Acquisition Entrepreneurship

Ever wondered how to buy a business instead of starting one from scratch? Meet David Haynes, a successful Acquisition Entrepreneur who bought and scaled a Cleveland-based company!

Join us for an exclusive live event where David will share:

• How he identified the right business to buy
• The strategies he used to finance the deal
• Lessons learned from the acquisition process
• His blueprint for scaling and maximizing profits

When: Friday May 16th 7:30AM-9AM
Where: Cleveland Raquet Club 29825 Chagrin Blvd
Who Should Attend? Aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone looking to buy their first (or next) business!

Seats are limited! Register now to learn the secrets of acquisition entrepreneurship and take the next step toward owning a successful business.

*2024 Crain's Cleveland Business Fast 50 list, a recognition of the 50 fastest-growing privately held companies in Northeast Ohio.

• Accomplished business person with a strong track record of revenue / profit growth and operations improvement for family, private equity owned, and public companies
• Acquired NPL Home Medical in the fall of 2019
• 30+ years of experience leading diverse product / services businesses and operating models (including manufacturing /distribution, services, and software)
• Broad marketing, sales, and operations experience
• Engineering undergrad and MBA from Pepperdine University
• Founded a software company, growing it to $16M / 100 people before successful exit.
• P&L ownership ranging from $2M to $400M
• Six Sigma and Lean trained with significant additional professional, sales, marketing and operations experience
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Jill Arena is an accomplished Business Development Expert and Mergers and Acquisition Intermediary. She has enjoyed an award-winning career for more than 25 years. Her extensive experience working with small to medium-sized businesses as well as large corporations has enabled her to assist executives and business owners reach their respective organic growth goals for three decades.

In 2011 Arena added Buy-Side Intermediary services to her offerings, working with Investment Banks, Private Equity Groups, Strategic Buyers and Individuals. Arena provides search, analysis and deal structure services to regional and national buyers. She has helped numerous Buyers in Cleveland and nationally find and acquire companies.

Arena is adept at consultative selling, an expert on strategic alliance development, prospecting, turn-around projects and business brokering. She has recruited sales professionals, built top-producing sales teams, helped organizations pioneer new areas for revenue generation, trained sales professionals on her branded sales methodology, and developed programs for organizations to exceed their organic growth goals.

Jill Arena is a 2011 recipient of the SMEI Distinguished Sales & Marketing Award®. She was recognized as an outstanding sales and marketing professional with unparalleled standards of sophistication and skill in her industry. The award was given to recognize, promote, and honor Jill's excellence, professionalism, and outstanding achievement in sales and marketing. Earning this award illustrates Jill's high standards, experience, training, and commitment to excellence.

Born in Rochester New York, Arena began her career at Paychex. Prior to founding Arena Enterprises in 2000, Jill was a top-producing Sales Representative with Paychex. After moving to Cleveland in 1994, Arena spent five years in sales leadership roles at ComDoc/McHale Us Connect (now Xerox ) where she earned President's Club distinction each year, and 7 years with the VAR CompuCom. Arena lives in Solon with her husband Harley, daughter Lauren (who is attending Kent State) and son Nate (who is attending Ohio University). Arena is passionate about "all things Cleveland" and facilitating economic growth in this region. She is a self-proclaimed aficionado on museum-quality fine art, the NY State Finger Lakes region, yoga and kindness.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cleveland Racquet Club, 29825 Chagrin Boulevard, Cleveland, United States