Lexson Mathieu is the co-founder of Odase Investment Consortium, a holding company that acquires and scales operating businesses across fragmented industries. Before stepping into M&A, Lexson was an undefeated professional boxer and IBF champion who walked away from his belt during COVID, cashed out of crypto at the top of the market, and used that discipline to make 10,000 cold calls before closing his first acquisition, a $5.4 million trucking company with little to no capital down.​

We discuss:

– Lexson's journey from professional boxing and international gold medals to crypto exits and business acquisitions, and why resilience was the common thread throughout.​

– How he built Odase Investment Consortium by giving equity to lawyers, accountants, and industry experts he had never met in person, and why that unconventional bet paid off.​

– The 10,000 cold calls it took to land his first deal, why motivated sellers are the only sellers worth pursuing, and how to identify them fast.​

– How Lexson acquired his first $5.4M trucking company with little to no capital and saved over $100,000 in the first two months by renegotiating fuel, insurance, and maintenance contracts.​

– Why bigger deals are actually easier than small ones, why the drama is the same at $100 and $6 million, and how his roll-up strategy works across trucking and moving companies.​

– His approach to building accountable management teams, why he keeps no more than five direct reports, and why he describes himself as Nick Fury, not Iron Man.​

– A contrarian take on AI and why he trusts human judgment over automation for mission-critical decisions in his business operations.​

– His one practical tip: a weekly self-accountability report that he credits as a game changer for personal and business performance.​

Want to connect with Lexson? Find him on Instagram (@Lexson Mathieu) and send him a direct message.​

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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction: Exit Algorithms with Lexson Mathieu

1:00 Why Lexson Lists Himself as Chief Business Development Officer, Not CEO

1:45 Boxing Background: From Amateur Gold Medals to IBF Undefeated Pro

3:00 Walking Away From the Belt: How COVID Changed Everything

3:30 Moving to Mexico, Going All In on Crypto, and Exiting at the Top

4:30 Founding Odase Investment Consortium and Giving Equity to Strangers

5:30 Following the Dan Peña Model: Your First 100 Million

6:00 18 Months and 10,000 Cold Calls to Close the First Deal

7:00 First Acquisition: $5.4M Trucking Company with No Money Down

8:30 How Boxing Built the Resilience to Take Rejection in Business

10:30 What Makes a Business Attractive Beyond EBITDA: The Motivated Seller

12:30 How a Seller Can Prepare for a Successful Exit and Be Part of the Solution

15:00 Line of Credit as a Business Asset: Why Sellers Should Build It Now

16:30 Asset-Heavy vs. Asset-Light: Lexson's Preference in Trucking

17:30 Saving $100K in the First Two Months Post-Acquisition

20:00 Stretching Payables and Building Working Capital as a New Owner

21:30 Growth Through Acquisition: How Lexson Closed Deal Two Just Four Months Later

23:00 Why Bigger Deals Are Simpler Than Small Ones

25:00 Integrating a Trucking and Moving Company: Synergies and Challenges

27:30 Building Accountable Management Teams: The Nick Fury Model

29:00 Hiring Mistakes, Firing Fast, and Screening for Red Flags

31:00 Using Industry Experts for Equity to Secure Financing

33:00 A Contrarian Take on AI: Where Lexson Draws the Line

35:00 Technology That Has Transformed His Moving Company Operations

38:00 KPIs That Actually Matter: Why Lexson Focuses on the Top Line and Deal Flow

41:00 Playing to Your Strengths: Why He Does M&A, Not Trucking Sales

43:00 Practical Tip: The Weekly Self-Accountability Report