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All Episodes

M&A Launchpad — 90 episodes

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1

Legal Mistakes that Kill Acquisitions with Fareed Kaisani

2

Scaled a Business to $30M After a Brutal First Deal | Joe Van Deman

3

100 Days to Unlock Millions? How Sale-Leasebacks Work | Tyrell McGee

4

Infinite Banking for Business Buyers with Erica Neal

5

Why Most Business Deals Fall Apart | Drew Eckman

6

Stop Wasting Time Searching for Deals with Liz Macrae

7

Independent Sponsor Deals: Structure, Capital, and Risk with Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa

8

Franchising as a Wealth Engine with Jeff Dudan

9

How to Buy Online Businesses in 2026 with Blake Hutchison

10

She Bought a 60-Year-Old HR Firm: A Self-Funded Acquisition Story with Marci LaRouech

11

Business Brokerage and SBA Loans with Clint Fiore

12

How R&D Tax Credits Impact Acquisitions with Bob Stabell

13

Mastering Deals, Capital and People with Kevin Ramsier

14

Bought a $450K Company - Grew It to $5M with Enrique Rodriguez

15

What No One Tells You About Buying Manufacturing Businesses with Casey Minshew

16

How to Build Wealth with Small Bets with Mandy McAllister

17

How $100M Sell-Side Deals Really Get Done with Patrick Galleher

18

How Top Business Brokers Really Choose Buyers with Trent Lee

19

From Divorce Papers to a $1M Business Acquisition with Raj Kankaria

20

Roll-ups, Earn Outs, and a 3-Year Exit with Josh Davis

21

From Startup to Search Fund: Buying and Scaling a Digital Marketing Agency with Grant Hensel

22

From Tech to Business Ownership: An Acquisition Journey with Anica John

23

Journey to Independent Sponsorship with Cory Sandrock

24

Unlocking Capital with Sale Leasebacks with Bryan Huber

25

Digital Assets & Business Valuation with Paige Wiese

26

From 13 Franchises to Freedom: Kristie Shifflette on Scaling & Exiting with Success

27

Building Exit-Ready Businesses with Jason Kruger

28

Why 80% of Businesses Fail to Sell | Exit Planning Tips with Adam Koos

29

Six Acquisitions in Three Years with Ryan Sullivan

30

Building Powerful Brand Stories & M&A Strategies with Mark Tarchetti

31

Deferred Sales Trust & Passive Income Strategies with Brett Swarts

32

Hard Lessons in Buying, Scaling, and Exiting with Carl Kleimann

33

Inside SBA Lending: Strategies for Business Buyers with Matthias Smith

34

Navigating Business Transactions with John Martinka

35

Empowering Women in M&A with Beki Darlin

36

From Lawyer to Entrepreneur: How to Build Wealth Through Small Businesses with Sam Rosati

37

How One Acquisition Turned Into a 7-Figure Exit with Chris Edwards

38

How to Structure Smart M&A Deals in 2025 - Expert Legal Tips from John Koeppel

39

What It’s Really Like to Buy and Run Small Businesses with Michael Heath

40

Avoiding Buyer Landmines: Quality of Earnings, SDE Pitfalls, and Buying Right with Elliot Holland

41

Buy a Manufacturing Business and Use Real Estate to Supercharge Growth with Ryder Fyrwald

42

From Family Office to Global Advisor: Stephen Marks' Guide to Smarter Acquisitions

43

Self-Funded vs. Independent Sponsor: Sean Smith Breaks Down the Real Numbers

44

From Marine Corps to Building a Scalable Business with Grit with Dominick Blue

45

How to Build Wealth Through a HoldCo Strategy | Dustin Carreon on Buying Businesses That Last

46

Buy and Grow a Small Business with Grit and Strategy with Jon Staenberg

47

Funding Business Acquisition with Your Retirement Account with Jeremy Ames

48

Closing Sellers in an M&A Deal with Nate Pratt

49

Young Couple Builds Generational Wealth By Buying A Business With SBA Loan with Meredith and Michael Schlinkert

50

How Independent Sponsors Buy & Scale Businesses Without a Fund with Bryan Rand

51

Doubling Revenue in a Plumbing & HVAC Company Through Acquisition with JD Beck

52

Pioneering AI and Acquisitions with Rob Carpenter

53

From Property Management Startup to Acquiring a Service Business

54

SBA Lending Tips & Tricks from Expert Lender "SBA Ray"

55

Secrets to Raising Capital with Dr. Thomas Powell

56

Buying & Growing a Power Washing Franchise with Nick Heye

57

Acquire a Local Retail Garden Center with Rory Tyer

58

Military to First Acquisition with John Murphy

59

Buying & Selling Digital Businesses with the CEO of Flippa

60

Bootstrapping SaaS Company from $0 to $40M Exit with David Sinkinson

61

Roll-Up in the HVAC Industry with Jordan Hammond

62

Ups & Downs of the CEO Life with Steve Divitkos

63

Data Drives Businesses - How Ned MacPherson Capitalized on Strategic Insights

64

Turning Around a 100+ Year Old Razor Company with Jens Grudno

65

Insights into Sell-Side M&A Transactions with Richard Parker

66

Verify Business Earnings in an M&A Transaction with Patrick O'Connell

67

Strategies to Grow and Adapt as an Entrepreneur with Matt Pohl

68

Tech to a Construction Acquisition with The Stone Man

69

Sourcing to Closing an E-Commerce Acquisition in 9 Days with Bryan Dunn

70

Private Equity to Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition with Niklas James

71

Doubling Revenue in 3 Years After an Accounting Business Acquisition with Chris Williams

72

The Strategy Behind SBA and Private Credit Lending with Darren Palestine

73

Building, Managing, and Flipping Online Sites with Marc Andre

74

Using Data to Value your Business with Alexis Grant

75

Journey from Tech to Acquiring her First Company with Tato Corcoran

76

How to Buy & Grow SaaS Companies with Kevin McArdle

77

From Corporate to Catering Weddings: Navigating Entrepreneurship with Nick Patrick

78

"Think Bigger" with Glamping Innovator and Founder of Under Canvas - Sarah Dusek

79

Buy then Build with Walker Deibel

80

Homeless to 8 Figures - Grinding Your Way to Education and Acquisitions

81

Evolving from a Single Acquisition to Tsetserra Growth Partners with Malcolm Peace

82

From Starting a Digital Agency to Selling & Advising on M&A Transactions with Randy Woods

83

Raising $800k in 5 Weeks For A Solo Acquisition with Kevin Bibelhausen

84

Growing & Exiting a Logistics Company Powered by EOS (Entrepreneur Operating System) with Jay B Sauceda

85

Searching and Acquiring an Ice Cream Business with Shawn Allard

86

Serial Exits With Vimeo, College Humor, TeePublic, and More with Josh Abramson

87

How a Searcher Acquired his Green Energy Company with Chandler Reed

88

M&A For Dummies Author and Investment Banker - Bill Snow

89

Leaving Tech to Buy Two Businesses at Once with Mike Okhravi

90

How Strong Leadership and Specialized Tech Led to a Successful Oil & Gas Business with Josh Anhalt