10+ Acquisitions to CEO of $450 Million Public Company Top M&E Entrepreneur: Iggy Domagalski

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Jon talks to Iggy Domagalski about his journey to CEO of $450 Million Market Cap Company that is over 165 Years old - 9 years older than Canada. 


Show Notes
00:00 Intro to Iggy
03:30 Meeting his mentor
05:00 Buying 10 Companies 
07:00 Off Market and On Market Deals - How he paid for them
09:54  When to go to banks for capital
13:11  Growing the business from $8M to $200M
14:54  Working with his Obi Wan Kenobi/Mentor
16:33  Selling the company 
17:47  getting recruited as CEO of $400M / 100+ Year old company
19:00 CEO assessment that surprised him
22:32 Tuck ins 
23:44  Hiring and Culture differences
26:10  Chasing shiny objects with out mission statement
29:28   How does "trust" translate to actions?
35:57  Bigger deals - deal source origination
36:34  Acquired 3 deals since starting as CEO
40:36  Does he still get involved with acquisitions
41:35  Does he like running a public company
43:00  The Board - Nose in fingers out
43:52  What is goal 



Links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iggydomagalski/
https://www.wajax.com/