Navigating Hostility in Business Acquisitions

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Jeremy Hunka bought a $2m cabinet business, and year one consumed him. Leadership had to evolve for things to improve.

Topics in Jeremy’s interview:

• Buying a business at age 27
• Rocky first day as owner
• Living 1.5 hours from the business
• Employees wanting him present every day
• Taking too long to fire an employee
• Watching sales drop dangerously low
• Facing resistance from employees
• Learning to balance empathy with boundaries
• Hiring a great sales leader
• Installing a CEO to run the day-to-day

References and how to contact Jeremy:

• LinkedIn
• Summit Mountain Coatings

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Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron