Moving From a Lifestyle Business to a Growth Business With the CEO of Ticket Tailor

Oct 12, 2023

Jonny White, founder & CEO at Ticket Tailor, discusses their move from a lifestyle business to a growth business. Topics include bootstrapping, getting acquired and buying Ticket Tailor back, revenue growth from $2K MRR to $5M, working with a coach, and the importance of a lean mindset.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

The Journey of Ticket Taylor

01:41 • 17min

Navigating the Challenges of Building a Team and Managing People

18:47 • 4min

Communicating Purpose, Mission, and Values at Ticket Tailor

22:28 • 2min

Transitioning to a Growth Business

24:06 • 4min

Mistakes, Lean Mindset, and the Power of Purpose

28:28 • 4min

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Jonny White, founder & CEO at Ticket Tailor, who discusses their move from a lifestyle business to a growth business. "Who are you afraid of failing in front of? Confidence has definitely held me back over the years, and this question really put it into perspective of, well, why I'm afraid of failing. And it's usually to do with someone else's perspective. And when you ask that question, you can really break it down and think, actually, do you know what? I'm not afraid of failing in front of anyone." Jonny shares: 🚀 Why he chose to bootstrap Ticket Tailor 🚀 The anti-climatic reality of getting acquired (and why he bought Ticket Tailor back!) 🚀 How they got from $2K MRR to over $5M in revenue 🚀 Why they moved from a lifestyle business to a growth business 🚀 How working with a coach helped propel the business 🚀 The importance of keeping a lean mindset and strategically building out the team and more! --- Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders - SaaStock Dublin 2023: The largest concentration of SaaS decision makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and learning all things SaaS (https://www.saastock.com/saastock-2023/) - SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) - SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward: 🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe: 14-15 October 2025 | Dublin, Ireland Book you tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/tickets/ 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA 2025: April 2026 | Austin, Texas Join the waitlist: https://saastock-usa.com/ 🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/) 🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)