Ian Rickwood, Founder and CEO of Henley Group, has quietly deployed $4B+ across US and Europe, built and sold food chains, and is now rolling up US car washes using AI-driven site selection. We also dive into what great operator partners look like, how to handle bad deals, and what it’s really like to build a serious firm with your spouse and kids. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 “Don’t give up” Ian’s core lesson on entrepreneurship and resilience 0:34 Who is Ian Rickwood and what is Henley Group? 1:04 The...
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Ian Rickwood, Founder and CEO of Henley Group, has quietly deployed $4B+ across US and Europe, built and sold food chains, and is now rolling up US car washes using AI-driven site selection. We also dive into what great operator partners look like, how to handle bad deals, and what it’s really like to build a serious firm with your spouse and kids. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 “Don’t give up” Ian’s core lesson on entrepreneurship and resilience 0:34 Who is Ian Rickwood and what is Henley Group? 1:04 The...
How We Bought 27+ Businesses and Built a $1 Billion HoldCo at 39 | Steve Carroll Interview
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How We Bought 27+ Businesses and Built a $1 Billion HoldCo at 39 | Steve Carroll Interview
Steve Carroll is the CEO & co-founder of Kelso Industries, a national MEP services platform uniting HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical companies. In just a few years, Kelso went from a gritty, nearly-broke first acquisition to 29 acquisitions and $1B+ in revenue. Steve breaks down the bruises and the blueprint: why their first year almost killed the business (including a single job that wiped out a year of profit), the switch from “buy and replace” to a partner-and-keep-the-owner...
HoldCo Builders
Ian Rickwood, Founder and CEO of Henley Group, has quietly deployed $4B+ across US and Europe, built and sold food chains, and is now rolling up US car washes using AI-driven site selection. We also dive into what great operator partners look like, how to handle bad deals, and what it’s really like to build a serious firm with your spouse and kids. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 “Don’t give up” Ian’s core lesson on entrepreneurship and resilience 0:34 Who is Ian Rickwood and what is Henley Group? 1:04 The...
