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Acquiring Minds

435 episodes

Exiting for Millions vs. Long-Term Hold

Acquiring Minds

1:22:15Feb 16, 2026

How to Own 20% of Multiple SMBs

Acquiring Minds

1:55:19Feb 12, 2026

$20m Net Worth After 25 Years Buying Businesses

Acquiring Minds

1:36:52Feb 9, 2026

SBA Deal Structuring to Manage Risk in a Cyclical Industry

Acquiring Minds

1:44:18Feb 5, 2026

$250k SDE Acquisition: Limited Downside, Big Upside

Acquiring Minds

1:13:50Feb 2, 2026

The Late 40s Pivot Into Business Buying

Acquiring Minds

1:36:18Jan 29, 2026

The First Steps to a Family Holdco

Acquiring Minds

1:34:55Jan 26, 2026

Buying a Platform with an SBA Loan

Acquiring Minds

1:41:58Jan 22, 2026

The Contrarian Bet on a Digital Agency

Acquiring Minds

1:44:30Jan 19, 2026

Comfortable Concentration for a $800k SDE Business

Acquiring Minds

1:23:42Jan 15, 2026

Buying for Brand (Then Growing 4x)

Acquiring Minds

1:25:20Jan 12, 2026

8-Figure Exit After 5 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:20:29Jan 8, 2026

Complexity Hides Fragility: Losing a $20m Business

Acquiring Minds

1:33:35Jan 5, 2026

Buying Small to Then Buy Larger ($1m SDE)

Acquiring Minds

1:43:10Dec 31, 2025

Passion & Profit in an American Pastime

Acquiring Minds

1:50:53Dec 29, 2025

When You Buy a Glorified Job, Not a Business

Acquiring Minds

1:45:16Dec 24, 2025

Getting Unstuck by Buying a Business

Acquiring Minds

1:54:33Dec 22, 2025

How to Buy a Generational Brand with $20m in Sales

Acquiring Minds

1:17:21Dec 18, 2025

Reward for 17-Month Deal: $1.8m of EBITDA

Acquiring Minds

1:36:56Dec 15, 2025

The 7-Year Collapse of an SBA Acquisition

Acquiring Minds

1:39:16Dec 11, 2025

SBA Acquisition to $9m Cash Exit in 5 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:27:51Dec 8, 2025

ETA Unicorn: $1 Billion in Revenue in 5 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:42:08Dec 4, 2025

Buying for $600k, Selling for $35m

Acquiring Minds

1:40:56Dec 1, 2025

When a $2.8m Acquisition Is More Like Zero-to-One

Acquiring Minds

1:15:18Nov 26, 2025

When to Buy a Large Consumer Business

Acquiring Minds

1:21:12Nov 24, 2025

The Dream Outcome: From $300k to $5m EBITDA

Acquiring Minds

1:53:59Nov 20, 2025

Buy Well, Exit Better: A $67m Win in 4 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:36:06Nov 17, 2025

Buying to $4m Across 7 Sites in 3 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:56:16Nov 13, 2025

Why Choose Ownership Over Being a CEO

Acquiring Minds

1:27:12Nov 10, 2025

How to Build a $5m Media Business Into a $20m Flywheel

Acquiring Minds

1:30:51Nov 6, 2025

Timing is Everything: Buying a $30m Tutoring Business

Acquiring Minds

1:57:25Nov 3, 2025

Started Mid-Career, Grew to $38m in 3 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:36:57Oct 30, 2025

Buying a Wide Moat in a Consolidating Industry

Acquiring Minds

1:29:07Oct 27, 2025

From €4 Million, to Zero, to €12 Million

Acquiring Minds

1:35:13Oct 23, 2025

Building Trust as New Owner of a $3m Business

Acquiring Minds

1:24:54Oct 20, 2025

Buying a $1.6m Business for the Inventory Value

Acquiring Minds

1:21:28Oct 16, 2025

Buying 2 Rivals to Create a Dominant Leader

Acquiring Minds

1:45:41Oct 13, 2025

Trades Over Tech: Buying an Appliance Repair Business

Acquiring Minds

1:10:06Oct 9, 2025

Acquisition Unlock: €210m in 5 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:28:11Oct 6, 2025

$60m Roll-Up That Started With an SBA Acquisition

Acquiring Minds

1:29:04Oct 2, 2025

Founder Mode for ETA: $6m to $25m in 3 Years

Acquiring Minds

1:18:00Sep 29, 2025

Family Offices for Searchers: A Primer

Acquiring Minds

1:20:34Sep 25, 2025

Deciding to Exit After 2 Years of Ownership

Acquiring Minds

1:27:41Sep 22, 2025

So Much Fun: The Buyer of Choice in a Fragmented Industry

Acquiring Minds

1:33:09Sep 18, 2025

From SBA Loan to High 8-Figure Exit

Acquiring Minds

2:09:53Sep 15, 2025

The Flywheel of Buying Businesses in a Single Region

Acquiring Minds

1:22:07Sep 11, 2025

Hiring a CEO to Run Things (and Get Life Back)

Acquiring Minds

1:49:34Sep 8, 2025

A Few Hours Per Week, a Few States Away

Acquiring Minds

1:31:37Sep 4, 2025

The Joy & Pain of Buying a Tech Business

Acquiring Minds

1:43:00Sep 1, 2025

$2 Million of Fun: Big Margins in Play Centers

Acquiring Minds

1:24:59Aug 28, 2025