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This week we welcome Jon Brown of Grove Technologies and VIP sponsor of Command Control Power!
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Jon takes us through his path of leaving a 9-to-5 job and starting a consultancy to fill a visible void.
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Grove Technologies started by focusing on organizations that had internal IT and could use supplemental support.
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Joe knows the feeling of not being able to take time off when you are a team of one.
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Grove Technologies is currently a team of 3 full time people and additional 1099 contractors.
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A problem we know all too well - customers reaching out to Jon personally. He turned to Apple Business Chat.
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Joe & Jon swap stories about taking over another consultancy’s business/client list.
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Their sweet spot of size of client is between 5 and 25 users.
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When transitioning a new client away from a PC MSP, it started them down a path of a partnership acquisition opportunity.
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Jon is very forthcoming about the talks about selling his company.
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He also reelizes his bookkeeping practices and business hygiene wasn’t where he wanted them to be.
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Once presented with a business valuation, he ultimately decided to continue building his business. He also learned a few key things that they were looking for.
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We learn about the EBITDA method of a business valuation.
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We discuss the race to the bottom that seems to be the model of PC MSPs.
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Jon talks about needing to contribute to the community in order to be able to reap the benefits of that community.
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Part of a value of a company is how much clients rely on the actual person selling.
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Jon also discusses an opportunity to join forces with fellow Apple consultancies.
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After the acquisition didn’t move forward, Jon was approached about an “acqui-hire”.
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Sam proposes joining forces in CT and become Command Control Power Consulting.
384: Interview With Jon Brown, founder & CEO of Grove Technologies
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Summary
This week's podcast features an interview with Jon Brown, founder and CEO of Grove Technologies. They discuss his path to starting a consultancy, the challenges of growing a business, and the importance of community involvement.
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