Anything But Typical

037: Navigating Acquisitions with Brandy Milazzo

Brandy Milazzo, the founding and managing partner at Ascension Law, has a wealth of knowledge around corporate law, mergers, and acquisitions. We get extremely tactical this episode with Brandy as she walks us through each aspect of an acquisition. 

Brandy talks about leaving a firm and mentor to create her own law firm. She shares common mistakes in the M&A world. She even shares lessons from growing up around NASCAR.

This episode is an incredible weaving between Brandy's story and the vast knowledge she has gained over her career. Be sure to check out Ascension Law and connect with Brandy on LinkedIn.

036:Creating The Future and Growing Strategically

Brandon Lindsey is the Founder & CEO at Dream on 3, as well as VP of Operations at Hoopaugh Grading. Throughout the conversation with Brandon, he talks about the pivotal point where he changed his priorities and what was most important in his life. Brandon is helping lead the way to the future at Hoopaugh by being early adapters of technology such as Virtual Reality. Brandon discussed the HGC Academy, a 20,000 square foot facility that houses simulators to train on, training rooms, a podcast studio, and more. By utilizing cutting edge technology, they are able to train employees in a safer, more cost effective, and incredibly effective manner.

Brandon also discusses growth strategies and lessons learned. We talk about company culture and how to handle integration through an acquisition.

 

Check out Hoopaugh  and connect with Brandon on LinkedIn.

035: Starting & Building A Business Together

Over 19 years ago, Amy Pack and Patty Comer had a vision for a company. Today, they are still running AccruePartners together, taking vacations together, and maintaining a great relationship through it all. 

In this episode, we walk through the creation and founding of AccruePartners. We discuss the dynamics of a partnership from co-founding to growing the business. We learn about innovation and forward thinking strategies.

Amy and Patty also take us behind the scenes on things such as culture, people, and values. Be prepared to take away many lessons on how to work with others on a vision and have fun while succeeding along the way!

Check out Accrue Partners , reach out to them at info@accruepartners.com,  patty@accruepartners.com, or amy@accruepartners.com, and connect with Patty and Amy on LinkedIn.

034: The Blend of Visionary & Integrator

What happens when a business grows beyond its current capacity? Jackrabbit Cofounder Mark Mahoney talks about the growing pains of 20-30 employees. He was wearing significantly more hats than he should.

Finally, Mark and Jackrabbit brought in COO Darin Soll. Darin and Mark complemented each other and allowed each to do what they enjoyed the most and were best at. Their roles were defined as Visionary and Integrator. In this episode, Mark and Darin share what their business structure is, what a Visionary and Integrator actually do, and how this change allowed the company to flourish. 

This is a must listen for anybody looking to provide structure, consistency, and growth to their company!

Check out Jackrabbit on their Web site, connect and follow Mark and Darin on LinkedIn. And head over to abtpodcast.com for past episodes and clips.

033: Disrupting Industries with CEO Chris Nadeau

After a 26 year career in the US Army, Chris Nadeau began the next phase of his career. That military experience steered Chris to prioritize leadership, team building, clear communication, and culture.

When Chris was suddenly given only 4 hours to choose between uprooting his family again or losing his job, he knew it was time to stop relying on others. And from that, Haversack was born.

Chris has built Haversack to disrupt the logistics industry. The culture and processes breed innovation, all the way down to explaining to potential employees how they will be expected to fail because they will be pushing the envelope to innovate.

So the question is, how can we innovate instead of imitate? How can we become a company of 1 instead of a commodity. Check out Chris' episode to find out.

Check out Haversack and connect with Chris on LinkedIn.

032: Buying 2 Companies in a Week- Ben McDonald

What would it take for you to leave your current situation and take a leap into a new and exciting venture? This episode, Ben is thrown into the hot seat as Gary interviews him. In a matter of 10 days, Ben has announced becoming an owner of BGW Wealth as well as Crossfit Huntersville. 

Gary takes Ben through his entrepreneurship journey of starting a company in college, handling employees for the first time, navigating an exit, and buying businesses. Ben shares mistakes, low points, and lessons throughout the episode. He also goes into his transition from running a successful financial advising office to owning and operating a wealth management firm. 

As you listen, ask yourself what things you would need in your life to make a change? What are those "must haves" that are important in your life? 

 

Be sure to check out BGW Wealth, and follow Ben on LinkedIn and @BenMcDonaldNC on Instagram.

031: Getting More Leads Than You Can Handle- Jimmy Coleman

Jimmy Coleman left a successful medical sales role to start his own company teaching businesses how to generate prospects and leads for their businesses. Frustration with leaders learning from Jimmy only to go back to their old bad business habits led Coleman to figure out a better solution.

He knew he was on to something when 2 companies, one of which being the social media platform TikTok, called Jimmy up and told him to turn off the lead generator. Each company had more leads than they could handle. This was the beginning of a year that would take the 27 year old from overseeing a small company with only a few employees to 30 employees.

Jimmy shares strategies to use, mistakes to avoid, and much more surrounding marketing for your business.

Check out Coleman's company Lead Baller, follow Jimmy on LinkedIn, and find more episodes and clips of Anything But Typical at abtpodcast.com.

030: Fourth & Final 2020 Highlight

As a final lookback on Anything But Typical's 2020, we have our 4th highlight episode. Vanessa Vaughn Mathews discusses being willing to share struggles and help each other over our business hurdles. Mark Linsz shares the power of giving and receiving feedback. Michelle Tunno Buelow dives in to using a business to give back, create a positive impact, and how to bring your customers in the experience with you. Nick & Gio Gallo go into laying the foundation of a culture in doing the right thing and doing things the right way. Spencer Lueders gets tactical on leading an organization through empowerment and serving those within the company. And our own Gary Frey shares a story about impactful leaders in his career and how important highlighting your team members can be.

 

Thank you again for an amazing 2020 and all of the support. be sure to check out abtpodcast.com for more clips from past episodes.

029: 2020 Highlight #3

Looking back again at Anything But Typical's 2020, we're sharing more highlights from our guests. Mac Lackey talks about looking at talent differently, and how it isn't a bad thing to have authentic and open conversations about your employee's future after working for you. Colin Pinkney gives us permission to fail and encourages us to do so. Hilary Porta guides us on how we can learn ourselves to create the future we want. David Privitera harps on the importance of who you surround yourself with and discusses Bottom Up Leadership. Erin  Connair discusses how she handles goal setting and how different timelines achieve different results. Greg Barnes takes us through his early lessons as an entrepreneur and how we can learn from what he's lived.

 

Enjoy another lookback on 2020 and be sure to check out the show at ABTpodcast.com.

028: Creating The Best Place To Work In Charlotte

Hylaine CEO Adam Boitnott and Director of Employee Engagement Chrissy Reed join us to share how they built a culture that attracts and retains top talent. Hylaine is a software consulting company that was named The Best Place To Work In Charlotte. 

In this episode, Adam discusses the creation and growth of Hylaine. Chrissy provides insight to creating a culture where employees can feel truly comfortable and valued. Both go deep on what they do differently and how they set themselves apart.

Anybody who has ever been interested in tangible strategies around culture, employee retention, talent attraction, or business growth better get their pens and paper ready for this episode.

 

Check out Hylaine at their Web site, connect with Adam and Chrissy on LinkedIn. And be sure to check out the Anything But Typical Web Site.