Claudia Thompson Interviews Erin O’Leary, Owner of MBAid

Erin O’Leary has experience working with a wide variety of industries, from manufacturing clients to professional services firms to SAAS companies to an international amusement company. She also has owned and operated a number of successful businesses including a bar and restaurant, a private school, several online stores and a marketing, production and licensing company. Her background gives her the breadth and depth of understanding what works and what doesn’t across the board.

Erin loves helping business owners succeed and monetize their life’s work well when they have decided to retire or move on to their next project.. Having built and run her own businesses, she understands, respects and appreciates the grit and discipline required to stay on course to run a successful business.

Erin specializes in selling businesses with between $1.5M – $12M in annual revenues. After auditing each business, she establishes a fair price, produces an effective and confidential marketing campaign to attract qualified buyers and has access to thousands of qualified strategic buyers in her network. She works for you to get each business owner paid with a focus on what is important to the individual.

Erin is a sports enthusiast of all kinds, including running, skiing, horseback riding, and biking.

Interview Questions:

Q1: Tell us a little about you and your background

Q2: So you have just launched a new venture, MBAid? What is it and what services do you provide?

Q3: What prompted you to start MBAid?

Q4: Can you tell us about your typical clients? Who do you work with?

Q5: How has COVID impacted your industry?

Q6: How has COVID impacted your clients?

Q7: Are their needs now the same as pre-pandemic or have they changed?

Q8: What advice do you have for the small to mid-sized business out there as we begin to make our way out of COVID? If you could convince them to all do three things, what would those things be?

Connect with Erin on LinkedIn

MBAid Business Strategists is a Boston-based consulting firm that educates and guides business owners to maximize profitability and assists them in creating a strategic, actionable plan to monetize their business. Additionally, MBAid provides training sessions and industry-specific tools to owners who want to manage every aspect of their businesses more efficiently. To learn more, visit MBAid online at www.mbaid.com.

Claudia Thompson – Naturally people-oriented leader in both corporate environments and community organization settings. Skilled in consulting individuals and larger organizations on topics such as networking, diversity, intersectionality, and inclusion to significantly improve interpersonal skills. Adept in brand management, employee training, and implementing marketing strategy to consistently increase customer volume and surpass revenue quotas for companies. Excels in communication, organizational, and project management to keep teams/companies performing at above expected efficiency.


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