E41: Scale Your Family Business through Acquisition with Jay Bourgana

What if the secret to building wealth wasn't working harder, but building better systems? Jay Bourgana shares his remarkable journey from an impoverished childhood in Morocco to building a $350 million real estate empire. He reveals how curiosity-driven pattern recognition, strategic system building, and the discipline to "fire yourself" from every role can create both financial freedom and personal resilience. Discover how this serial entrepreneur applies the same frameworks to business acquisition, parenting, and building generational wealth through innovative approaches to risk reduction and value creation. 0:04 Intro 2:40 Growing Up Poor in Morocco 6:58 Building a $350M Real Estate Company in 4 Years 10:11 What Drives Entrepreneurial Success 12:40 Teaching Kids Through Daily Exploration Conversations 14:37 Tariffs and China 19:44 Preparing Family Businesses for Acquisition 24:32 Why CEOs Struggle to Delegate 26:17 The Elon Musk Sprint Method 31:09 Building Systems for Client, Talent, and Capital Acquisition 39:47 Communicating Meaning Across Generations 41:15 Raising Lions 45:41 Teaching Kids the System of Making Friends 52:10 Build vs. Buy 57:59 The Acquisition Collective Resources Mentioned: 🌐 Acquisition Collective: https://www.acquisitionscollective.biz/ 📧 Contact Adam to request a free 90-minute EOS workshop: adam.hill@eosworldwide.com Follow Adam: IG: @theadamchill YouTube: @adamchill LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamchill