Key Points From the Interview
hristian Bateson was miserable.
Peeling himself out of bed at 3:30 every morning to sleepwalk to his desk at a toxic firm.
He was under-slept. Over-boozed. Dying inside.
In Christian's words:
"That was like the darkest hour of my life, where I just couldn't see a way out of it. And I remember thinking, I'm 40, if I could just grind for like another 20 years, just put my head down and grind, then I can retire."
Well, today Christian is almost 5 years into ownership of a business he bought, a construction cleaning company. They clean up the site when a construction project finishes.
It did almost $4m last year.
It's projected to almost double to $7.5m this year.
And most importantly, Christian has rediscovered himself.
Optimism, fulfillment, autonomy. His life makes sense again.
Now, regular listeners of Acquiring Minds know that we try to feature a balance of stories here, including the dark ones, the fetal position moments. We don't oversell the dream.
But not today.
Christian's story is an unqualified, full-throated celebration of our path. Of entrepreneurship through acquisition.
Enjoy.
