Job Description

We’re looking for serious operators —people who have spent a decade or more leading teams, managing P&Ls, and driving business growth. People who are ready to take full ownership of a business, not just run one.

If you’re looking for a job, this isn’t it.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to acquire, lead, and grow a real company with the right backing, read all the way to the end of this post.

Clearly Acquired is an SME Capital & Acquisitions Platform built for searchers, business owners, brokers, lenders, and investors.

We provide the tools, capital, and infrastructure to take acquisition-minded operators from search to close —and beyond. Our approach is different from a traditional search fund:

• We don’t pay searchers —we equip them.
• We co-invest, but operators sign the personal guarantee. In some cases, we’ll co-collateralize.
• We run the back office —finance, marketing, systems—so CEOs can focus on running the business.
• We provide a battle-tested operating system to improve business performance.
• We expect operators to raise a modest amount for their search —we handle the heavy lifting.

If you’re the kind of person who thrives with support but doesn’t need hand-holding , we should talk.

You are a Search Entrepreneur.

Your job is to hunt for the right acquisition opportunity—a business that fits our ideal profile and aligns with your skills and vision. This is going to take longer than you think and will be a task on top of your current job.

This means:

✅ Sourcing and screening deals —connecting with brokers, business owners, CPAs, wealth managers, and industry insiders.

✅ Building relationships —navigating conversations with sellers, intermediaries, and key stakeholders.

✅ Evaluating potential acquisitions —identifying the right mix of financial health, industry fit, and growth potential.

When a deal makes sense, we take over to support you in:

🔹 Underwriting the business —ensuring it meets financial and strategic criteria.

🔹 Structuring capital —securing financing through SBA, investor capital, or debt structures.

🔹 Making the offer —drafting and negotiating LOIs with the right deal terms.

🔹 Executing due diligence —leveraging our back office, transaction counsel, and technical teams to de-risk the acquisition.

🔹 Closing the deal —finalizing legal, financing, and transition processes to set you up for success as CEO.

Once the business is acquired, you take over as CEO—but you’re not alone.

We install:

✔️ A structured operating system to create focus and accountability.

✔️ Back-office support to ensure smooth operations.

✔️ A clear roadmap —aligning the 10-year vision, 3-year picture, and 1-year plan for execution.

Then, you execute day-to-day operations, leading the company into its next stage of growth.

We’re selective . This is not a stepping stone or a side hustle. The right candidate has:

✔️ 10+ years of leadership experience in operations, finance, or P&L management.

✔️ A proven ability to lead teams and grow businesses.

✔️ Financial acumen —you don’t have to be a CFO, but you need to understand numbers.

✔️ The conviction to sign a personal guarantee (we’ll stand beside you, but not in front of you).

✔️ Operators get 40-70+% ownership for searching, bringing capital, and guaranteeing the deal.

📍 Must be a U.S. citizen.

We want partner CEOs excited about the upside and support them to grow the overall business , while we manage the back office, fundraising, and overall portfolio —that is how we win as a team.

• Former C-Level, VP, or Director roles
• Successful entrepreneurs who have built and led businesses
• Top-tier sales & marketing leaders with operational experience
• Veterans, Military Academy grads, ex-athletes —people who know discipline, competition, and leadership
• Consultants from Top 10 Consulting Firms (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, etc.)

If your instinct is to hesitate at risk rather than calculate it , this won’t be a fit.

We target established, cash-flowing businesses that are primed for the next stage of growth.

Ideal companies have:

✔️ $500K - $5M EBITDA

✔️ Owned by baby boomer founders looking to transition

✔️ Minimal or no debt

✔️ Strong fundamentals with room for expansion

✔️ A need for leadership to reinvest cash flow into scaling people, processes, and systems

✔️ Untapped potential to modernize and grow with the right operator at the helm

We don’t chase turnarounds . We invest in stable businesses that need the right leadership and strategy to scale.

We focus on trades, services, and manufacturing businesses in:

📍 Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.

📍 Other strong opportunities will be considered.

1️⃣ Submit Through LinkedIn Apply

2️⃣ Create your "Buyer" account & verify your ID on ClearlyAcquired.com

3️⃣ Complete your buyer profile on the Platform

💡 If you submit through LinkedIn Apply but do not complete steps 2 & 3, we will not move forward.

This is real ownership, real responsibility, and real upside .

If you want to step into a CEO role with the right backing , this is your chance. If you’re looking for something easy, safe, or guaranteed—this isn’t it. For the right person, this will be the most challenging, rewarding, and life-changing move you’ll ever make.

📩 Apply Now.

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