For Candidates

You don't want to advise the CEO.
You want to be one.

A real seat, on day one — not in year ten.

Ruddify is built for MBA and EMBA candidates who are operators at heart. We recruit, screen, train, and back you to acquire a durable business you'll run as CEO.

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Who we're looking for

Operators, not optimizers.

MBA or EMBA candidate in their final year (or strong equivalent operating experience)
5–15 years of work history — military, operations, sales leadership, P&L ownership all welcome
Comfortable in a sub-$10M business, in a non-glamorous industry, in a non-coastal city
Long horizon — you want to own and run something for a decade, not flip it in two
Bias to action, calm under ambiguity, intellectually honest about what you don't know

What you get

The Ruddify program, end to end.

Operator training

A 12-week practical curriculum: diligence, deal structuring, SBA financing, and the first 100 days as CEO.

Deal sourcing

Access to our pipeline of owner-operated service businesses, plus the broker network we've cultivated.

Down payment funding

For qualified candidates, Ruddify funds the equity check alongside SBA-backed acquisition debt.

Post-close support

Operating playbooks, a peer cohort of new CEOs who you can actually call on a Tuesday at 9 p.m.

Founder Note

A personal note from Rohit

Most MBA candidates are shown employment. We built Ruddify to show the right candidates a path to ownership.

Kristi and I have acquired and operated more than a dozen small businesses since 2020, and we believe there is a generation of MBA operators who are ready to lead real companies, not just advise them.

Ruddify exists to help selected candidates acquire durable, cash-flowing service businesses and step into ownership with training, deal support, and capital behind them.

Rohit Chowdhury· Co-founder

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