ATM Investors CEO CJ McMahon talks about the Art of Acquisitions

CJ McMahon, founder and CEO of ATM Investors, sits down with NTV's Good Life to talk about acquiring ATM businesses, what actually makes a company sellable, his upcoming book The Art of Acquisitions, and the charity he started with Sydney Freeman. ATM Investors partners with accredited investors to acquire, operate, and manage ATM businesses nationally. In Nebraska alone, CJ has deployed nearly $2 million across more than 188 ATM units. CHAPTERS 0:00 Who is CJ McMahon 0:28 Why Nebraska for ATM acquisitions 1:04 What ATM Investors actually does 1:20 The number one thing that makes a business sellable 1:51 We review 10-15 businesses a month and acquire 2 2:48 Why I wrote The Art of Acquisitions 4:11 Joy in the Fight: helping families with someone in the ICU 4:26 Running an 8-figure business from a hospital bed THE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE If you want to exit your business, make it independent of you first. CJ reviews 10 to 15 businesses a month and acquires about two. The single biggest thing separating the ones he buys from the ones he passes on is owner-operator dependence: if the business is not a business without you in it, it is not an asset, it is a job. Hire the manager before you go to market, not after. THE ART OF ACQUISITIONS CJ's first book is a step-by-step process for finding, negotiating, and closing an acquisition in any market. JOY IN THE FIGHT Founded by CJ McMahon and Sydney Freeman after CJ spent a year fighting Lyme disease. Joy in the Fight covers the expenses families cannot think about when someone is in the ICU: mortgage payments, car payments, travel, medical bills. Tailored family by family. #ATMInvestors #CJMcMahon #TheArtOfAcquisitions #BusinessAcquisitions #cashflow