Podcast Episodes

A background screening company fit the bill as Meredith & Michael Schlinkert sought a local white-collar business to buy

Niklas James, Adam Borcz, and Tony Cappeart reflect on terms, risk & reward of the still-young self-funded search model.

Ryan Sullivan's group is buying businesses with investor capital, SBA loans & operating partners — but it's not a fund.

3 top players in SBA lending to the searcher ecosystem discuss what they're seeing in the market as of summer 2024.

Gabe Perez sought a way out of corporate while Kristen sought a way back to working. Buying a $4m business offered both.

Will Gano was rewarded for his persistence & vision when he bought an 8-figure, 125-year-old ingredients manufacturer.

Rob Carpenter was eager to start operating, so it only took 90 days to start searching then buy a $200k SDE business.

Years after one venture ended in failure, Jeff Velker bought a $2.5m pen maker with a strong brand & devoted customers.

Jordan Evans left tech & bought a tiny, decades-old language services business. 6 years later, revenue is 17x larger.

Brett Kennedy has doubled & strengthened the sub-$1 million moving business he bought — but it hasn't been without pain.