Learnhowtobuildabusinessyoucansellwithsomeonewhohasbeenthere,donethat.In this workshop, Ali will discuss her winding, pivot-heavy path to Bulletin's '22 acquisition by Emerald Expositions, the largest B2B events company in the United States. She will outline why Bulletin pivoted numerous times, and how they pivoted, to become a stronger acquisition target for potential buyers. She will cover best practices for building and nurturing relationships with potential acquirers, and when it's appropriate to do so, as well as how to identify and build around your most "sellable" asset.
Ali Kriegsman is the Co-founder of Bulletin, a B2B wholesale marketplace that was acquired by Emerald, the largest B2B events company in the U.S. Her mission is to help founders navigate the murky waters of ideating, launching, & scaling their companies. A recipient of "Forbes 30 Under 30" and one of Fast Company’s "Most Creative People in Business," Kriegsman has helped thousands of brands expand their distribution & sell in offline & online stores all around the world. She is a self-taught salesperson, publicist, marketer, & growth strategist with experience scaling bootstrapped & venture-backed businesses.
Her first book, How to Build a Goddamn Empire, is the straightforward, no-nonsense book on entrepreneurship readers have been searching for. Using the questions she's most frequently asked as her guideposts, Kriegsman writes about her experience launching & growing Bulletin directly from the trenches, & features words of triumph, failure & wisdom from 30 other women-owned businesses. The book has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine,The Today Show, CBS News, The Information & more, and has been celebrated for its candor, sense of humor & direct, actionable advice.
She is now running a part-time consulting business while working on her second book: a fictional startup thriller.
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