rouse
Engineered Steel
American Industrial Contractors
Jet-Hot
Adam’s email: adoug@newpagecapital.com
Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR
Connect with A-players who can run your business remotely:More StaffingConnect with Acquiring Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
Follow Will on Twitter
Released:
Apr 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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