Michael J. McGovern on the San Diego coast

Investor. Growth
Partner. Advisor.

Co-founder of the Business Acquisition Summit, co-author of "How to Sell a Business Quickly — Without Losing Your Legacy or Peace of Mind," and partner/ buyer of entrepreneurial companies.

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About

Who I Am

I'm an ex-filmmaker turned direct-response marketer who co-founded the Business Acquisition Virtual Summit (the premier online M&A event for entrepreneurs) and co-wrote the new book "How to Sell a Business Quickly." I've worked with companies in different niches, from financial publishing, precious metals, online education, business coaching, real estate, eCommerce, and health & wellness.

Now, I work with entrepreneurial businesses — either as an advisor, investor, or full business acquirer — to unlock growth with campaigns that drive real enterprise value by using Hollywood storytelling techniques and deep buyer psychology.

Beyond the business stuff, I'm a former digital nomad now resettled back in my hometown of San Diego, California, a lapsed Jiu Jitsu blue belt, a student of Portuguese (because of my Brazilian wife), and a newly minted Dad of the world's cutest baby boy.

The Book

How To Sell A Business Quickly

…Without Hurting Your Legacy, Losing Your Peace of Mind, or Dealing with Brokers or Private Equity

This book shows you something most owners have never been shown: a win-win-win way to sell in a couple of years, months, or even weeks.

Co-written with 26X dealmaker and $55M revenue portfolio investor, Ross Tomkins

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$27 $17 · digital, delivered instantly

Endeavors

What I Do

Investor

Through Relentless Growth Group I acquire and partner on $1–10M businesses — operator-minded capital, not spectator capital.

Growth Partner

Equity partnerships where I bring an owner's mindset to long-term growth, so you can exit the day-to-day — or the business — in one to three years.

Strategist

Creative strategy and direct-response copy for companies ready to grow via marketing that pays for itself: lower CPA, higher AOV, higher LTV.

Founder

Co-founder of the Business Acquisition Summit — the premier virtual M&A event for entrepreneurs, with an international audience and 30+ leading experts.

Author

Co-author of How to Sell a Business Quickly — a field manual for owners who want to exit without losing their legacy or their peace of mind. Read the book.

Filmmaker

Before the funnels, there was film. Hollywood storytelling and buyer psychology are the same craft: attention, desire, and a clean cut.

Results

Case Studies & Testimonials.

Virtual summit & membership

Passive Income MD

10,000+

summit attendees

Paid memberships up 50%

“We did tremendous. We got over 10,000 people as part of our summit... We increased our paid memberships by over 50%. Fantastic results. I'd do it all over again.”

Dr. Peter Kim

CEO, Passive Income MD

Launch email & sequencing

TopCourt

66%

open rate

5% CTR vs. 2.9% industry avg.

A premier e-learning platform featuring Venus Williams, Martina Navratilova, Taylor Fritz, and coaches like Paul Annacone. Launch emails far outperformed the education-industry average.

TopCourt

Venus Williams · Navratilova · Fritz

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“We did tremendous. We got over 10,000 people as part of our summit... We increased our paid memberships by over 50%. It was great working with Michael. I'd do it all over again.”
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Dr. Peter Kim
CEO, Passive Income MD

“Michael not only understands how to influence people via the written word — but gets the business-side of direct response as well. He's a pleasure to work with, takes input without ego, hits his deadlines, and produces results.”
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Jeff Little
Publisher / Copy Chief

“He's the real deal. He makes the copy crackle off the page and into the buyer's mind. If you don't work with him, shame on you.”
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Austin Wolff
CMO, Health & eCommerce

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