The People Component of Buying Businesses Is Painful, Right?

Multiple perspectives today as Chelsea Wood of the Acquisition Lab moderates a panel with 3 women who bought businesses. 

Topics from the panel:

• Cassie Niekamp bought the first company she looked at: a 40-year old fencing company
• How she dealt with a $200k valuation gap
• What went well with the transition and what didn’t go well
• Anne Ristic left a 30-year career in law to buy a business
• How her collaborative leadership style has served her
• Why it’s okay if you don’t have all the skills you need
• Morli Desai purchased an e-commerce skincare business
• Her difficulty getting sellers to talk to her
• How joining Acquisition Lab made all the difference in her search
• Advice from all the guests about successful acquisition

References and how to contact the panelists:

• Cassi Niekamp - LinkedIn
• Cassi's business, Bowden Fence Company
• Morli Desai - LinkedIn
• Morli's business, Amaira Natural Skincare
• Anne Ristic - LinkedIn
• Anne's business, AES
• Chelsea Wood - LinkedIn
• Acquisition Lab
• 4000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
• Buy Then Build by Walker Deibel

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