You’re on top of a mountain, eager to climb higher. But where’s the next peak? In the business world, it’s through strategic acquisitions. Just like a mountaineer uses ropes and hooks, you can use mergers and acquisitions to conquer new heights. You’ll diversify your offerings, gain a larger market share, and tap into new sectors. Let’s explore how ‘Buy, Build, Grow – Acquisition Focused Growth’ can help you reach the summit of success. Key Takeaways Making mergers and acquisitions a central part of your growth strategy can help achieve growth targets. Acquisitions can diversify products and services, increase market share, and provide access to new markets and funds/assets. Acquiring companies can also help acquire skills, technology, and talent. M&A can spread risk, reduce overheads, and provide a competitive advantage. Understanding the Role of Acquisitions in Business Growth In your journey to expand and strengthen your business, you’ll find that acquisitions play an indispensable role in fostering significant growth. Acquisitions, unlike organic growth, can rapidly propel your company forward by diversifying your product line, boosting market share, and providing access to new markets. You’ll be able to acquire unique skills and technology that otherwise might take years to develop in-house. Plus, …
Growth Through Acquisition
You’re on a mission, ready to rocket your company to the top. Traditional methods aren’t enough, you’re craving something bold, something transformative. Welcome to the world of ‘Growth Through Acquisition’. Get ready to dive into strategic acquisitions, navigate through governance structures, and fuel the entrepreneurial fire of your new start-ups. Buckle up, it’s time to turn your M&A game into your secret weapon for phenomenal growth. Key Takeaways McKinsey’s survey shows that executives expect new products, new services, and new businesses to deliver almost 30 percent of their revenues by 2027. Companies pursuing ambitious growth agendas should consider acquisitions as a means of building new businesses. Establishing a growth management office (GMO) can help companies effectively manage acquisitions and drive growth. Aligning incentives and retaining the start-up’s entrepreneurial drive and culture are crucial for successful acquisitions. Understanding the Concept of Growth Through Acquisition You’ve got to grasp that growth through acquisition is an approach where a company expands its business by buying other companies, rather than growing organically, and it’s considered one of the fastest ways to boost revenues. You see, it’s like a shortcut to success. Imagine you want to get into the tech industry, but don’t have the …
Think Small, Win Big
Original Interview: EEC 164: Think Small, Win Big with Maceo Jourdan Announcer: Hello, and a very warm welcome to the “Excellent Executive Coaching” podcast. This program is all about helping you thrive in some of the most challenging, coaching situations. Our aim is to support you in bringing your coaching to the next level, whether you’re new to coaching or you’re already an expert professional. Dr. Katrina Burrus: Welcome to the Excellent Executive Coaching podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Katrina Burrus, and today we have Maceo Jourdan. Maceo, welcome. Maceo Jourdan: Thanks, Katrina. It’s good to be here. Venture Capitalists and Psychology Dr. Burrus: You’re a venture capitalist, so that’s unusual. We haven’t had a venture capitalist here on the show before, but I think what you have to say has a lot to do with helping coaches in their business aspects. My first question to you will be, how did you get into venture capitalism? Maceo: Funny enough. I got into venture capital through coaching. My claim to fame, I took an E‑Commerce company from a $25,000 friends and family loan to about $720 million in enterprise value during the boom of the Internet days from 2005 through 2012. …