Bailey Law Firm PLLC

06/04/2026

🚀 Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition continues to create meaningful opportunities for aspiring business owners.

I'm honored to participate in Houston bETA's Spring 2026 Cohort and contribute to conversations around LOIs, deal structure, risk management, and legal strategy.

Thank you to the Houston bETA team for supporting the next generation of acquisition entrepreneurs.

05/28/2026

📊 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺.
That’s part of why experienced buyers spend time thinking carefully about structure before the transaction moves forward.

Why this session matters:
• LOIs Influence Negotiation Leverage
• Early Clarity Reduces Future Friction
• Structure Impacts Diligence Efficiency
• Communication Shapes Deal Momentum

Jess Bailey will join the:
𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 & 𝗟𝗢𝗜 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘌𝘛𝘈 and New Majority Capital 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 2026 𝘊𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵.

📅 June 10, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM CST
📍 1455 West Loop South, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77027-9530

Details:
https://lnkd.in/gEqzTzrP

05/28/2026

📊 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀.
That was a core theme in Part 3 of the BlackmoreConnects™ series with 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆.
Strong plans don’t break because they’re wrong. They break when teams interpret them differently once ex*****on starts.
When priorities aren’t clear, decisions slow. When messaging isn’t consistent, momentum fades.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 around aligning priorities, ownership, and messaging in real operating environments. Special thanks to Gerald O'Dwyer!

05/26/2026

📊 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 — 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁.

That’s especially true in accounting and finance, where pressure, expectations, and relationships all collide.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱:
• 𝘊𝘗𝘈𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴
• 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯
• 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
• 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

At 𝗖𝗣𝗔𝘀 𝗕𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘆, Jess Bailey will discuss:
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

📅 June 16–17, 2026
⏰ Session: June 17 | 2:20 – 3:10 PM CT
📍 South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center
2500 South Shore Boulevard
League City, TX 77573

Registration: https://www.acctofi.com/education/conferences/cpas-by-the-bay/program

05/25/2026

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: “𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀. 𝗢𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.” — 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗥𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀

Most people stay busy setting rules. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴. If a line was drawn to protect comfort, not progress, it’s your job to cross it. That’s how momentum and leverage are actually built.

𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻:
• Access: kill one low-ROI meeting and protect deep work
• Offer: cut a deliverable that bloats scope without moving outcomes
• Pipeline: make the ask you’ve been avoiding

Hit repost 🔁 if you’re crossing one line today and choosing progress over perfection.

05/22/2026

📊 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗲𝗿.
It’s also about making sure the company can keep running without the founder in the middle of everything.

𝘐𝘧 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, or if processes only exist in someone’s head, those issues become obvious very quickly during a sale.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, the easier it is for someone else to step into it.

It's one of the most important decisions a founder will make. Here's how to not screw it up.

05/21/2026

⚙️ 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in manufacturing M&A is whether the business can continue operating successfully without daily owner involvement.

That topic drove much of yesterday’s webinar hosted by GlobalAutoIndustry.com, BlackmoreConnects™ and Automation Alley as part of the 𝘌𝘹𝘪𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.

Jess Bailey joined the discussion alongside Tim Van Mieghem, Chris Arndt and Ron Hesse to talk through management depth, succession readiness, and the operational issues buyers often evaluate well before a transaction closes.

The series continues to provide practical insight for industrial business owners preparing for future growth, transition, and exit planning.

Thank you to the entire team involved in organizing the session.

05/19/2026

Tomorrow, Jess Bailey will moderate a powerhouse M&A panel featuring Tim Van Mieghem and Chris Arndt, with Ron Hesse helping set the stage for the conversation.

Together, we’ll discuss what buyers look for when 𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴.

05/19/2026

💡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀.

By the time it shows up in a conversation, it’s already been building underneath — in expectations, pressure, or misalignment that hasn’t been addressed clearly.

In accounting and finance, that’s where things tend to escalate faster than expected.

At 𝗖𝗣𝗔𝘀 𝗕𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘆, Jess Bailey will lead:

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
𝘈 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴.

📅 June 16–17, 2026
⏰ Session: June 17 | 2:20 – 3:10 PM CT
📍 South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center
2500 South Shore Boulevard
League City, TX 77573

Registration:
https://www.acctofi.com/education/conferences/cpas-by-the-bay/program

05/18/2026

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: “𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁.” — 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆

If it feels cozy, it’s probably not changing you. Leaders don’t chase comfort. They calibrate it. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 — the decision, the price change, the boundary, the honest conversation.

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆:

• Raise the standard: tighten a deadline or upgrade your deliverable floor
• Say the thing: give direct feedback framed by “what the business needs”
• Protect the block: 90 minutes, no notifications, ship the revenue move
• Change the math: increase a price, reduce scope, or kill a low-ROI task

React with 🔁 if you’re choosing growth over comfort this week.