Make Way for ETA: Dustin Sellers and Anthony Walker of Next Coast

Dustin Sellers and Anthony Walker, Managing Partners at leading Entrepreneurship-Through-Acquisition (ETA) investment firm, Next Coast Legacy, share their personal career journeys through the finance industry to become leading practitioners of the ETA strategy, and comment on the exciting growth of the asset class, the attributes necessary for successful searchers, and the rigors of acquiring and running small- and medium-sized businesses.

Dustin, who specializes in mentoring searchers and first-time CEOs, shares the attributes necessary for ETA success, including a willingness to "chew off your own arm" to avoid losing money. He describes the challenge of identifying the right acquisition target as akin to climbing Everest without oxygen, and the challenge of being a first-time CEO as akin to managing while underwater in a scuba suit.

Anthony, a due diligence expert who became "disillusioned" making short-term investments at large hedge funds, talks about his light-bulb moment when he learned about the ETA opportunity for hands-on value creation at small- to medium-sized businesses.

 

About Search Party

Search Party is a video-podcast created to elevate knowledge about the Entrepreneurship-Through-Acquisition (ETA) strategy. On a regular basis, the podcast will convene expert conversations about the best practices and opportunities in ETA, a model for business growth, career development and wealth creation that is becoming increasingly popular.

Search Party is hosted by David Snow and produced by Elatromme.

 

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