(replay) Art of the Roll-Up: 40 Businesses in 4 Years

About this episode

Jeff Homer discusses his journey from high finance to acquiring and scaling music schools.

Jeff Homer bought a small local music school as a fun side hustle. It turned out to be the opportunity of a lifetime. Topics in Jeff interview: Switching from high finance to music schools Buying his first music school as a side project Raising growth equity after first 2 acquisitions Acquiring a music school every month Artists’ negative predisposition toward selling Comparing profitability of music vs. dance Importance of general managers in scaling Implementing apps to streamline operations Other industries with roll-up potential Rolling up 60+ music/dance schools nationwide References and how to contact Jeff: LinkedIn Ensemble Performing Arts Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR: From this page or contact [email protected] Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses: Pioneer Capital Advisory The ecosystem for serious acquisition entrepreneurs—education, capital, community, and post-close support to buy and grow a business: 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…

People in this episode

Host: Will Smith

Guest: Jeff Homer

Topics covered

• business acquisition
• music schools
• entrepreneurship
• growth equity
• roll-up strategy
• scaling operations

Keywords

• music school acquisition
• growth equity
• roll-up strategy
• entrepreneurship
• business scaling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ensemble Performing Arts, Aspen HR, Pioneer Capital Advisory, The Acquisition Lab

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