Episode Description
After his first ownership experience ended badly, Joe Springsteen bought a $3.2m maintenance business that is thriving.
Topics in Joe’s interview:
- Background in law and operations
- Divorce as a catalyst for change
- Acquiring a biohazard cleanup business
- Doing cleanup himself
- His original growth thesis failed
- Selling the cleanup business
- His “Codie Sanchez phase”
- Prioritizing geography in his search
- Acquiring an exterior cleaning business
- Building competitive advantage
References and how to contact Joe:
- joe@mallardsystems.com
- Mallard Systems
- Sam Rosati on Acquiring Minds: Shortening Your Search: Big 3 Little 2
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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron