Podcast Episodes

John Ikalowych shares his traumatic journey of going all-in to buy a hail-repair business, then having to shut it down.

Morli Desai left corporate to scratch her entrepreneurial itch, using an SBA loan to buy an ecommerce biz with $1m SDE.

Pawel Kosicki learned about buying small businesses in July. By January, he'd bought one himself with 7 figures of SDE.

Damon Chlarson takes a job in tech sales, despite having improved the business he bought & surviving a tough year.

Brenden Van Buren is growing his fencing business, despite the industry's notorious cyclicality & project-based revenue.

Justin Turner returns with details on 2 new acquisitions by his holdco Traction, plus updates on the existing 4 portcos.

Michael Arrieta's holdco has made 3 acquisitions since 2020. Sales & culture, not tech, have proven to be the key levers

After a rollercoaster year in his appliance repair business, John Schooler returns with scars, wisdom, and optimism.

Andrew Hitchings bought a $250k SDE cooling biz. It has grown 3x and will now fund a 2nd acquisition, with more to come.

Andrew Sieve saw his life implode after COVID. Buying a highly profitable 40-year-old restaurant turned things around.