How 1 Couple Bought 2 Businesses

May 12, 2025
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he original plan was not that both wife Lindsay and husband Kevin would buy businesses.

At first, the idea was that buying a business would be the path Linsday Buckheit took out of corporate.

Recognizing that this goal would be a serious commitment, Kevin Black decided to ride along with his wife as support.

For a while, not much happened.

8 months came and went, they were both still working in W-2's, and progress was elusive.

That changed when they decided to work with a buy-side advisor group.

Not only did the search accelerate, their plans changed. Kevin too would end up with a business.

In addition to working with a buyside advisor, other key themes to listen for in today's interview are key man risk and how to structure a deal with a forgivable seller note to protect against declining revenues.

Here are Lindsay Buckheit & Kevin Black, owners of Collective Creative Outdoors and Holdsworth & Nicholas.

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How 1 Couple Bought 2 Businesses

The original plan was for Lindsay Buckheit to buy a business. As husband Kevin Black got involved, that plan evolved.

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he original plan was not that both wife Lindsay and husband Kevin would buy businesses.

At first, the idea was that buying a business would be the path Linsday Buckheit took out of corporate.

Recognizing that this goal would be a serious commitment, Kevin Black decided to ride along with his wife as support.

For a while, not much happened.

8 months came and went, they were both still working in W-2's, and progress was elusive.

That changed when they decided to work with a buy-side advisor group.

Not only did the search accelerate, their plans changed. Kevin too would end up with a business.

In addition to working with a buyside advisor, other key themes to listen for in today's interview are key man risk and how to structure a deal with a forgivable seller note to protect against declining revenues.

Here are Lindsay Buckheit & Kevin Black, owners of Collective Creative Outdoors and Holdsworth & Nicholas.

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