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The Brand and Agency M&A CEO Summit
September 23rd - September 25th, 2024 Nashville, TN
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DealCon 2024
Tap into the minds of the most successful $1M-$50M business owners, industry experts, and 10+ world-class speakers - all gathered in the same room!
Join experienced entrepreneur Tom Shipley who has built and acquired over 20 businesses and scaled multiple $100m businesses, generating over $1bn. Together with a star studded lineup of guest speakers, Tom will share his playbook for scaling through acquisitions.
Gain Exclusive Insights Into Their Exact Strategies To Scale Your Business To $10M, $20M, $50M, and Beyond.
What Is DealCon?
From the desk of: Tom Shipley
Co-Founder, Deal Boardroom
Dear Founders,
If you’re on this page, then you have likely built your business from the ground up with your own two hands…
You’ve put in the long days (and many late nights…)
You’ve done the WORK, and created an amazing business that helps your customers in your own unique way.
You’ve had tremendous success, and even built a strong TEAM…
You’ve come a LONG WAY from where your agency first started, which is amazing!
And yet, despite being THRILLED with your multi-million dollar success...
chances are, you are tired of asking yourself…
“How can I triple my EBITDA since we are already doing everything we can?”
"How can we SCALE through acquisitions when my team and I are already MAXED out?"
“Am I wasting my time trying to do acquisitions, as we do not have the funds?"
“I want to sell my business in a couple years, but not clear how I will be able to achieve my exit number?”
And most importantly,
"How can I just MULTIPLY my revenue…WITHOUT having to multiply all of our work?”
If any of those sound like you, then you need to be at DealCon 2024.
This is the ONLY event that teaches agencies over $1m in revenue and brands over $3m how to break through critical growth barriers, scale their business, and maximize their exit value through acquisitions.
See, it took a very specific set of SKILLS to build and launch your digital agency or brand, and make it profitable…
It took another set of skills as you started to grow your business to your first $1M in revenue…
Scaling your business to $5M, $10M, $20M, $50M and beyond
requires a completely DIFFERENT skill…
Working harder and longer won’t get you there…
You’ve ridden the workhorse train long enough…
At some point, your business WILL reach a pivotal threshold.
And you’ll realize,
You need to stop trying to scale by doing MORE…
And you’ll learn to scale through ACQUIRING MORE instead.
That’s the SKILL that has the power to take your business from where it is at right now…
…to DOUBLING Your Revenue + 3X Your Exit Value!
It’s all about Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)…
That's what DealCon 2024 does…
That’s exactly what our world-class Merger and Acquisition speakers are going to teach you in detail over three content-PACKED days…
So buckle up, and get ready to seriously scale your business without creating more pressure and noise!
During This LIVE Event…
You will learn how to:
SCALE your digital agency or brand
BUY other businesses
And, SELL your business for the maximum possible value.
We'll share our blueprint for success and help you overcome the feast and famine cycle. We’ll also share how to build a highly motivated succession team, how to get leadership out of the weeds, and how to scale fast!
This is an exclusive opportunity for smart, highly ambitious agency owners committed to scaling their business. If you have an eye on exiting in the next 1-5 years, then don't miss your chance to learn from the best in the industry at this unique event.
Speakers
Keynote Speaker:
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Eddie Maalouf
Eddie Maalouf is the Founder & CEO of BAD Marketing, a rapidly growing E-commerce & Info Product marketing agency in the USA, managing over $1 billion in revenue annually. With a team of 150+ marketers, he has assembled some of the industry's brightest minds.
Eddie's expertise has benefited over 100 8-figure brands, propelling them to new levels of profitability. He also mentors young agency owners, sharing his successful strategies. Eddie lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and business partner, Terry, and their daughter, Milana.
