My Biggest Learning Lessons After Acquiring Airwaves Music – Western Canada’s Largest Events Company
Dewan Bayney2022-11-30T17:40:12+00:00Another Year Coming to an End - Closing 2022 on a High! 2022 at Airwaves Music 30+ DJs nationwide 220+ events 3 incredible staff that have become like family. 2nd year of ownership 1 proud papa (and tired) Incredible experience overall, with us nearly doubling the pre-pandemic number of events. And over $500,000 in revenue in 2 short years. **** Taking the "gamble" of acquiring an events company during the pandemic was one of my greatest learning lessons. *** Biggest takeaways 1. People will project their fears/assumptions on you. Play your own game and surround yourself with “how can I” thinkers. “Running multiple businesses is impossible.” “Events are risky.” “Your other businesses will suffer.” Both the agency and airwaves flourished (mostly due to pure stubbornness) but also because all we do is search - this was ultimately a decision to take ownership of a