The Boardroom Buzz: Grow, Sell, or Exit

Paul Giannamore Unfiltered: Hustling Out of Chicago, Cracking Wall Street, and Building POTOMAC M&A


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Meet Jason & Jeremy Julio—the Blue-Collar Twins turned eight-figure sellers— as they step in as your new co-hosts of The Boardroom Buzz. In their maiden voyage they flip the script, putting mentor Paul Giannamore in the hot seat to uncover the back-alley hustle that took him from inner-city Chicago to building Potomac M&A into a middle-market powerhouse.

You’ll hear:

  • How the twins scaled a New Jersey pest-control roll-up while teaching full-time
  • Paul’s early days flipping farm gear, tech-banking in the dot-com frenzy, and spotting gold in fragmented service markets
  • Why CEOs should obsess over root-cause thinking (and Paul’s daily “thinking walks”)
  • The inside story of hiring Franco “The Mexican” and building a 25-deal pipeline
  • What makes fire-suppression, lawn, and niche res-service verticals today’s M&A greenfield

Stick around for Paul’s blunt take on leverage, buyer psychology, and the mindset shift owners need three years before an exit.

From Gym Teachers to Service Leaders: The Julio Twins' Story | Last Bite Mosquito, Viking Pest https://youtu.be/DAYxtzhswxs

From PE Teachers to Pest Control Owners: The Julio Twins Share Their POTOMAC Experience https://youtu.be/HAx9noqsqTo

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgiannamore

www.potomaccompany.com

https://bluecollartwins.com

Produced by: www.verbell.ltd

00:00:00 Cold-open – Paul on “no pep-talks, only strategy.”

00:00:56 Jason & Jeremy Julio frame the episode’s purpose.

00:02:56 Teacher-to-$15 M exit – twins recap scaling while holding day jobs.

00:04:53 Paul’s childhood: Chicago schools → Italy & Spain.

00:09:10 Cornell years, full scholarship & skipping community college.

00:11:55 First deal – buying a combine attachment at a farm auction.

00:18:20 Dot-com boom: Lehman → Credit Suisse tech-M&A under Frank Quattrone.

00:24:40 Private-equity at American Capital → founding POTOMAC (2003).

00:27:05 Discovering pest-control M&A; the Orkin/Terminix duopoly era.

00:31:05 Philosophy: “Put the seller first—profit follows.”

00:34:50 Shift from deal-maker to “psychodynamic” CEO coach.

00:38:00 Legacy talk – “Play the hand you’re dealt better than anyone.”

00:40:55 Enter “the Mexican” — Franco’s gladiator-style interview story.

00:46:25 Daily routine & thinking leverage (25 k steps, no morning calls).

00:54:00 Smashing limiting beliefs: four-minute-mile analogy for owners.

00:59:40 What’s hot in M&A: lawn-care roll-ups; fire-protection next.

01:06:05 Advice to 18-year-old Paul: guard health, seek balance.

01:08:10 Top travel picks – Istanbul, Switzerland, Japan keep calling.

01:12:50 Dylan Seals outro – CTA to POTOMAC M&A Masterclass playlist.

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