Tom Shipley
Tom has over 20 years of experience launching, scaling, and acquiring businesses and building acquisition platforms. His brands have sold over $2 billion through D2C marketing, Amazon, and retailers, including Costco, Ulta, CVS, Nordstrom, HSN, and more. Tom Shipley has acquired and sold over a dozen businesses. After raising $100m to launch Foundry Brands, an Amazon and Ecommerce brand aggregator, Tom co-founded Agency Ventures Aggregator to reimagine agency M&A.
Erik Huberman
Erik Huberman is the owner and founder of Hawke Media. He built his first "business" at the age of six, and his entrepreneurial journey has only accelerated since then. In addition to its core marketing services, Hawke Media introduced HawkeAI, a cutting-edge tool that has helped over 5,000 companies benchmark analytics and improve results, further solidifying Hawke Media's position as a leader in the marketing industry. Over the past decade, Hawke Media has: generated $2.9 billion in gross revenue, assisted 4,755 brands in successful growth, invested in 50 companies through Hawke Ventures and 44 through Hawke Media angel investments, and acquired 12 unique companies broadening its expertise and offerings.
Molly Pittman
Molly Pittman is a leading digital marketing strategist, educator and entrepreneur who has trained more than 50,000 people across the globe. By the age of 24, she had risen from intern to vice president at an 8-figure digital marketing company. Now the CEO and Managing Partner of SmartMarketer.com, Molly is mentoring the next generation of digital marketers. She’s helped her students do everything from get positions at Fortune 500 companies to quadruple their revenue in one month. Molly also runs a dog rescue on her farm in Central Kentucky… last year they saved the lives of 2,500+ shelter dogs.
Jose Lozano
José Lozano is the President of Gravity Global, a leading global marketing agency specializing in brand strategy, digital marketing, and performance optimization. Jose was the founder and CEO of Houston based 9th Wonder which was acquired by Gravity Global. Jose is leading the US expansion of Gravity. He will be sharing his experience of selling 9th Wonder to PE backed Gravity Global and leading the US acquisition strategy.
Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu is a digital marketing legend, international keynote speaker and the CEO of BlitzMetrics, Dennis has managed over a billion dollars on Google and Facebook ads across his agencies. Here is a trusted authority that is frequently quoted in major publications and on television such as CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NPR, and LA Times. Clients have included Nike, Red Bull, the Golden State Warriors, Ashley Furniture, Quiznos-- down to local service businesses like real estate agents and dentists. He's spoken at over 750 conferences in 20 countries, having flown over 6 million miles in the last 30 years to train up young adults and business owners. He is on a mission to create one million jobs via hands-on social media training, partnering with universities and professional organizations. He also engineered the “lighthouse strategy” for co-creation.
Adley Kinsman
Adley is one of the most-viewed female producers & content suppliers in Facebook history, continuously averaging over 1 billion monthly views. She is the CEO and Founder of Story House Media and VIRALISH, a Creator collective based in Nashville, TN helping brands and creators integrate themselves into viral communities at scale. Having become one of the most sought-after experts in branded content distribution, Adley has designed campaigns for some of the world's leading corporations. Her expertise has been utilized in social campaigns for clients such as Land Rover, TikTok, Charmin, Airheads, Drumstick, Frito-Lay, Children’s Miracle Network, 1st Phorm, and more.
Robyn Siers
Attorney Robyn Siers spearheads the M&A practice at JonesSpross, representing strategic and financial buyers and sellers of all sizes with a distinctive specialization in Speed M&A™. This method-driven approach to M&A, employs cutting-edge technologies, risk assessments, and strategic playbooks to streamline the M&A process. Robyn brings a diverse skill set to her clients, leveraging over two decades of experience in legal, marketing, and business development.
Matt Bodnar
A ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’ alum and partner in multiple Inc Fastest Growing Companies, Matt serves as the Founding Partner of Eidolon Capital and Chairman of various enterprises, drawing on nearly 15 years of experience with over $100 million in deals closed.
