Podcast Episodes

$700k EBITDA with No SBA, No Money Down
How Andrew Stordeur bought a 25-year-old furniture manufacturer in Alberta without having to use any of his own capital.
March 28, 2024
$700k EBITDA with No SBA, No Money Down
The Birth of a Roll-Up
Stephen Olmon & Collin Trimble set out to roll up the alarm industry in Texas. Alarm Masters is their first acquisition.
March 25, 2024
The Birth of a Roll-Up
How to Identify & Buy a Great Residential Contractor
Alan Lochridge left a career in consulting to buy a 20-year-old $5.5m hardscaping contractor with strong fundamentals.
March 21, 2024
How to Identify & Buy a Great Residential Contractor
Reward for a Brutal Transition: $760k EBITDA on 3 Hours/Week
Despite an overwhelming transition, today Dan Tagliatela has 17x'd his initial investment and delegated the day-to-day.
March 18, 2024
Reward for a Brutal Transition: $760k EBITDA on 3 Hours/Week
Buying Small, Growing Big: From $1m to $26m
John Wilson bought & grew a very small plumbing business 26x over the last 7 years, and today has plans to reach $100m.
March 14, 2024
Buying Small, Growing Big: From $1m to $26m
Unlocking Growth in a Business, Average Age 55
Danny Fields & Steve Reis bought a decades-old utility supplier seemingly ripe for growth. It was harder than it looked.
March 11, 2024
Unlocking Growth in a Business, Average Age 55
Bought Tiny, Grew to $4m
SBA lender Chad Fondriest got the itch to get in the game himself & bought a couple's hobby business doing just $150k.
March 7, 2024
Bought Tiny, Grew to $4m
When You Buy a Glorified Job, Not a Business
Tato Corcoran packed a lifetime of learning (and tears) into 18 months when she left tech & bought a tiny manufacturer.
March 4, 2024
When You Buy a Glorified Job, Not a Business
The Front Lines of a Crisis
14 months ago, Russ Hadlock bought an auto glass business with $2.3m in sales. Today he is struggling to keep it alive.
February 29, 2024
The Front Lines of a Crisis
How a First-Timer Did a Turnaround (Including an Exit)
Ben Rizzo bought an unprofitable, 4th-generation elevator business then stabilized, doubled, and sold it within 2 years.
February 26, 2024
How a First-Timer Did a Turnaround (Including an Exit)