Podcast Episodes

AJ Wasserstein, Peter Mistretta & Mike Horowitz distill the selection of a franchise brand into 10 essential criteria.

Collapsing sales, unhelpful sellers, and a GM who quit. But 1 year later, Chris Jones is contemplating acquisition #2.

Connor Pera shares how taking incremental steps led to buying his first business much sooner than expected.

Josh Medow brought a mindset to his search that he would reshape whatever business he bought into a high-growth company.

Tim Ericson brings lessons from 13 years as a startup founder to the $4m printer rental company he recently bought.

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.