1023: Unconventional Journeys: From Soccer Academies to Agency Acquisitions

Unconventional Journeys: From Soccer Academies to Agency Acquisitions Elliot Chapman, Chapman Capital Elliot Chapman has been running businesses since the age of 20. He helped set up a local soccer school in Bournemouth and managed to grow it into the number 1 regional coaching program. He was later headhunted by the biggest amateur soccer club in the US and appointed Director of Coaching in Boston. Elliot also ran the family business, an IT management consultancy, where he helped take it from a £2.5m to a £5m+ business. Since 2019, Elliot has been involved in Chapman Capital and various other ventures. Elliot and Dominic, two entrepreneurial brothers, have taken the business world by storm over the last few years. Together they have built a group of successful agencies across the UK and the US through a combination of growth and strategic acquisitions. The agencies operate under Chapman Capital and include a B2B growth agency that has worked with some of the world’s largest tech brands, a podcast booking agency that has booked guests in over 2,200 podcast episodes with 700+ hosts, a TV ad agency in London, and a full-service marketing agency. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Elliot Chapman about agency acquisitions. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How raising money and navigating the finance space can be challenging when acquiring agencies. - Why it’s important to have aligning values with potential agency sellers. - How preservation and think skin are vital when acquiring agencies. - Why you must have strategies in place to pique agency owners’ interest in selling their business. - How preserving each agency’s brand identity allows business owners to achieve a positive exit. Connect with Elliot: Guest Contact Info Twitter @socialchaps Instagram @socialchaps Facebook facebook.com/socialchaps LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/social-chaps Links Mentioned: chapman.capital socialchaps.com