12 Mar Acquiring Minds: Bricklayer to Blue-Collar Empire
Justin Escajeda wasn’t hunting for a business to buy. He was a mason who built his own niche masonry company when a local Pittsburgh roofer, ready to retire, made him an offer: buy my company. The numbers made it irresistible. About $600k in SDE for $846k. Justin said yes. That first acquisition worked and changed everything. Now 43, he owns 11 going on 12 trade businesses in Pittsburgh, employs around 250 people, generates an estimated $50M+ in annual revenue, and owns 100% with no investors. No MBA. No playbook. Just action. This is the story of how he built Escajeda Holdings by simply stepping through the door that opened.
