John welcomes on the Pod today, Emily Holdman. Emily is the Managing Director at Permanent Equity out of Columbia, MO, where she’s worked with her current business partner for 14 years. Her background is in marketing, as she also went to school for journalism. Hear about her super impressive career as she is going to be a keynote speaker at the HoldCo conference, which is being held in Cleveland, July 24-26. Head over to holdcoconf.com for more details. That’s hold c-o c-o-n-f .com. In her current position, Emily focuses on marketing and the individual opportunities that come their way, where she moves it towards diligence and takes everything through LOI. Emily talks about her experiences along the way and how they grew up in the market taking punches so young and how that has helped them get to the place they are now. She says, "We love running boring businesses, but running a business is anything but boring." Listen in as she expresses how she loves the intellectual challenges of running businesses and how they handle acquisitions. Jobber: Jobber is a mobile and online app that helps keep your business organized, efficient, and professional. Get paid on time, go paperless, and impress your clients. Try it free today at: https://getjobber.com/im/oao/