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After Evan Stewart found his footing in his printing business, he pushed it from $1.8m to $3.2m EBITDA in under 2 years.
Topics in Evan’s interview:
- Experience in the Acquisition Lab
- 6 months of imposter syndrome
- Earning the right to be heard
- Changes in direct mail printing technology
- Standing out amongst fierce competition
- His wife joining the business
- Moving his family to be closer to the business
- Accepting investment from friends and family
- Putting a lien on his house to get the loan
- Buying into a shrinking industry
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- Alex Holley on Acquiring Minds: Networking His Way to $800k SDE
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Edited By Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron
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