#208: An Inside Look Into Business Acquisitions with Jeff Evenson, USMA ‘90

<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Being the leader of a business is sometimes a lonely spot to be in whether you’re leading 10 people or 1000 people. The ability to have someone else to lean on and ideate with, to have conversations with and to think about the next steps with is really important. The more you understand about yourself, the better and more effective you will be as a business owner.”</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Jeff Evenson (USMA ‘90)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeff Evenson (USMA ‘90) has owned multiple businesses since 2008 and has successfully launched, or purchased and scaled, several multi-million-dollar companies. Along the way, he’s experienced virtually every good and bad element of business, including startup, rapid expansion, purchase, sale, and franchise, which taught him countless valuable business lessons. Today, Jeff invests in, or buys companies, with an aim to scale them up and retain them. His goal is to create $1 billion in generational wealth for military veterans and their families over the next 25 years through his new venture, the Thayer Gate Project.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The story behind Jeff’s new venture, the Thayer Gate Project</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Service Academy grads make great business leaders</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why acquisition is a great path to entrepreneurship</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What the general capital requirements are for acquiring a business</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to find the right acquisition opportunity for your situation</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 4