Acquiring Minds

Why Buy a Travel Agency (Because They Can Crush It)


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You thought the internet killed them off, but the travel agency Jared Benoff bought does $1m SDE by dominating a niche.

Topics in Jared’s interview:

  • His 9.5 year stint at Twitter/X
  • Helping his dad with the family business
  • Buying his parents’ destination wedding business
  • Evolution of travel agencies
  • His dad’s successful YouTube videos
  • Advantages of buying the family business
  • Standing out with customer service
  • The pain of 4-star reviews
  • Working with a loan broker
  • Buying for 2x SDE

References and how to contact Jared:

  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Vacationeeze
  • Shell Zhang on Acquiring Minds: Awakening to Entrepreneurship to Buy a Not-Boring Business
  • Jordan Evans on Acquiring Minds: White Collar Roll-Up from $700k to $12m

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

  • The Acquisition Lab

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Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

Get $200 off your ticket to the M&A Launchpad Conference in Houston on May 3rd:

  • https://www.malaunchpad.com & enter code ACQUIRINGMINDS

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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