Big news! I just acquired a majority of Scalepath. This is Michael Girdley’s small business owner community.
This milestone represents the culmination of years of building relationships one handshake at a time, hosting events that sometimes felt too small to matter, and fostering connections within the entrepreneurial community that became the foundation for everything that followed.
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Taking Over
The acquisition brings together 85+ business owners in our humble peer groups, creating a powerful network of entrepreneurs supporting each other’s growth.
Michael Girdley will be staying on as an advisor, ensuring continuity and wisdom as I steward this community forward.
As Michael shared in his announcement:
Rand is the perfect guy for this seat. He’s been driving all over the country for the last 3 years, building a peer group of his own through blood, sweat, and tears. Now he’s bringing the energy, focus, and time needed to level up this community.
This wasn’t just about buying a business – it was about taking responsibility for a thriving ecosystem of entrepreneurs who depend on these connections for guidance, support, and growth.
The Journey
This acquisition would not have been possible without the encouragement and support I received from each and every one of you who has attended one of my business owner and ETA meetups over the years.
That same support allowed me to be featured in Forbes, showcasing the power of what we’ve built together. It gave me the confidence to make bold moves – like buying a $42,000 camper van to travel full time and host small business owner events all across North America.
Every event, every conversation, every connection has been building toward this moment.
What’s Next
We’re working on a bunch of new ways to help the small business owner community, and now we have more scale and power to do it effectively. The acquisition gives us resources and reach we never had before, opening up possibilities we’re just beginning to explore.
The goal remains the same: creating meaningful connections between business owners who can learn from each other, support each other, and grow together.
Now we just have a bigger platform to make that happen.
Thank You
I owe it all to you – thank you! This journey has been possible because of the incredible community of entrepreneurs, supporters, and fellow business owners who believed in what we were building from the very beginning.
Every person who attended an event, every conversation that sparked a new idea, every bit of encouragement along the way contributed to making this acquisition a reality.
This success belongs to all of us.