Podcast Episodes

How One Tiny Acquisition Grew Into a Holdco
Matt Huggins bought a small water & cable utility doing $200k/year. 15 years later, his holdco is on track for $20m/yr.
July 17, 2023
How One Tiny Acquisition Grew Into a Holdco
5x in 5 Years: Buying Small to Grow Quickly
Holdco entrepreneur Chase Murdock buys very small businesses with potential for rapid growth & decades of staying power.
July 10, 2023
5x in 5 Years: Buying Small to Grow Quickly
Snowball Effect: Getting to $45m in 3 Years
Amir Haboosheh was drawn to the double-opportunity in acquiring home services businesses: the financial, and the impact.
July 6, 2023
Snowball Effect: Getting to $45m in 3 Years
Don't Overlook HR Diligence: 3 Items to Check
Mark Sinatra returns to explain what to diligence from an HR perspective when buying your business.
July 3, 2023
Don't Overlook HR Diligence: 3 Items to Check
How to Shorten Your Search: Big 3, Little 2
Sam Rosati shares a framework to clarify your search criteria & reduce the months it takes to find a business to buy.
June 29, 2023
How to Shorten Your Search: Big 3, Little 2
The Secret to $25m Success
James Bloom has 8x'd a small mechanical contractor he bought only 4 years ago, despite it being a competitive industry.
June 26, 2023
The Secret to $25m Success
What Buying Small Is Like When Crises Happen
3 days into Monte Marcum's acquisition of an established franchise, key equipment breaks. Then the crises kept coming.
June 22, 2023
What Buying Small Is Like When Crises Happen
Self-Funded Search vs. Independent Sponsorship
Niklas James started off as a self-funded searcher, but evolved into being an independent sponsor of 7 acquisitions.
June 20, 2023
Self-Funded Search vs. Independent Sponsorship
The Bumpy Reality of Buying an Ecommerce Business
Martin Bispels updates us on the DTC ecommerce business he bought in 2020 and had grown to almost $2m/yr one year later.
June 15, 2023
The Bumpy Reality of Buying an Ecommerce Business
Owner vs CEO: 2 Approaches to Buying a Business
Derek Turner has done both a traditional search fund and self-funded. We hear both stories & explore the differences.
June 12, 2023
Owner vs CEO: 2 Approaches to Buying a Business