Sean Belnick is a Co-founder of Acadia, an integrated digital marketing platform. He is also the Founder of SB Hillview Ventures and a Board Member of Belnick, Inc. Sean has over two decades of experience in e-commerce and digital marketing as a business operator. He founded his first company, BizChair, in 2001 at the age of 14. Sean grew the company into one of the largest furniture distributors for online retailers, servicing hundreds of thousands of customers nationwide before a successful exit in 2017.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- Sean Belnick describes the development of Acadia
- How did Sean transition from selling Pokemon cards on eBay to building a $250 million business selling office chairs?
- Sean describes the process of exiting his first company, BizChair
- Advice for finding a private equity firm to partner with during an exit
In this episode…
How can you grow your unique ideas into a thriving business? And once it’s built into a substantial company and you’re ready to move on, how can you make sure it’s left in good hands?
Co-founder of Acadia, Sean Belnick, shares the story of his previous entrepreneurial success, BizChair. With host Todd Taskey, Sean explains the guiding principles that brought him success, how he managed a successful exit, and the future plans for his current company, Acadia.
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