Podcast Episodes

How to Buy & Transform a 120-Year-Old Manufacturer
Lucas Philips bought a niche manufacturer with $200k SDE, aiming to make it an ecommerce/DTC business. It's working.
February 20, 2025
How to Buy & Transform a 120-Year-Old Manufacturer
Behind Every Great Searcher: A Wife's Journey with Search
Cliff & Christine Nelson navigated him buying a big but remote business while she was pregnant, then a first-time mom.
February 17, 2025
Behind Every Great Searcher: A Wife's Journey with Search
Networking His Way to $800k SDE
It took Alex Holley a few months of daily meetings to find a $4.5m home services business in his local Louisville, KY.
February 13, 2025
Networking His Way to $800k SDE
Buy, Grow, Exit for a 24x Return in 3.5 Years
Former guest Chris Edwards has sold the $1.7m flooring business he bought with $200k of his own money and an SBA loan.
February 10, 2025
Buy, Grow, Exit for a 24x Return in 3.5 Years
How to Lead a Trades Business Without Knowing the Trade
Industry-agnostic Trip Biesanz brought his sales skills to a glass fabrication & install business doing $3m in revenue.
February 6, 2025
How to Lead a Trades Business Without Knowing the Trade
How to Move the Needle in a $600k SDE Trades Business
7 months into ownership of a $2m fencing business, Kirk Olson is learning how to manage culture, tech, and cash flow.
February 3, 2025
How to Move the Needle in a $600k SDE Trades Business
Awakening to Entrepreneurship to Buy a Not-Boring Business
When Shell Zhang recognized her own tolerance for risk she stepped off a linear path to buy a $600k SDE travel business.
January 30, 2025
Awakening to Entrepreneurship to Buy a Not-Boring Business
How a Couple Left Tech to Buy a Business Together
Ray & Dana Chery sensed a need for change in their careers. A 26-year-old portable sink manufacturer was the answer.
January 27, 2025
How a Couple Left Tech to Buy a Business Together
How to Survive Buying into a Terrible Industry
Months into his ownership, Ayo Phillips realized his industry was fatally flawed. He survived and 5 years later, exited.
January 23, 2025
How to Survive Buying into a Terrible Industry
The $50m Lifestyle Holdco
Abhi Ravishankar & 3 partners devised a novel holdco structure to prioritize flexibility, cash flow, and the long term.
January 20, 2025
The $50m Lifestyle Holdco