oday's guest was already a successful small business owner when she bought the subject of our interview.

Brittney Orellano and her husband had founded a property management & real estate brokerage business and grown it to $1m in revenue over 10 years.

They got it to the point where they could almost totally step out of it, and still have it generate north of $300k per year in earnings for them.

And then... they didn't know what to do.

They spent a couple years trying to figure it out, looking for the next thing.

One day, Brittney hears Codie Sanchez, the queen of "buying boring businesses", on a podcast.

Brittney's path forward crystalizes in an instant.

Here again we have an example of one of my favorite themes: The realization that you can buy a business unlocks a world of possibility.

Brittney ran after it, and today we hear that story.

But do listen for how it's gone.

Even for Brittney and her husband, who were already immersed in small business, who had listened to the podcasts, who knew it would be hard, this first year has been hard.

Working capital challenges, employee turnover and retention.

These are not unfamiliar themes on Acquiring Minds, and ones you will continue to hear as we strive to show both the ecstasy and, sometimes, agony of this exciting path.

Please enjoy my interview with Brittney Orellano, owner of Radio Controlled Garage Door & Gate.