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Shawn Freeman

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
100 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

But I think, you know, you do need to look at other investments.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

One we're looking at now is purchasing an office space.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

So the business will run out of there.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

Pretty critical as we grow.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

They do.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

Yeah.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

We can, you know, if I don't take the money out personally, I don't have to pay a personal tax on it.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

So just being, just being smarter about that, you know, setting up holding companies, chatting with my accountants and lawyers to make sure we're doing it right.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

And then, you know, obviously with the long-term goal in place, cause you really have to look, you know, five, 10 years out to actually be able to plan properly today.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

You know, I think it will.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

I think we want to keep our focus on our niche, small and medium business.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

We don't want to do what a lot of other companies do, is try to grow and get big fish enterprise clients and whatnot.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

We don't want anything to do with that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

So if we keep our focus and do what we're good at, then I think we can grow it to a $10 million business, no problem.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

By what year, you think?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

I would say...

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

Within five years is easily achievable.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

Yeah.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

You gotta, you really gotta run a business.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
At 24 He Quit His $115k Oil and Gas Job to Lanch $2MM Agency with 30% Net Margins, EP 297: Shawn Freeman

Like, you know, when I first started, um, just figuring out even how to set my rates, it was, it's kind of one of those struggles, like, you know, well, I'm a one guy show.