Episode 27 How to Buy a Business (Or The Job You Actually Want) -With Grant Findlay-Shirras
Episode Summary
When you buy a business, are you really getting a company—or are you just buying yourself a job? In this conversation with Grant Findlay-Shirras, we explore the often-overlooked difference and why sometimes buying a job can actually be the right move if it aligns with your goals and lifestyle.
When you buy a business, are you really getting a company—or are you just buying yourself a job? In this conversation with Grant Findlay-Shirras, we explore the often-overlooked difference and why sometimes buying a job can actually be the right move if it aligns with your goals and lifestyle.
Grant’s story is one of resilience and reinvention:
- Launching Canada’s largest mobile fitness franchise.
- Scaling a $37M real estate marketing technology company from scratch, without investors.
- Hitting rock bottom multiple times and discovering the power of systems.
- Acquiring Dekora, a 20+ year-old home staging company, and applying his playbook to the creative industry.
This episode pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to acquire, grow, and enjoy running a business—or a job you choose on purpose.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- The difference between buying a business and buying a job.
- Why buying a job can be the right option for some people.
- How to evaluate whether an acquisition is sustainable—or just another paycheck.
- Why systems are the secret to growth, profit, and freedom.
- What stagers and designers can learn from entrepreneurs outside the industry.
Connect with Grant
- Instagram: @grantfindlayshirras
Check out Dekora in Calgary: Dekora Home Staging & Design
