Podcast Episodes

$33m Holdco: Teddy Bears to Insurance Claims
Colin King and his 50/50 partner have paid themselves little since 2018, reinvesting profits back into their businesses.
October 5, 2026
$33m Holdco: Teddy Bears to Insurance Claims
The $150k Hiding in the Business He Bought
Patrick Dunphy acquired a low-seven-figure interpreter agency, then halved its collection times in year one.
October 1, 2026
The $150k Hiding in the Business He Bought
How to Buy a $2.1m Business Without the SBA
Jack Rauch left politics for a niche Florida business no bank would finance. He's doubled revenue twice since.
September 28, 2026
How to Buy a $2.1m Business Without the SBA
Buying a $7.3m Golf Course with No Money Down
Kyle Holmes spent 8 years running Quail Ridge for its investor owners. Then they asked if he wanted to buy it.
September 24, 2026
Buying a $7.3m Golf Course with No Money Down
Buying a $12.5m Contractor to Create 1,000 Jobs
Manolo Diaz Corrada came home to Puerto Rico to build for decades and keep the wealth from leaving the island.
September 21, 2026
Buying a $12.5m Contractor to Create 1,000 Jobs
Losing a $1m SDE Business to Bankruptcy
Morli Desai bought an e-commerce brand with an SBA loan. Three years later: liquidation, Chapter 11, and gratitude.
September 17, 2026
Losing a $1m SDE Business to Bankruptcy
$340k to $1.3m of Earnings in 14 Months
Rob Brooks bought a $1.9m Sarasota HVAC shop, then ignored the advice to wait 90 days before changing it.
September 14, 2026
$340k to $1.3m of Earnings in 14 Months
Buy a Business with Your Tax Bill
Adam Whelchel paid himself instead of the IRS, putting $35k down on an escape room doing $365k with room to grow.
September 10, 2026
Buy a Business with Your Tax Bill
First-Timer Buys a $15m Business in Distress
Mike Bourgeois bought an HVAC company bleeding $3m a year, all cash and no SBA, then cut $1.4m of costs in 2 weeks.
September 7, 2026
First-Timer Buys a $15m Business in Distress
An Engineer's Mini Berkshire: 2 Auto Shops in 1 Year
Sujith Shankar left 25 years in corporate to buy cash-flowing businesses: a $1.2m repair shop and a $2m body shop.
September 3, 2026
An Engineer's Mini Berkshire: 2 Auto Shops in 1 Year