Mar 31 2025 78 mins 41
You thought the internet killed them off, but the travel agency Jared Benoff bought does $1m SDE by dominating a niche.
Topics in Jared’s interview:
- His 9.5 year stint at Twitter/X
- Helping his dad with the family business
- Buying his parents’ destination wedding business
- Evolution of travel agencies
- His dad’s successful YouTube videos
- Advantages of buying the family business
- Standing out with customer service
- The pain of 4-star reviews
- Working with a loan broker
- Buying for 2x SDE
References and how to contact Jared:
- Vacationeeze
- Shell Zhang on Acquiring Minds: Awakening to Entrepreneurship to Buy a Not-Boring Business
- Jordan Evans on Acquiring Minds: White Collar Roll-Up from $700k to $12m
Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:
Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:
- Email Nick Akers at [email protected], and tell him you’re a searcher
Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):
- Book a call with Tim or [email protected] and mention Acquiring Minds
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- https://www.malaunchpad.com & enter code ACQUIRINGMINDS
Connect with Acquiring Minds:
- See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
- Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
- Follow Will on Twitter
Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron
