The Origins and Future of a 9-Figure SMB Holdco

Gant Elmore and Matt Moldenhauer each bought $2m businesses they built over years. Today their holdco does over $200m.

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Topics in Matt & Gant’s interview:

• 3 generations of acquisition entrepreneurs
• Matt started as operator, became partner
• Bain mentors warned Matt not to do ETA
• Goal of owning 50 companies by 2050
• Being the Ferrari in a price-competitive industry
• Why they prefer holding to exiting
• Challenge of giving control to an operator
• Gant and his dad teach ETA together
• War stories from small business operations
• Demand exceeds supply of great businesses

References and how to contact Matt & Gant:

• Elmore Companies
• [email protected]
• Matt’s LinkedIn
• Gant’s LinkedIn

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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron