oday's guest was in his late 30s when he started feeling the entrepreneurial itch.

Successful in his corporate career, moving up the ladder, earning good money, Jarom Wren was mostly enjoying his work.

But he wanted more freedom.

For years he explored options that would allow him to step off that ladder, but it wasn't until 9 years later that entrepreneurship through acquisition entered the picture.

A friend of Jarom's who had also been successful in Corporate shared that he'd bought a business.

"I was mesmerized," says Jarom.

And down the rabbit hole he fell.

Today Jarom owns Vanlife Outfitters, an online store serving the community of folks who converts vans into homes on wheels. Fittingly, the trend is all about finding freedom.

Jarom had to overcome a few challenges to make the deal happen, including resistance from a lending community that wasn't keen on ecommerce, as well as restated earnings by the business.

Listen for how Jarom negotiated all that.

And how his expectation that deals die and need to be resurrected steadied him when his deal looked like it was dying.

Also listen for Jarom's thoughts on pursuing this path at a later stage than the typical Acquiring Minds guest.

While most guests range from late 20s to early 40s, there are great reasons to buy a business later than that.

OK, here he is, Jarom Wren, owner of Vanlife Outfitters.