“Even a waitress can buy a business, and so can you!”

Della Kirkman, CPA

 

Listen to my own fairy-tale story of how I ended up here. In less than 10 years, I went from single mom, serving tables at Cracker Barrel to buying my first business, growing it and selling it to achieve a level of wealth and independence I had only dreamed about.

 
 

MAD Podcast - Mergers, Acquisitions & Deals

Della Kirkman lives in New Haven, Indiana, US she has a varied background of working in hospitality and finance. Della later decided to become a CPA Chartered Accountant and started contacting everyone she knew and letting them know she was going to be an accountant and offering her services. She found a local company to work for and was interested in buying the company, which she then bought with the partner of the firm, where they grew and re- structured the firm.

She then sold the company. Her partner bought a Pizza Bar and they ended up buying the whole city block and it is now for sale. Her focus on investing and buying and selling businesses. Enjoy the this episode of the MAD Podcast!


Featured Appearances

Della frequently presents at conferences, workshops and seminars educating audiences on aspects of buying, selling, and growing businesses. Some of her featured appearances include:

“Della is clear in her presentation, making complex accounting issues easy to understand. She adds a entrepreneur’s perspective on risk taking. And is friendly and easy to work with. I would recommend her to anyone who is involved in business acquisitions and is looking for accounting/financial analytics.”

— Siddharth Tambar

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