EPISODE · Jan 23, 2026 · 58 MIN
McKinsey Consultant -> Two $1M+ Businesses in 2 years | Savanna Rush
from The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast · host Helen Guo
This week, I sat down with Savannah Rush, Managing Partner at Funded Ventures.Savannah went from McKinsey consultant to owner-operator of Midway Electric in Columbia, Missouri. She and her partner Brian Wolf (who I interviewed previously) have closed two home services deals and are laser focused on building a long-term holding company.She's not aiming to flip or exit. Her goal is to build a compounding machine. Here are some of the highlights from the deep dive:🔥 How she went from "ETA skeptic" to running an electrical company in a market where she doesn't exactly look like the typical president🔥 The state of the business when they bought it (everything was on paper, hourly rates were 40% below market, and the owners were barely holding on)🔥 How they turned it around in months, including the pricing conversation with the team that actually got buy-in🔥 Why they're willing to go "super, super small" on acquisitions when everyone else says to go biggerHere's her must-watch breakdown...She also shared some things I don't hear enough people admit out loud:❓ Why she was nervous about stepping into the role ❓ The one thing her McKinsey background didn't prepare her for ❓ Why "being involved in the community" has become one of their biggest unlocks for finding proprietary deals
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This week, I sat down with Savannah Rush, Managing Partner at Funded Ventures.Savannah went from McKinsey consultant to owner-operator of Midway Electric in Columbia, Missouri. She and her partner Brian Wolf (who I interviewed previously) have closed two home services deals and are laser focused on building a long-term holding company.She's not aiming to flip or exit. Her goal is to build a compounding machine. Here are some of the highlights from the deep dive:🔥 How she went from "ETA skeptic" to running an electrical company in a market where she doesn't exactly look like the typical president🔥 The state of the business when they bought it (everything was on paper, hourly rates were 40% below market, and the owners were barely holding on)🔥 How they turned it around in months, including the pricing conversation with the team that actually got buy-in🔥 Why they're willing to go "super, super small" on acquisitions when everyone else says to go biggerHere's her must-watch breakdown...She also shared some things I don't hear enough people admit out loud:❓ Why she was nervous about stepping into the role ❓ The one thing her McKinsey background didn't prepare her for ❓ Why "being involved in the community" has become one of their biggest unlocks for finding proprietary deals
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