Acquiring Minds
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Episode 128
Season 1
How to Build a Holdco Around Company Culture
Michael Arrieta's holdco has made 3 acquisitions since 2020. Sales & culture, not tech, have proven to be the key levers.
Topics in Michael’s interview:
- How he built the holding company Garden City
- Why he is drawn to service businesses
- His experience with fast-growth startups in Silicon Valley
- How he almost doubled EBITDA in less than a year
- The mistakes he made with his first acquisition
- The 3 ways he finds companies to buy
- How he improves workplace culture in the service industry
- How Garden City adds value to their companies
- How to carefully add new technology after acquisition
- Why he is recruiting searchers to run businesses
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