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Garrison Snell enjoyed a modest exit at age 24. By 30, he'd parlayed that into a holdco with $9m EBITDA and a mission.
Topics in Garrison’s interview:
- Building and exiting a recording artist marketing agency
- His objective to do the most good for the most people
- Early ventures into real estate
- Buying and quickly selling a restaurant
- Acquiring in the manufacturing space
- Understanding and applying Porter’s 5 Forces
- Advantage of being a low-cost, essential supplier
- Recent leadership challenges at a new acquisition
- Building an indefinite holding company
- Power of a community-minded small business
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