Jason Swenk
Jason Swenk is the agency advisor & coach that guides marketing agencies through a proven framework for growing their agency faster. Jason has literally written the book for growing an agency from nothing to two 8 figure agencies. He is one of the most sought out advisors to agencies in the World, by showing them an 8 system framework that worked for growing his agency, working with brands like AT&T, Hitachi, Lotus Cars, and eventually lead to selling his agency. Jason currently hosts the Smart Agency Master Class Podcast, the #1 Digital Marketing Agency Owner podcast for sharing the strategies and stories from real agency owners of what is working today in the agency world, and how they got to where they are now.
Stephanie Kaplan Lewis
Stephanie is co-founder & CEO of Her Campus Media, the #1 community-powered Gen Z media & marketing portfolio driving relevancy for the world's leading brands, which she founded 15 years ago as a Harvard undergrad. Stephanie has been named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year and to Forbes & Inc. 30 Under 30, and HCM has been named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies and received Adweek's 'Campaign of the Year' Award.
Max Finn
Maxwell Finn is an experienced marketer, entrepreneur and investor who's been making waves in the industry for over a decade. As one of the first advertisers on both Facebook and TikTok he has become a leading authority on scaling businesses with paid advertising. He sold his first e-commerce business to Russell Brunson and built a full service digital marketing agency with Kevin Harrington from Shark Tank. Today Max owns a portfolio of businesses including an agency, marketing education company/consultancy, ecom brands, and SaaS companies. He has trained 10k+ marketers and generated $250M+ in direct revenue for clients. Max has become one of the most sought after marketing experts and has spoken on the biggest stages like Traffic & Conversions Summit, Social Media Marketing World, Affiliate World, and Ad World.
Taylor Welch
Taylor owns a portfolio of online brands with a mission to make the world smarter, happier and wealthier. Since his first company in 2015 he has advised thousands of clients and hundreds of thousands of students. Today he runs a global network for business founders - helping them acquire more customers and KEEP them longer using an in house suite of proprietary models and frameworks.
Rudy Mawer
Rudy Mawer is a serial investor and CEO of multiple brands, leading a 70-person team and the Marketing Capital group with Kevin Harrington. He has operated large US e-commerce brands acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures, including former billion-dollar companies like Pier 1, DressBarn, and Steinmart. Rudy established four multi-million dollar businesses before 30 and created one of the world's largest direct response marketing agencies, serving celebrity clients and generating over $250 million in revenue. Mawer has spoken at over 200 events on scaling online brands and currently stars in the Amazon Prime series "60 Day Hustle."
Joshua B. Lee
Widely known as the "Dopamine Dealer of LinkedIn," Joshua is more than just an entrepreneur. He is a masterful storyteller, an accomplished author, and a fervent advocate for infusing authentic human connections into the digital landscape. His remarkable journey boasts the creation of 16 successful businesses and the authorship of the thought-provoking book 'Balance is Bullsh*t.' Joshua B. Lee has become a luminary in the digital space, demonstrating that genuine human connection and business success are not only compatible but mutually reinforcing.
Brian Burt
Brian Burt, co-founder and CEO of Canopy Management, stands at the forefront of the Amazon industry. With a track record of nurturing over 13 successful businesses, many recognized on the INC 500 list, Brian has demonstrated exceptional entrepreneurial skill. His expertise extends to strategic investments, including acquiring and divesting businesses. Currently a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year award, Brian is renowned as a digital marketing expert and Amazon authority. His commitment to innovation and mentorship has propelled numerous brands to success. Brian's diverse experience reflects his entrepreneurial acumen and dedication to continuous growth. As a respected industry leader, he continues to make significant contributions to the field of e-commerce and digital marketing.
Josh Snow
Josh Snow is a visionary entrepreneur and the mastermind behind the juggernaut brand SNOW®. Known for disrupting the oral care industry with over 100 Million treatments sold to date, SNOW's innovative, clinically proven products, Josh combines cutting-edge technology with a relentless passion for redefining categories. He started a hair care line with La La Anthony, called INALA to millions of fans in 2021.
