Acquiring Minds

Holdco Entrepreneurs: A Peek Behind the Curtain


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HoldCoConf co-founder Kelcey Lehrich shares key findings from a survey of 100+ holdco operators about their businesses. 

Topics in Kelcey’s interview:

  • How HoldCoConf started
  • Why holdcos are so popular
  • Arguments against holdcos
  • The “everything tastes like chicken” layer of business
  • Surprising survey results
  • What becomes possible at $50M in revenue
  • Hiring leadership in holdcos
  • Debating centralized vs decentralized models
  • Use of global hiring
  • Concerns about a recession

References and how to contact Kelcey:

  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • 365 Holdings
  • HoldCoConf
  • Holdco Survey

12 previous Acquiring Minds interviews with holdco entrepreneurs:

  1. From Determined Searcher to $75m Accidental Holdco
  2. One Year Later: Holdco Grows to $75m in Total Revenue
  3. Building an HVAC Holdco to £60m in Revenue
  4. Fetal Position to Foundry Holdco ($30m & Counting)
  5. Snowball Effect: Getting to $45m in 3 Years
  6. Birth of a Holdco (with 15 Acquisitions to Date)
  7. How to Build a Holdco (4 Acquisitions So Far)
  8. 7 Years Later: Leaving Wall Street to Buy Small Businesses
  9. 5x in 5 Years: Buying Small to Grow Quickly
  10. How One Tiny Acquisition Grew Into a Holdco
  11. Growing a Small 1st Acquisition into a Holdco Platform
  12. How to Build a Holdco Around Company Culture

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

  • The Acquisition Lab

Connect with A-players who can run your business remotely:

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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
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