From Chasing Safety to Building Legacy with Bobby Achettu

Building a company from nothing and selling it is the entrepreneurship dream. But Bobby Achettu’s story isn’t just about growth, grit, or a successful exit. It’s about the fear, family, and longing for safety that shaped the whole journey. Bobby came to the United States at four years old. His dad, a qualified engineer in India, started over by sweeping factory floors. Bobby watched that, absorbed it, and built a mindset around it: never give up. What followed was a 13-year entrepreneurial journey building Accelerated Growth Advisors from a storage closet to a successful acquisition by Sikich in 2022. But this conversation goes so much deeper than the exit. In this episode we explore: Why Bobby's relationship with money was never really about money How imposter syndrome followed him from childhood into the boardroom, and what he did with it The formula he's been living his entire career: vulnerability leads to trust, trust leads to accountability, accountability leads to performance What he had to let go of to fully show up as a leader after selling his company What legacy actually looks like to an entrepreneur 27 years in Connect with Bobby: LinkedIn:   / bobbyachettu   Connect with Clay Stelzer: Website: https://15sixty.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/claystelzer Resources: Sikich Accelerated Growth Advisors 🎵 Music License: CMUVN6N0WHFMBOOL