TEDM – Jonathan Jay – The Deal Engineer (Episode 164)

Jonathan Jay has been an entrepreneur since dropping out of university at age 19. Now 50 years old, he has built businesses in publishing, digital marketing, adult education and coaching, and preschool education and sold each of them. During the pandemic, he made 48 business acquisitions to create the 4th largest group in his sector in under three years. One notable deal was buying a £5m annual revenue digital marketing company from its Private Equity owner for just £1 and selling it for £1.3m just eleven months later. He is an advocate of a healthy work-life balance, suffering mental and physical burnout, and believes you can achieve success without business taking over your life! He now helps other people buy businesses and helps them avoid the expensive mistakes - as he says he has made them all! • Is it really possible to buy a business without risking your own cash? • Why is buying a business faster than starting a business from scratch? • How is it possible to do 48 acquisitions in less than three years? • Can anyone buy a business? • What’s the secret of finding great businesses to buy? as seen on: designed