18: M&A Zing (Ep. 19) - AI, Exits & The CEO Mindset: Paul Avins

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18: M&A Zing (Ep. 19) - AI, Exits & The CEO Mindset: Paul Avins

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From “credit-card startup money” to five exits + a global coaching empire, Paul Evans unpacks the exact playbook for scaling to £10 m… then deciding whether to buy, build or cash-out. Paul Avins, founder of Scale Up Coaching and community-builder at Team Dynamics Global, has helped owners add a combined £140 m+ in enterprise value. In this rapid-fire conversation we cover: The “mountain” framework that shows you exactly when to switch strategy (sales engine → acquisitions → exit) Why changing one word in your LinkedIn title forces the CEO mindset How AI agents are collapsing 2-week quoting cycles into 3-hour sprints The #1 lie trapping most founders under £5 m—and how to break it Guest bio Paul Avins is a serial entrepreneur (5 exits, 2 spectacular flops), award-winning former ActionCOACH franchisee and host of The Grown-Up Business Podcast. Through Scale Up Coaching and Team Dynamics Global he guides founders past seven figures and onto life-changing capital events. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro & welcome 0:45 Meet Paul Avins - 5 exits, 2 “face-plants” 1:32 New UK & EU searchers shout-out (Marques Paolo, Sebastian de Bock) 2:16 What Scale Up Coaching & Team Dynamics actually do 3:00 Paul’s early exits + ActionCOACH award run 4:57 Mentors & the bookshelf that shaped his philosophy 7:14 The “mountain” stages of revenue (£1 m → £25 m) 9:22 Crossing the £5 m chasm—build, buy or sell? 12:18 CEO vs Managing Director: one word that changes everything 15:05 Borrowing vs. equity dilution (and the hidden mindset block) 17:11 AI in the real world—7-figure quote automation case study 22:02 Global language hacks & website heat-mapping with LLMs 26:03 Human connection as the next competitive moat 33:13 Jeff Bezos’ unchanging truths test—for any industry 34:45 Paul’s horizon: Dubai “3-Day MBA”, £50 m exits & bio-hacking roll-up 38:40 Where to connect with Paul & free resources 39:59 Gareth’s wrap-up & next week’s preview 📎 RESOURCES MENTIONED Scale Up Coaching →https://www.paulavins.com/coaching Paul’s site → https://www.paulavins.com/ The Grown-Up Business Podcast → https://www.paulavins.com/podcast AI tools referenced: ElevenLabs voice-clone, Fireflies quoting agent, ChatGPT-4o heat-map plug-ins About M&A Zing Host Gareth Hawkins: CEO & Co-Founder, BizCrunch (exited founder & M&A investor). Each week we dive into real-world SMB M&A across the UK & Europe. Join the BizCrunch Community Early-access episodes, live Q&A and networking for acquisition entrepreneurs & investors. Sign up → https://www.bizcrunch.co/community Featured News Microsoft chooses a boutique London venue for Satya Nadella’s EU product launch BGF doubles down on UK tech after its nine-figure exit from Rock Technologies UK Startup Loans: £25 k per founder at 6 %—why Sam Simpson still says “no PG debt” Thanks for watching! Please like, subscribe and drop questions below—or better yet, join our community for the private AMA.