Jary Jackson

“Surrounded yourself with the people that are where you want to be.” - @jackson_jary at @SMBootcamp_

Three 4-star commands. The busiest spaceport on Earth. One state. Let’s talk about Florida. It’s already wired into the backbone of American power. Start with this: 3 combatant commands. One state. → United States Central Command (MacDill AFB, Tampa) → United States Special Operations Command (MacDill AFB, Tampa) → United States Southern Command (Doral, Miami) Three 4-star commands. Three global mission sets. One continuous talent pipeline. No other state has that. Not Virginia. Not Texas. Not California. Now add the Space Coast. → Kennedy Space Center → Cape Canaveral Space Force Station → Patrick Space Force Base → SpaceX, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies, United Launch Alliance 100+ orbital launches in 2024. Busiest spaceport on Earth. Universities pumping out aerospace engineers. Career and technical colleges producing skilled workforce. @elonmusk has said Florida is becoming “the center of gravity for space launch.” Then in 2024, our legislature designates Homestead Air Reserve Base and Tyndall AFB as official spaceport territories under @SpaceFlorida South Florida now has launch infrastructure. Read that again. The combatant commands are here. The launchpads are here. The primes are here. The dual-use startups are moving here. Why? Because the customer is here. The operators are here. The proving grounds are here. The capital is here. This is the dual-use thesis in plain English: When your state hosts the commands that define global security AND the launchpads that define the space economy AND the venture ecosystem to fund what’s next— You don’t have a defense sector. You have a defense ecosystem. Florida isn’t adjacent to defense tech. Florida is defense tech. 🇺🇸 🚀

@JasonUnlocked The next step is to just instruct it to put in occasional mistakes.

This is it. I've just seen the first big account advocating for writing with intentional spelling mistakes so we can see it's not AI. What do you think about this?

#searchfund #Entrepreneur #ETA

Trust but verify. How are you doing corporate diligence in your acquisitions? linkedin.com/posts/thurion-…

Lower your risk & improve outcomes #eta linkedin.com/posts/thurion-…

If you're in the #ETA space looking to acquire a business, ask yourself, why are you doing it alone, especially when the much larger players all have teams (and for good reason). Yes, you have your deal team, but who's there to assist with everything post close? I've been the searcher, acquired and operated companies, founded others, and advised small businesses. The hard work begins after you close, when you find what you really acquired, stuff happens, and you have limited resources. We help de-risk deals, leverage our resources to improve outcomes, and serve as operating partners and advisors when needed #sba #entrepreneur #smallbusiness

@"The Green Beret Approach to your Small Business Talent and Hiring Needs"linkedin.com/pulse/green-be… on @LinkedIn

@SMBootcamp_ @bseeling Love being able to share and hopefully be of help. @Sam_Rosati s bootcamp truly made a difference for me and I aim to pay it forward wherever I can.

Thank you to our amazing CEO alumni for telling your stories! @bseeling @jackson_jary

Starting the day off right, early morning workout before #SMBash @SMB_ash @drew_eckman #noexcuses #hotelworkout

@patrickdichter Billboards aren’t for new business. They’re useful for repeated business that reminds them to call you.

Update: billboard campaign was a 2/10. Drove some leads and lead to 1 client. If it resulted in 4 or more clients it would’ve been a success given our CAC. Now do I try again with different messaging? That’s the real question…

It’s been a year since I took the leap and acquired a business! While the trend is to talk about a lifestyle business that supposedly gives you flexibility, work life balance and “easy” money, my new boss is the toughest I’ve ever had. Being your own boss doesn’t mean being free from obligation—it means you're released to your own accountability, discipline, and drive, choosing your obligations and living up to them every day. #smallbusiness #eta #smb #smbash

I've been in your shoes. If you own a small business, you’re bombarded with noise trying to sell you something. When people say they “get it,” or have expert advice, do they really? Have they lived it? I spent 18 of my 22 years as a Green Beret, hit the pavement in B2B sales, did self-funded search, acquired & operate a small business, and built another from scratch. I've made the mistakes, faced the challenges, and learned. Whether in supporting national security in govcon, consulting & talent solutions to small businesses, or providing opportunities for veterans, it's a personal mission and mandate for me to succeed in that service. #business #trust #govcon #defense #recruiting #careers #service #dol #sof #privateequity #entrepreneurship

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THIS is your secret to business success. NOT a resume. I look for these attributes in the talent I hire on my team and the talent I place. #talent #business #smb #eta #recruiting

@StrongpointRich That’s awesome congrats!

2024 headline #'s: +89% yoy revenue growth ($9.2m -> $17.4m) Over 50 team members added $22m revenue run rate headed into 2025 Lots of recent success on margin improvement, so looking toward a healthy year ahead. 🍻

@Sam_Rosati I asked a broker how they came up with a 10x valuation on a company with 550k SDE and declining earnings for the past three years…. they said reputation and capability.

Hot take: business valuations are terrible for M&A. They anchor a seller's price expectations to a number that's prepared by a party without any skin in the game.

@Codie_Sanchez Should vet your people before promoting them. Tim is a massive lier. All of us from his community have known it for years. youtu.be/9eWUh1LHAw8?si…

My friend Tim Kennedy said perfectly... “Be careful who you let on your ship, because some people will sink the whole thing just because they can’t be the captain.”

@elonmusk Plenty of people trash talking without suggesting an alternative or solution.

I instantly lose respect for anyone who posts on LinkedIn. Unbearably cringe.

@Sam_Rosati Numerous reasons all listed in comments. Have a similar situation on a target acquisition. Don’t track inventory nor WIP. Order material for each job, whatever is left over is excess. If you proceed how would you mitigate if all else looks solid, and doing deep Q of E?

🚨 SMB Accounting Bombs 🚨 When inventory is the same #, period after period, it’s a warning sign! ⚠️ It's NOT a sign that inventory stays constant! Can anyone tell me why?