The First 90 Days — How Not to Wreck Your New Business
Bought The Biz
You finally own it. Now the record scratches. Garth and Christi unpack the real first weeks after close. How to plan your internal comms, announce to a leadership team before the all hands, pace one on ones, coordinate with the seller, and choose the right timing for customer announcements. Virtual setup choices, culture signals, and why transparency beats the “nothing will change” script.
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Why We Started Bought the Biz
Bought The Biz
In this episode, we set the stage for Bought the Biz by exploring the real leap from searcher to operator. Yes, there are the highs of meeting customers and shaping strategy — but there are also the surprises, like spending weeks just figuring out payroll and compliance across 20 states. This show is about those lessons. The goal is to help new owners anticipate what’s coming, avoid the early stumbles that slow momentum, and build a peer group where no one has to figure it out alone. Because buying the business is only the beginning — the real work, and real growth, starts the day after...
info_outlineYou finally own it. Now the record scratches. Garth and Christi unpack the real first weeks after close. How to plan your internal comms, announce to a leadership team before the all hands, pace one on ones, coordinate with the seller, and choose the right timing for customer announcements. Virtual setup choices, culture signals, and why transparency beats the “nothing will change” script.