Mission

On the In/Organic Podcast, Ayelet and Christian deliver a strategic read on lower-middle market M&A across the commerce and media ecosystem. They don’t just report the deals; they connect the dots between the founders, the transactions, and the market with a point of view you won’t find anywhere else.

They speak to both sides of the table: the founder weighing whether it’s time to sell, the CEO building an in/organic growth strategy, and the dealmakers who want a sharp, vertical-specific lens on where the market is headed.

Host Bio’s

Ayelet Shipley is a psychologist turned deal architect. Over the past several years, she has supported more than 200 software and services transactions as an advisor at Speed M&A by Jones Spross. She is now co-founder of Liquidity Studio, a boutique practice that helps $1–5M EBITDA businesses transact.

Christian Hassold is a seasoned operator turned dealmaker. Over two decades, he has built and sold software and services businesses to public and PE-backed acquirers. Since 2017, he has led M&A for high-growth enterprises in commerce and media, delivering more than $350 million in enterprise value across transactions ranging from $1 million to $100 million.