<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0" lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;When Carrie Kelsch was encouraged to start a garage door business&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;back in 2004&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;, she had no experience in the industry. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW259435240 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW259435240 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0" lang="EN-CA" xml:lang="EN-CA" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;By 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;, her company, A Plus Garage Doors,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;was&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;generat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;ing&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;$35 million in revenue with 30% EBITDA margins. This week on Built to Sell Radio, host John Warrillow shares Carrie’s journey—from her first steps in the home services industry to the personal tragedy that&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;ultimately pushed&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW259435240 BCX0"&gt;her to consider selling.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW259435240 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

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John Warrillow

Ep 466 Building a $35M Home Services Business, Overcoming Personal Tragedy, Private Equity ‘musical chairs’, and Securing a 10x EBITDA Exit with Carrie Kelsch

NOV 1, 202455 MIN
Built to Sell Radio

Ep 466 Building a $35M Home Services Business, Overcoming Personal Tragedy, Private Equity ‘musical chairs’, and Securing a 10x EBITDA Exit with Carrie Kelsch

NOV 1, 202455 MIN

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When Carrie Kelsch was encouraged to start a garage door business back in 2004, she had no experience in the industry.  

 

By 2022, her company, A Plus Garage Doors, was generating $35 million in revenue with 30% EBITDA margins. This week on Built to Sell Radio, host John Warrillow shares Carrie’s journey—from her first steps in the home services industry to the personal tragedy that ultimately pushed her to consider selling.