Acquiring Minds

From 16 Years in Corporate to a $1m SDE Acquisition


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After years of corporate success, Jesus Wong yearned for something else. When he discovered ETA, he knew he'd found it.

Topics in Jesus’s interview:

  • Childhood in Mexico and Canada
  • Family history of entrepreneurship
  • Buying a Canadian garment repair business
  • Low capex, high labor costs
  • Structuring his deal without the SBA
  • Mitigating the risk of high customer concentration
  • Value of a high-quality deal team
  • Higher closing costs in Canada
  • Paying 5% interest on his loan
  • Answering the call of entrepreneurship

References and how to contact Jesus:

  • LinkedIn
  • Gear re-Store
  • Vail Resorts
  • Patagonia
  • Scott Walton on Acquiring Minds: Building a $10m Platform from 2 Low-SDE Businesses
  • Andrew Stordeur on Acquiring Minds: $700k EBITDA with No SBA, No Money Down
  • Yan Vinarskiy on Acquiring Minds: From Searcher to Sponsor: How to Buy a $22m Business
  • Marc Nzojibwami on Acquiring Minds: The Model for a 3-Way, Long-Term Holdco
  • Haifeng Hu of Bennett Jones
  • Kevin Yu of MNP
  • Joey Tai of Crete Capital

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Connect with Acquiring Minds:

  • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
  • Follow Will on Twitter

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron

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