From dental sales to buying an ice cream shop - Lessons on buying vs building | Shawn Allard, Novel Ice Cream - #005

Some wait for opportunities and then wonder why nothing happened...others create opportunities everywhere they go! In this episode, we hear from Shawn Allard, a 26-year-old entrepreneur who races to opportunities! Right out of college, he helped build sales at a growing dental agency while pushing his limits with side hustles like building a 30-car rental fleet on Turo in only 3 months. Today we learn about how he views risk, and reward, more about the small business acquisition, and how he acquired Novel Ice Cream within only a few months of learning about SMB acquisition space. References and how to connect with Shawn Allard LinkedIn X / Twitter Novel Ice Cream Curated Substack Newsletter X story on the acquisition Buy Then Build by Walker Diebel Harvard Business Guide to Buying a Business Where to buy a business: Axial, Kumo, Baton, Flippa, Acquire, Quietlight, and BizBuySell SPI 729: How to Quit Your Corporate Job with Brian Luebben Connect with The Salesprenuer Podcast: Subscribe for future email updates ⁠here⁠ Connect with the host, ⁠Claylyn Tirrell on LinkedIn⁠ Follow ⁠Clay on X, Twitter⁠