Podcast Episodes

Jesse Sunquist put a GM in charge and stepped back to 5 hours/week — proud of the experience, restless about the outcome

Greyson Boerner traded startup life for a 28-year-old niche business — now on pace to grow revenue 50% in year one.

Chibunna Chimezie's seller left $15k in the account. His post-acquisition liquidity is the only reason he made it.

Randy Rempp turned around a $17m insurance business as a rookie CEO, then used that track record to raise a search fund.

Gabriel Cruz Avila bought a $1.4M remodeling business, weathered a divorce and burnout, then sold it two years later.

Edgar Galindo and his partner bought 2 businesses with SBA loans. Now he's facing the consequences of shuttering both.

Raj Mahajan bought a salon software business, tripled it to $11M ARR. Then his biggest customer launched a competitor.

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.