After chafing under the constraints of being a CEO, Katherine Butler-Dines & Rahul Desai bought a business of their own. Register for the webinar: Financing Your Deal: SBA vs. Non-SBA - Nov 13th - https://bit.ly/47OQpUA Topics in Katherine and Rahul’s interview: Katherine’s early CEO experience Board conflicts pushed her toward majority ownership Acquiring without a traditional bank loan Convincing the seller to do a seller note Paying the seller note with float from advance bookings Rahul built custom software to increase margins Searching nights and weekends while at their W-2s Affordability of living in the midwest Vision of acquiring and integrating more travel businesses Learning to delegate and enjoying free time References and how to contact Katherine and Rahul: Katherine’s LinkedIn Rahul’s LinkedIn Affinity Travel Co. Shell Zhang on Acquiring Minds: Buying a Not Boring Business with $600k SDE Jared Benoff on Acquiring Minds: Why Buy a Travel Agency (Because They Can Crush It) Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program: Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses: Pioneer Capital Advisory Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory: The Acquisition Lab 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
