Business Buying Strategies from The Dealmaker's Academy

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 122 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week I want you to meet Nigel Wilkinson, who set up a digital marketing agency twenty years ago in 2000. Now Nigel acquired one of his competitors in September 2019, and then joined my five day dealmakers academy training programme last year. He has made a couple more acquisitions since, althou...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 121 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, we look back at the highlights of episodes 110 to 120.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 120 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, I talk with Michelle Seiler Tucker, a Mergers and Acquisitions specialist - and bestselling author of books on the subject, "Sell Your Business for more than it's Worth", and her new book "Exit Rich" which is just about to be released. He is the bestselling author of eight books including...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 119 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, I talk with Ed Brodow, who has been described as the world's top spokesperson on the art of negotiation. Forbes Magazine agreed, ranking Ed as one of the U's leading dealmakers.   He is the bestselling author of eight books including the business classic Negotiation Boot Camp: How to Reso...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 118 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, Jonathan talks with Martin Lightbowne, Managing Director of OnPoint Financial. Martin's plan was to grow his business organically, but after joining Jonathan's Fasttrack programme, he is now on the acquisition trail in a big way.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 117 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, Jonathan talks Business Sales Consultant Rob Goddard about what it takes to sell a business quickly and effectively.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 116 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, Jonathan talks about the first Dealmakers Academy Virtual Conference, on 30th December 2020.   The FIRST EVER Business Acquisition Virtual Conference Prepare for the incredible opportunities of 2021 and learn the smart strategies from Jonathan's colleagues and clients – maximum of 1000 vi...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 115 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, I talk with Nick Manuel, a print specialist who, having heard this podcast, decided to grow his business through acquisition. Here's how he has been getting on.   Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://b...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 114 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, I talk with John Richardson, an expert in the hospitality sector - with coffee shops in particular. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 113 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, Jonathan talks with new dealmaker, Alex Dinham. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 111 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week, Jonathan talks again with serial dealmaker, Peter Kiddle. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 110 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week we look back at some of the highlights of episodes 101 - 109. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 109 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week Jonathan talks with Graeme Carling, who we first met in episode 76 of the podcast – Now Graeme had spent a decade building a substantial property portfolio, before buying a well known Scottish construction company out of administration. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://b...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 108 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week Jonathan talks with Andy Doyle, who spoke to Jonathan's private audience in London a couple of weeks ago. Andy ran his own business for more than a decade – before meeting Jonathan two years ago and deciding to grow it through acquisition. Over the last two years, Andy has acquired three l...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 107 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week Jonathan talks with Ray Burke – now Ray started a business in the transport and haulage sector, and after six years he had grown it into a £0.5 million business. But in the last 14 months, he has made three new acquisitions that have increased his business turnover to £3.4 million. Follow...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 106 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week Jonathan talks catches up with Darren Jacobs, a serial dealmaker who set out to purchase a hair salon business for his daughter, and ended up acquiring a sizeable chain of salons during lockdown.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 105 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week Jonathan talks with Michael Girdley, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Dura Software - Michael talks about his acquisition of 6Connex - a technology company with a focus on large scale virtual events. Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube C...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 104 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  Peter Lidgitt has bought nine UK businesses in 2020, totalling £20m in revenue - whilst living in France! Jonathan Jay met Peter as a delegate on his Business Acquisitions FastTrack Programme which he attended because he believes you can 'always learn something new'. It's a fun interview. Follow or...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 103 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  How do you go from making money to being wealthy? Graham Rowan describes the Wealth Pyramid and how to great long-term wealth for your family Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 102 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week we meet Rob, another of my students who has just made his first acquisition in the children's day care nursery sector in The Netherlands.   Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 101 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week we meet Ray Burke, a student from one of Jonathan's Fast track Zoom training programmes, who has managed to turn his £500,000 business into a £3.4m business, in around six months, entirely through acquisition. Here's his incredible story.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https:...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 100 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week we celebrate our 100th episode by delving into the archives and hearing again from many of the inspirational dealmakers we have met and spoken to over the last two years.  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy h...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 99 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week I talk with property investor and author, Mark Homer, about business in 2020, the recession and the prospects for dealmaking,  Follow or connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn https://bit.ly/2S3Xzxw Watch our YouTube Channel The Dealmaker's Academy https://bit.ly/3b86OFI

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 98 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week I met up online with Neville Wright, who you may remember from an early episode of the podcast is the founder of Kiddicare - a nursery and children's retailer that he sold to Morrisons in 2011, in a multi-million pound deal. These days Neville has a broad portfolio of businesses, in a range...

Hello this is Jonathan Jay - and welcome to episode 97 of the Business Buying Strategies podcast.  This week I met up online with Danny Beaumont, one of my Mastermind members, who has just acquired his first business, an engineering firm with a £3m turnover and £400k EBITDA. All the more impressive, given that the Mastermind programme isn't even complete yet! Let's hear Danny's story.    Follow or...