Dealmaker · Agency Investor · Best-Selling Author

I BUY AND BUILD AGENCIES.

President of Born & Bred. Co-author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Stories That F*cking Matter. I help agency owners find their win-win exit and get back their freedom, power, and wealth.

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Brands we've built at Born & Bred
PfizerVisaPepsiCoDiscordSoFiSemrushDel MonteJetBrainsMirvieEazeCheckmateUCSF PfizerVisaPepsiCoDiscordSoFiSemrushDel MonteJetBrainsMirvieEazeCheckmateUCSF
2X
Adweek's Fastest-Growing Agency
127
agencies built for others
$2.7B
VC raised by our partners
200+
clients scaled
#1
Amazon best-selling author
The acquisition story

FROM A $350K SEED DEAL TO A $3.5M AGENCY

My first acquisition was a SEED deal, Sweat Equity & Earn-In, into a $350K firm. I traded expertise for ownership instead of cash, then leveraged it to 10x into Born & Bred, a $3.5M brand agency I now run as President. Before that, 20+ years at Yahoo and Basis, where I built 127 agencies for media companies. Now I do it for myself and my partners.

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The agency I run

WE BUILD BRANDS THAT
DESERVE THEIR VALUATION.

When I'm not buying agencies, I'm building brands. Born & Bred is the agency I run as President, and the work speaks for itself.

Checkmate#1 most downloaded in the App Store twice. 1M users, $8.2M in year one. LumanuRebrand into a $12M Series A. Scaled to $500M+ in payments, grew 3300%. Pfizer20M+ organic views in six months after repositioning. DiscordPartnered through explosive growth and a $995.4M round. SEMrush83M impressions from a global campaign. 600+ assets across 11 languages. Lightstone DirectBrand and digital launch for a $12B real estate platform, now across 26 states.
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The brands my team builds are backed by leading VCs, including:

General Catalyst Andreessen Horowitz Sequoia Capital GV Y Combinator Sound Ventures
The room I'm in

A DEALMAKER AMONG DEALMAKERS

I serve on the DealCon Advisory Board, where I've emceed the CEO M&A Intensive and was recognized on stage for my first Deal Boardroom acquisition. Featured in SWAGGER Magazine, Voyage LA, Media Champions TV, and the Agency Acquisitions & Exits podcast.

Garrett McClure Enterprises

SELLING OR SCALING YOUR AGENCY

I'm actively interviewing agency owners seeking a partner, an exit, or growth capital. I've sat on every side of the table, and I'm an operator, not a financial buyer. Win-win outcomes only.

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Born & Bred

BUILDING YOUR BRAND

Born & Bred transforms complex ideas into compelling brands, especially in tech and healthcare. Twice named one of Adweek's fastest-growing agencies.

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The book

STORIES THAT F*CKING MATTER

Three Pillars of Epic Storytelling to Dominate Media Headlines, Win Clients and Grow Your Business

The storytelling blueprint my team used to land clients on Oprah, The View, Forbes, and Rolling Stone. Amazon #1 bestseller. Forbes Council Executive Library selection. Foreword by William Shatner.

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OWN AN AGENCY AND WONDERING WHAT'S NEXT?

Even if we never do a deal, you'll leave knowing what your agency is worth.

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