Home Service CEO committed to purpose-driven, private ownership // Investor @ Deutschmann Lane Holdings // Member @ ypo @ tugboat // Marine Corps Veterandeutschmannlane.com United StatesJoined January 2014
During our 8-year journey from $10m to $140m… creating “wins” for our people has been a top priority.
What has this looked like?
100% employer paid health insurance (family coverage = >$18,000 per employee)
8% 401k match
Up to 20 PTO days, awarded on day 1
9 paid holidays…
Please accept my apology.
A lot of people read… few people execute. And even fewer execute well.
Grateful to hear from so many folks who are putting into practice the things I have shared here.
Please accept my apology.
A lot of people read… few people execute. And even fewer execute well.
Grateful to hear from so many folks who are putting into practice the things I have shared here.
Funny to hear from insiders who acknowledge the shortcomings of the 22 year old credit analyst who is writing up the credit memo on your company…
Several bankers DM’d me on this one to reinforce the importance of doing this when meeting with your bank.
Funny to hear from insiders who acknowledge the shortcomings of the 22 year old credit analyst who is writing up the credit memo on your company…
Several bankers DM’d me on this one to reinforce the importance of doing this when meeting with your bank.
In a crowded podcast landscape, “The Owner’s Box” stands out— worth tuning in.
This particular episode has some rockstar entrepreneurs, to include the founder of Shake Shack, Danny Meyer.
“You get the investors you deserve”
In a crowded podcast landscape, “The Owner’s Box” stands out— worth tuning in.
This particular episode has some rockstar entrepreneurs, to include the founder of Shake Shack, Danny Meyer.
“You get the investors you deserve”
Of our 310,000 sqft of real estate in St Louis, all but 5,500 sqft is fully leased.
98.2% occupied across 9 properties… and some people say this city isn’t strong?!
They just don’t know where to look for great investment opportunities 🇺🇸💯🚀
How do we finance acquisitions without a private equity firm behind us?
Let’s explore…
Commercial banks will lend up to 2x EBITDA (some up to 3x).
They consider both your EBITDA and the targets EBITDA.
So—$20m of EBITDA = $40m to $60m of senior secured debt capacity. No…
Our first $500,000 working capital line of credit was difficult to obtain.
The bank didn't "get our business"
Today, we have $12,500,000 of unrestricted LOC facilities.
Banking “lessons-learned” as we grew from $10m to $140m ... (thread)
Can the CEO be “drinking buddies” with people who work inside their organization?
The Marine Corps doesn't think so.
In fact, "fraternization" is punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Is this the right mindset to bring into the private sector?
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