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Garrison Snell enjoyed a modest exit at age 24. By 30, he'd parlayed that into a holdco with $9m EBITDA and a mission.

Topics in Garrison’s interview:

• Building and exiting a recording artist marketing agency
• His objective to do the most good for the most people
• Early ventures into real estate
• Buying and quickly selling a restaurant
• Acquiring in the manufacturing space
• Understanding and applying Porter’s 5 Forces
• Advantage of being a low-cost, essential supplier
• Recent leadership challenges at a new acquisition
• Building an indefinite holding company
• Power of a community-minded small business

References and how to contact Garrison:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• garrison.snell@snellventures.com
• Rafael Quinn’s episode
• Competitive Strategy by Michael E. Porter

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