Podcast Episodes

Patrick Beal left tech to buy an HVAC business with 90% seller financing, no SBA. He's on track to hit $3.5m this year.

Brian Jungles bought a $400k direct mail business in Atlanta and skipped SBA by pledging his portfolio as collateral.

Rob Belk networked his way to "the most caffeinated guy in town" searching for a local business — then found it online.

Chris Farkas endured a 7-week fetal position moment when he finally found a website bug that had cost him $500k in sales

After 25 years in corporate, Gina Rosen bought a jewelry wholesaling business with $635k in sales — now on track to $1m.

Buying a metal fabricator with $1m in earnings pivoted Paul Callahan into the new entrepreneurial chapter of his career.

Caleb Standafer believed in manufacturing and wanted to spend his career there. A multi-year pivot and ETA got him in.

Ned Tomasevic navigated an early crisis then grew EBITDA to $6m and exited at over 8x, four turns higher than he'd paid.

Dominick Smith left a lucrative track in PE to pursue a path that offered more meaning. Buying a business has delivered.

When the owner refused a seller note in the $6m transaction to sell his business, Tom McCormick had to get creative.