In April of 2022, Josh exited a brand he bootstrapped in the insurance marketing space for $70M, selling all of his shares to NYSE:MAX. Josh's show, "Going Public", with Wall Street Journal, just released Season 2 of the revolutionary streaming hit to its millions of viewers.
Manish Dudharejia
Manish Dudharejia is the Founder and CEO of E2M, a leading White Label Partner for Digital Agencies. His company is trusted by over 300 agencies and generates multiple-seven figures in recurring revenue. He established E2M 12 years ago and has since grown the company to more than 300 full-time employees. His deep interest in human psychology, philosophy, and spirituality helped him develop a distinctive leadership approach.
Todd taskey
Todd Taskey is the number one investment banker for digital and performance marketing agencies in the $1M - $5M EBITDA range. Representing the "sell side" only, Todd is the go to banker for founders considering a Second Bite transaction.
Ayelet Shipley
Ayelet Shipley is a former therapist and is now the Head of Corporate Development and Deal Management at Speed M&A by JonesSpross. After embarking in her career as a therapist, she quickly realized the parallel skill set between human behavior and business development. After starting her sales consulting agency, she fell in love with the transaction side of agency life, creating the foundation for M&A. Ayelet thrives on the intricacies of the M&A space, leveraging a deep understanding of businesses and their stakeholders to orchestrate impactful deals and ensure a smooth transaction.
Valori Booth
Valori is a former NASA astronaut trainer specializing in instructional design and learning methodology. She has a passion for connecting entrepreneurs with seasoned mentors to guide them through the leadership and scaling journey. Valori has helped build two of Tom Shipley’s startups as Chief of Staff and now leads Deal Boardroom as the Managing Director.
Matthew Kruchko
Over a 25-year career, Matthew has progressed from owning and leading brand and marketing agencies for 20 years to serving as a CEO and EVP of Global Strategy and Marketing for a publicly traded company. His expertise, honed in Silicon Valley's challenging environment, combines strategic growth initiatives with a disciplined, collaborative approach to sales, marketing, brand, and operations.
Robyn Siers
Robyn Siers is a Partner at Jones & Spross LLP with over two decades of experience in roll-up M&A and private equity transactions. She previously worked at Cooley, LLP, where she played a key role in launching Cooley's Los Angeles office, which has consistently ranked as a top-tier law firm for startups and emerging growth companies, according to Above the Law and US News & World Reports.
Robyn is a valuable cross-functional contributor to the executive team, contributing to talent management and global M&A strategy. She is also a Global Women's Advocate and is listed on the EBW100: Global 2000 List. Additionally, she was a founding team member of insurance.order.com, which was later acquired by Marsh & McClennan (Trilogy).
What You Can Expect At
DealCon 2024
Sunday, September 22rd
Travel & Registration Day
Sunday is the kickoff of DealCon!
This day is used for travel, getting settled at Hotel Freye (grab your discounted rooms here), and registering for the event. Do NOT make the mistake of arriving in the evening, or you’ll miss out on some incredible pre-event plans we have for you!
Registration
Be sure to ARRIVE in Nashville by mid-day to give you plenty of time to register for the event!
*Registration times and details will be sent to you via email once your ticket is reserved.
Welcome Cocktail Party
Join us Sunday evening for a Welcome Cocktail Party! You’ll get the chance to meet the our leadership team, industry experts we invite, and other agency owners looking to scale their businesses through acquisitions. Your next deal could easily be in the room!
VIP Dinner - Kayne Prime
After the cocktail party, our VIP Experience ticket
holders will join Deal Boardroom Leadership, our Sponsors, and Guest Speakers at an intimate VIP Dinner at Kayne Prime, one of Nashville’s finest restaurants. This will be a night of providing an unparalleled environment for networking, learning, and collaboration.
