Jeff Reynolds
Growth & Exit Advisor for Marketing, Insights & Business Services Firms | Double-digit growth → Exit readiness → Drive strategic sales toward 10x EBITDA | $1B M&A managed
- Role
- Managing Director at Sellside Group, Llc
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jeff Reynolds
I maximize growth, valuation and optionality for $5MM-$30MM firms.Most marketing and professional services firms hit a ceiling between $5M-$10M and never break through.They\'re profitable, they have great clients, but growth has stalled. The business isn\'t sellable. And the goal of a strategic exit at 8-10x EBITDA feels unreachable.I\'ve solved these problems by scaling two businesses to 9 figures, evaluating 400+ acquisition targets, and completing 17 acquisitions totaling $350MM.My background: I know how to drive organic growth.At Material+(formerly LRW), I grew the business at 14% CAGR for a decade and led 10 acquisitions which grew the business from 100 to 1,200 employees.As CEO of Agital, I acquired 7 more companies, evaluated 250+ targets, and scaled the business from 0 to 400 employees.Today, I do two things:As Managing Director at Sellside Group, I help marketing, insights, and business services firms navigate M&A — from positioning the business to finding the right strategic or financial buyers and closing at the high end of the 6-10x EBITDA range. I\'m an experienced deal-maker who has managed over $1B in M&A transactions and know how to find and optimize buyer and seller fit and value.As founder of PSF Accelerator, I work with founders and CEOs to drive double-digit growth, build leadership teams, scale operating systems and prepare their businesses for strategic exits. My clients have scaled from $5M to $50M+ in revenue while positioning for successful transitions.My focus is narrow:$5M-$30M marketing, insights, and business services firms.My approach is simple: Leverage my expertise to help you build a business that\'s great for clients, great for employees, and great for shareholders — whether you\'re scaling for growth or preparing for exit.If you\'re ready to break through the ceiling, let\'s talk.Want to talk? Book a 30-minute strategy call. https://calendly.com/jeff_reynolds/30min
Experience
Managing Director
Dec 2024 — Present
As an investment banker, I work with business investors, buyers and sellers. With my former roles as a CEO, I bring a unique set of skills to today\'s M&A landscape. I’ve acquired 17 companies, written $1B in offers and evaluated over 350 businesses between $5M-$25M in revenue. I focus on building deep relationships and mutual value creation strategies.As a former operator, I bring a unique blend of insights and experience to help find or prepare services businesses for maximum value and, more importantly, the legacy that entrepreneurs want for their businesses and the people who have taken a dream and turned it into a reality.
Education
The University of Kansas
BA, Political Science, Communication Studies
Northwestern University
MA/PhD (ABD), Communications, Human Development
Skills
- Focus Groups
- Questionnaire Design
- Customer Insight
- Ethnography
- Brand Equity
- Qualitative Research
- Competitive Analysis
- Business Insights
- Quantitative Research
- Marketing Research
- Survey Research
- Online Research
- Consumer Behaviour
- Cati
- Analytics
- Competitive Intelligence
- Data Collection
- Segmentation
- Market Research
- Survey Design
- Advertising Research
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