Contract Sweeping Services: Manny Saxena
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In this episode, Manny recounts his journey from engineering to entrepreneurship, a path that landed him in the CEO seat of Contract Sweeping Services. Manny acquired two companies from the same owner, right at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He discusses how he recognized and realized synergies across both companies and how he has driven value creation post-acquisition. We also discuss the impact of his visa status on his entrepreneurial journey.
Some advice from Manny:
"You really need to understand the why of what you’re doing. You know, if it’s getting a fancy title or making some money, I don’t know if that’s the right reason to do this. Title wanes off really fast when you have the fourth HR issue of the week. So I would really, really encourage people to understand their why."
"What attracted me to entrepreneurship was that I wanted to work with people, I wanted to work in teams, I wanted to create a vision, get people excited about that vision. And that’s where the pleasure of running a company lay for me. For me, entrepreneurship through acquisition was love at first sight."
Resources:
Chapitres
1. Contract Sweeping Services: Manny Saxena (00:00:00)
2. Early beginnings: growing up in India (00:01:55)
3. Career start: engineering vs. business (00:06:01)
4. MBA & evaluating entrepreneurship (00:10:17)
5. Turnarounds @ Sears (00:12:47)
6. Sales @ a tech startup (00:17:01)
7. The search fund & street sweeping (00:20:33)
8. Buying three companies & creating value (00:24:20)
9. Visa status (00:35:23)
10. The future (00:40:26)
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