Monday, September 23rd
Deal Boardroom Blueprint
Here’s just some of the Deal Boardroom blueprint topics that we’ll be diving deep on during Day 1 in the Main Hall Sessions:
Building Your Merger & Acquisition Team
What you’ll learn →
Get an overview of M&A process, and understand the first steps to acquiring an agency and expanding your team, so you can grow your business rapidly.
Ideal Agency Targets
What you’ll learn →
How to identify your acquisition objectives and define your ideal investment and acquisition target.
Building the Perpetual, Low Effort Deal Lead Engine
What you’ll learn →
It’s all about leadflow! Learn how to build a low effort, lead generation engine for deal flow that helps you find the once in a lifetime deal throughout the year.
Finding Motivated Owners Who Want To SELL Their Agency
What you’ll learn →
You’ll be able to identify who are the truly motivated sellers, and learn situations that create motivated sellers.
Knowing What to Say + Ask Agency Owners
What you’ll learn →
How to communicate with your acquisition prospects.
Leveraging Legal to Successfully Getting Your Deal Done while Minimizing Your Risks
What you’ll learn →
The right legal strategy, legal team, agreements, and due diligence are your competitive advantage. Learn what you need to know to give you this advantage from one of the leading M&A attorneys who does over 100 agency, brand, and SAAS transactions a year.
Later that evening…
VIP Experience
Our VIP Experience ticket holders will join us, our Sponsors, and Guest Speakers at an exclusive surprise VIP Experience that only Nashville can provide.
Tuesday, September 24th
Deal Making & Acquisition
Day 2 builds on everything we covered in Day 1…we’ll dive into making, negotiating, and closing deals…and what needs to happen after the acquisition has been made.
Here’s a peek at what we’ve got planned for you in the Main Hall Sessions:
Agency Valuation & Deal Structures
What you’ll learn →
Valuation, at its core, is SIMPLE! Learn how to see the few key drivers and how to value them correctly.
Confidentiality, Negotiation, & Closing
What you’ll learn →
Get specific use cases, and examples around deal structures and financial considerations.
Agency Integration Masterclass
What you’ll learn →
How to structure a successful integration plan post-close.
Agency Leadership Issues
What you’ll learn →
One of the toughest challenges is articulating the promise of the merged corporation and leading employees, clients, and investors to fulfill it. Learn how to approach this critical topic.
Integration of People
What you’ll learn →
Effective change management is key in integrations. You’ll know how to integrate with confidence.
Due Diligence: The Key to Acquiring the Right Business at the Right Price
What you’ll learn →
During this limited due diligence period, your deal team’s objective is to learn the material financial, operational, and people information about your target which could modify your deal structure, your integration plans, legal agreements or let you know when to walk away.
Later that evening…
Join us for a Private Group Dinner!
That evening all attendees will enjoy a private Group Dinner at one of Nashville's premiere event spaces, The Back Corner at 5th & Taylor. This dinner and surprise program is always a favorite experience from the week.
Wednesday, September 25th
Scaling, Funding, & Exits
THE DAY YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS.
Day 3 We have curated leading industry icons who will share insider blueprints on funding, maximizing exits, and scaling your business.
maximizing YOUR Exit
What you’ll learn →
The essential steps to successfully sell at your number to the ideal buyer who will preserve your team starts a year or more before you exit. Learn successes and setbacks from those who have had successful 8+ figure exits.
Asymmetric growth
What you’ll learn →
Because we know that growing organically through continuing the status quo isn't you, we'll be sharing creative, non-traditional, and sometimes radical methods for disproportionate growth from the experts for your current business or the ones you will acquire.
Securing Funding For Your Acquisition
What you’ll learn →
Understand the different funding options that are available for those looking to acquire, the differences among them, so you can identify which funding option best fits your needs.
What Past Attendees Have To Say...
