Podcast Episodes

Iris Levine bought a 30-year-old construction firm just steps from the rough Nashville neighborhood where she grew up.

Seattle-based Dan Drake & his wife wanted to raise their kids in Bend, Oregon. Buying a business allowed them to do it.

When, at age 29, Gat Caperton bought a furniture maker in his native West Virginia, he was also buying himself a career.

Nik Hulewsky bought a $3.2m medical billing company during peak Covid, anticipating a surge in demand. He was right.

Kristiana Laugen left tech to buy a 40-year-old pool business with $300k SDE. Fast growth from a small base is the plan.

Tech industry vet Eric Bauer wanted to build something for himself. Buying a hat brand across the country was the path.

Justin Willess liquidated his 401k to buy a $8.5m construction business. He lost the business and may lose his house.

As a banker Greg Bruns dealt with business owners, wanting what they had. When a friend bought a business, he saw a way.

Marc Nzojibwami and 2 partners bought a business in Calgary, with a plan to keep buying (and without investor capital).

Taylor Wallace & Tyler O'Connor return to discuss selling to private equity & the painful reality of managing people.