Ayo Phillips - Small Company Firefighting - Ep. 56

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ayo Phillips has the wildest story I’ve ever heard on the podcast. He’s from Nigeria, immigrated to the U.S. when he was young, worked in engineering before getting his MBA at Kellogg, acquired countertop and bathtub refinishing company called Perfect Surface in Houston while his wife had their second child in Chicago, and went on to discover major structural problems in the business including the use of strippers and suspicious financial activity. Oh, and he recently became a U.S. citizen. He has an incredible story we can all learn a lot from. In this episode we discuss his experience acquiring Perfect Surface, warning signs to look out for when buying a company, how he looks at hiring and growing his team, and so much more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full episode transcript and more, visit</span> <a href= "https://alexbridgeman.com/podcast/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">alexbridgeman.com/podcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>