Eddie Maalouf
CEO, BAD Marketing
Josh Snow
Founder Snow Teeth Whitening & Dealflow Brokerage
Caroline Castille
CEO Clickable Impact
Brooke Wright
Partner, Local Industries
Jeff Hahn
Principal, Hahn Marketing
Choose Your
deal boardroom LIVE Experience
General Admission
Only $2,497
Regular Price $2,997
Includes:
Welcome Networking Cocktail Reception
All Main Hall Sessions
Networking Dinner
Prices increase in:
VIP Experience
VIP Experience
Only $3,497
Regular Price $4,997
Includes:
Welcome Networking Cocktail Party
VIP Dinner
All Main Hall Sessions
VIP Experience
Networking Dinner
1-On-1 M&A Mentorship With Deal Boardroom Leadership (Plan your next acquisition or your exit)
VIP Reserved Seating In Main Hall
Workshop
Event Recordings to Share with Your Team
Private VIP Lounge
scale at speed live sponsors
scale at speed live sponsors
thank you to our sponsors
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Why we do what we do...
Winden Rowe
Co-Founder, Build Your Practice
Than Pham
Managing Director, Asian Efficiency
Joe Marfoglio
CEO, Searchific
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the event dates?
September 23-25th
Where is the event located?
Hotel Freye in Nashville, Tennessee.
Is there a group rate for the hotel?
Yes. You can book your rooms at Hotel Freye here, using our discounted rate.
Do you offer cancellations/refunds?
If you cannot attend the event, we will put your ticket toward our next event.
Can I buy multiple tickets, and bring my team?
Absolutely. We recommend partners or senior team members.
Can my spouse or children attend?
Your spouse is more than welcome to come to the event (just don’t forget to buy the extra ticket). The event is not appropriate for young children.
What will the event schedule be?
Please see the schedule on the website above for the exact schedule.
Can you make special accommodations for those with physical limitations?
Yes, please contact [email protected] for special accommodations
Can I sponsor this event?
Can I sponsor this event? Absolutely. Please contact [email protected] for sponsorship opportunities and find our more here.
What type of agencies and brands qualify for this event?
Our specialization is with agencies and brands between $1- $50 million in revenue.
Are meals included in this event?
During the event days, we will always cater breakfast and lunch. We also host a cocktail reception the night before the first day of the event as well as a dinner one of the event nights.
Where to stay?
We are providing a discounted link for registrants.
What happens if I buy a ticket and cannot attend the event?
If something happens after you've purchased a ticket and you cannot attend the event, please contact [email protected] and we will ensure that you can attend the next event in lieu of attending the one you are registered for.
Is there anyone I can speak to to ensure I am a fit to attend the event?
Yes, please schedule a call with our team here.
In Nashville, Tennessee. The exact venue will be announced soon.
Yes. The link to book the hotel will be sent once you register.
If you cannot attend the event, we will put your ticket toward our next event.
Absolutely. We recommend partners or senior team members.
Your spouse is more than welcome to come to the event (just don’t forget to buy the extra ticket). The event is not appropriate for young children.
Please see the schedule on the website above for the exact schedule.
Yes, please contact [email protected] for special accommodations
Deal Boardroom Members have access to all of the VIP benefits (VIP lounge, VIP Dinner, VIP Activity, and exclusive VIP sessions).
Absolutely. Please contact [email protected] for sponsorship opportunities.
Deal Boardroom's specialization is with agencies between $1.2- $20 million in revenue. The team’s expertise spans across all agencies. From PR to SEO to Full Service agencies, the team has owned, scaled, and sold dozens across all digital agency types and this event will apply to all agency types.
During the event days, we will always cater breakfast and lunch. We also host a cocktail reception the night before the first day of the event as well as a dinner one of the event nights.
We are providing a discounted link for registrants.
If something happens after you've purchased a ticket and you cannot attend the event, please contact [email protected] and we will ensure that you can attend the next event in lieu of attending the one you are registered for.
Yes, please schedule a call with our team here.
