All episodes
Rewriting Who Gets to Buy a Business
From Investment Banking to ETA
A Decade of ETA Insider: When Search “Goes Wrong”
A Decade of ETA Insider: Why Capital Structure Is Still Everything in the Lower Middle Market
A Decade of ETA Insider: The Things They Don't Put in the Syllabus
AI, Seller Integrity, and Smarter ETA Deals
Split Roles, Shared Vision: Making Partnerships Work in ETA
Unpacking the Self-Funded ETA Experience
Building Trust and Curiosity as an Operator
Military Leadership Meets Small Business Ownership
From Diligence to Dashboards: How Finance Shapes Search Success
Redefining ETA in the Public Markets
Hard Lessons, Resilience, and the Future of ETA
When Search Meets Real Life
Operating in the White Space of ETA in Mexico
Cracking the Code on a Non-Traditional ETA Journey
How a Recovering Attorney Built a Healthcare Empire
The Art of ETA and High-Quality Revenue
Entrepreneurial Lessons of Grit, Growth, and Giving Back
Building ETA Boards and Deals
Peace Corps to Self Funded Search
The Power of a Business Thesis in Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Balancing Business, Family, and ETA
Opportunity in ETA
Search Fund Lifecycle Unveiled: Navigating ETA with Boulay
The Evolution of Search Funds
Realizing Growth and Vision through Transforming “Boutique” Accounting Firms
Exploring ETA in New and Emerging Markets
Fostering Collaboration and Mentorship for Success
Finding Success in the Pacific Northwest: Acquiring a Franchise Business
Live from the Harper Center: Acquiring for Long-Term
Exploring the Future of ETA
From Wall Street to Main Street: A Journey in Industrial Entrepreneurship
From Finance to Innovation: A CEO's Journey
Decision Making Moments in ETA
Navigating ETA & SBA
Navigating Personal and Financial Risk in Entrepreneurship
Diverse Perspectives in ETA: Building Resumes and Teams for Success
Risk in ETA from an Investor’s Point of View
From Sponsored Searcher to Operator: Creating Your Own Path with ETA
Live from the Harper Center: Next Steps in the ETA Journey Post-Exit
Combining Passion with Expertise: Advice on Operating
Reflections on Serial Acquisitions and Long-Term Growth
Navigating the Partner Led Search
Examining ETA's Growth Potential in Frontier Markets
Building Alpine Investors with Graham Weaver
Perspectives on a Purposeful ETA Career
Creating a Great Leadership Transition at TGI Direct
Self Funded Search From Multiple Angles
Reflections on 30 Years of Successful Search Entrepreneurship
Working on the business versus in the business with Brian Kruse
Celebrating an Exit at T Base Communications
Family Business Lessons for ETA Searchers and Operators
Celebrating a Growth Recapitalization at Applied Data Corporation
Reid Tileston's Self-Funded Search "An A+ in Diligence"
Update on the ETA Journey: New Operators During Covid 19
Creating Better Products and Businesses-Jerry Callahan's Inventive Entrepreneurship
CEO Hacks with Alyssa Rapp
The Power of the Search Pivot
Operating During the Covid-19 Crisis
Live from the 2019 Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference: Fireside Chat with Eric Roza
An Entrepreneurial Transition to Private Equity
Update on the ETA Journey: From Searcher to Operator
Growth Strategy: Creatively Approaching Acquisitions
The Partner Led Search – Complementary Skill Sets and Delineation of Roles
Democratizing the Digital Supply Chain
Taking the Leap of Faith to Pursue ETA
Transitioning from Military Leadership to Business Leadership
Finding the Right Fit: Lessons Learned through a Partner Led Search
Beyond the First 100 Days: Building a United Culture
Building a Practice to Service Entrepreneurs: The “Volume Game” of the Search
Growing an Investment Business
Technology in ETA: Acquiring and Running a Software-Driven Business
Success as a Self-Funded Searcher: Benefits of Funding Your Own Deal
ETA Alternatives: Management Buyout (MBO)
Lessons Learned as a First-Time Operator
Staying the Course: Insight into Growing your Business to a Successful Exit
ETA Alternatives: Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
Navigating Your Search: Lessons Learned Along the Way
ETA Alternatives: The Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)
Going Global: Launching a Search Fund in International Markets
Invaluable Advice from a Veteran Search Fund Investor
Building Out Your Team
Operator, Advisor, Investor: The Entrepreneurial Trifecta
Perspectives from the Search Fund Investor
The Two-Man Search Fund: Knowing Your Strengths and Weaknesses
Transforming the Model: Evolution of the Search Fund since Irv Grousbeck
Dynamics of the Relationship Between the Investor and Searcher
Journey of the Self-Funded Searcher
Working with the Business Owner
Speaking From Experience: Coley Andrews of Pacific Lake
Words of Wisdom from an Expert Board Member
The CEO Odyssey. Evolving from Deal Professional to Company Leader.
Perspectives of the Successful Independent Sponsor
Raising A Search Fund
Searching for the Business
Funding the Acquisition: The Nuts and Bolts of Debt Financing
The Legal Aspects of Search Funds
The Search Fund Entrepreneur Round Trip