Joe Heieck - Time to Sell or Keep Going? - Ep. 122

<p>My guest on this episode is Joe Heieck. In 2015, Joe acquired gWorks, a software company that takes geographical information system data from government cities and counties and helps them visualize that data on their website among other services. Since then, they have grown impressively well both organically and through acquisition and have recently recapped their investor base through an investment by BV Investment Partners to continue their strong growth trajectory. </p><p>Joe was an officer in the Navy prior to his MBA program at Harvard and subsequent search. We talk about how different building culture and leading teams is in the military compared to private companies. </p><p>We also talk about building family versus team-based cultures, building a strong M&amp;A strategy, what risks to accept versus walk away from, and knowing when it&#39;s time to exit a business.</p><p><span>Listen weekly and follow the show on </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-like-an-owner/id1445929750" rel="nofollow">Apple Podcasts</a><span>, </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fbv9d4HpDwuO4MOPvgdvO?si=bfa67fb76c654755" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a><span>, </span><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5yZWRjaXJjbGUuY29tLzI1ODM4YjdlLTdlZTgtNGZjMC05ZjU0LTViNjJkZDNmZTBjNg" rel="nofollow">Google Podcasts</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/think-like-an-owner" rel="nofollow">Stitcher</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.breaker.audio/think-like-an-owner" rel="nofollow">Breaker</a><span>, and </span><a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/Think-Like-An-Owner-p1180625/" rel="nofollow">TuneIn</a><span>.</span></p><p><strong><u>Links:</u></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephheieck/" rel="nofollow">Joe on LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gworks.com/" rel="nofollow">gWorks</a></p><p><strong><u>Topics:</u></strong></p><p>(3:46) - Why was the location of a business in your search so important to you and your wife?