Podcast Episodes

August Felker did a search fund, then later a self-funded search so he could own & build his business for years to come.

HoldCoConf co-founder Kelcey Lehrich shares key findings from a survey of 100+ holdco operators about their businesses.

Nick Akers had a vision for supportive, employee-first leadership. Buying a business enables him to realize this vision.

Nick Wheeler reflects on investing countless hours to buy a beautiful business, only to have the seller kill the deal.

George Goates bought a small shuttle business that he's grown 4x in 8 years, partly by running buses for municipalities.

Sajama Mitta wanted to make strategic decisions at the head of an organization. Buying her own business was the answer.

Manny Saxena quickly bought 3 street-sweeping businesses to become the largest player in NorCal. A big PE fund noticed.

Karl Hughes recently bought a podcast production agency & explains why "productized service" businesses are attractive.

Mitchell Sorkin started by buying 3 ATMs in 2021. Today he has over 140 machines and is targeting $5m EBITDA in 3 years.

Chris Munn, Bakari Akil, and Bruce Vann reflect on being Black men who bought businesses & why this path is so powerful.