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How to Buy a $2.5M Biz and Grow it to $7.5M (with M&A)
Brian quit his corporate job to buy a tree care business older than he was.Three years later he runs a private equity backed platform of five tree care brands across three states. Kate gets him to break down why investors are quietly buying up tree care, how he wins deals against bigger buyers…
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How a Navy Vet Bought 4 Companies With Almost No Cash
Gary spent over 20 years operating nuclear reactors in the Navy. Now he owns a private equity firm and has bought four companies. He started with a Navy paycheck and one piece of advice. Kate gets him to break down how he finds owners ready to sell, structures deals with almost none of his own...
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How to Buy a Biz for $0 Down
Most people spend their whole lives building one business. Lee Smith buys them, and he has done it 31 times. In this episode of Deal Diaries, Kate sits down with Lee Smith, a UK business acquisition strategist who has spent 12 years buying, growing and selling companies across HVAC, renewable...
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He Sold a $1.2M Company | Here's What He'd Do Differently
He built a $1.2M company. Then sold it — and realized he'd left money on the table. Jefe Greenheart has filmed Matthew McConaughey, Tim Ferriss, and the families of 3 U.S. presidents. He won SXSW and NBA contracts and sold his business during the pandemic. In this episode, Jefe Greenheart tells…
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How to Buy, Scale and Sell a Company (Why 90% of Deals Die in Diligence)
Most owners ask whether a goal is possible. Ajay Nwosu asks what would need to happen to make it a reality. He bought a company, scaled and sold it. In this episode: why 90% of deals fail in diligence and how to get through it. Why he wouldn't stay on as an employee post-sale again. How to read...
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How to Buy a Biz that Takes 15 hrs / Week (with Your 401k)
How an ER pediatrician in New York bought a marketing agency in Florida that only takes 15 hours a week to run — and financed it with his 401(k). Justin Hoskins shares how he did it all: the retirement-fund structure nobody talks about, why use a loan broker, and how he uses AI to spot red flags…
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How to Buy $2M in Revenue Business While Working Full-Time
Connor Pera acquired a business in what most people would call a dying industry — and then doubled it from $2M to $4M with a second acquisition. In this episode, get his trick for getting sellers' attention and learn why passing on a "great" business like HVAC might be the best decision you ever...
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From $300K Salary to $30M Valued Agency — How to Grow Through Acquisitions
Joey Mure walked away from $300K a year at Wells Fargo after discovering that banks secretly store more capital in life insurance than in real estate — and built a $30M-valued insurance agency off the back of that insight. In this episode, Joey breaks down the 4x-buy, 15x-sell arbitrage that...
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Deal Diaries - Coming Soon!
Where owners share how they bought and sold businesses. Launching June 30th!
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Business owners share how they bought and sold businesses.
Hosted by
kate chichi
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