Acquired: Now What?: Embrace the flux and uncertainty of M&A and become a savvy and bulletproof business professional. YOUR JOURNEY AWAITS! (Volume 1)

MERGER. BUYOUT. HOSTILE TAKEOVER. You might think these words are terrifying harbingers of career doom. But what if the opposite was true? What if an acquisition was just enough to shake the status-quo and send your career soaring? Author and technologist Keno Vigil has a story to tell, having undergone sixyes! You read it right! SIX!corporate acquisitions in a two-decade career. The pace of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remains steady, boosted by the recent trend in acqui-hires. But sadly, the only resources available are decade-old, dry-as-dust business texts that dont reflect our modern era of emotional intelligence and mobile commerce? If youre a rising star, middle manager, or even senior leader who didnt get the golden parachute, buckle up. Forget boring jargon, corporate synergies, and useless, outdated statistics. This unorthodox survival guide is your ticket out of a buy-outs shifting ground. Approach M&A from a radical angle and prepare to jumpstart your career. Do you have the right stuff? Are you in the right spot to leverage the turmoil? Are you prepared to adapt quickly and navigate the tricky shoals presented by the new ownership? Enlightening, entertaining, and a whole lot irreverent, Acquired Now What? is the Genius Bar guidebook to the corporate takeover thats heading your wayboth sooner and later. "MERGER. BUYOUT. HOSTILE TAKEOVER.You might think these words are terrifying harbingers of career doom. But what if the opposite was true? What if an acquisition was just enough to shake the status-quo and send your career soaring? Author and technologist Keno Vigil has a story to tell, having undergone six?yes! You read it right! SIX!?corporate acquisitions in a two-decade career. The pace of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remains steady, boosted by the recent trend in acqui-hires. But sadly, the only resources available are decade-old, dry-as-dust business texts that don?t reflect our modern era of emotional intelligence and mobile commerce? If you?re a rising star, middle manager, or even senior leader who didn?t get the golden parachute, buckle up. Forget boring jargon, corporate synergies, and useless, outdated statistics. This unorthodox survival guide is your ticket out of a buy-out?s shifting ground. Approach M&A from a radical angle and prepare to jumpstart your career. Do you have the right stuff? Are you in the right spot to leverage the turmoil? Are you prepared to adapt quickly and navigate the tricky shoals presented by the new ownership? Enlightening, entertaining, and a whole lot irreverent, Acquired Now What? is the ?Genius Bar? guidebook to the corporate takeover that?s heading your way?both sooner and later." --Amazon.com