S07 EP42: eCommerce M&A Specialist, Chris Shipferling: Why You Should Not Sell Your Company

<p>On today’s episode, Kunle is joined by Chris Shipferling, Co-Founder of both <a href="https://www.southcol.co/">South Col</a>, an accelerator program that incubates retail business, and <a href="https://www.globalwiredadvisors.com/">Global Wired Advisors</a>, an eCommerce M&amp;A firm that helps business owners sell their businesses.</p><p> </p><p>With the pandemic and recession happening hand-in-hand, Chris and his founding partners at Global Wired started to notice changes and slowdowns in the macro and micro-economic trends. Escala, a Tel-Aviv-based business consulting firm, presented the idea of incubating businesses to which later on, they created a joint venture and started South Col.</p><p> </p><p>With its name taken from Mt. Everest’s final base camp and known to be a No Man’s Land, South Col stands for the journey and hardships that businesses face, especially during a time of pandemic and recession. South Col provides that nudge to finally be at the top. With Escala’s systematization and South Col’s planning and strategics, retail businesses are “car-washed” to raise their value and create a better exit for its owners.</p><p> </p><p>It’s an enlightening episode as you’d hear Kunle and Chris talk more about South Col’s brand diligence, growth strategy, investment criteria, channel expansion, macro, and micro-economic trends, as well as different perspectives on the state of businesses during the pandemic and through a recession.</p><p> </p><p>-----------</p><p> </p><p>SPONSORS:</p><p> </p><p>This episode is brought to you by:<br>  </p><p><strong>Klaviyo</strong></p><p><strong> <br></strong>This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://www.klaviyo.com/">Klaviyo</a> – a growth marketing platform that powers over 25,000 online businesses. Direct-to-Consumer brands like ColourPop, Huckberry, and Custom Ink rely on Klaviyo.<br>  <br> Klaviyo helps you own customer experience and grow high-value customer relationships right from a shopper’s first impression through to each subsequent purchase,