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M&A Launchpad — 101 episodes
From Horror Story to $25M Exit with Mike Krupit
The Capital Stack, Decoded: Search Funds, Self-Funded Deals & Independent Sponsors with Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa
From 27% to 11%: Cutting $4.2M in Taxes on a $25M Business Sale with Nick Saloom and John Blanchard
The $1M Mistake That Made a Broker with Mark Hartmann
The $14M Deal That Almost Closed with Betsy Kauffman
1,500 Deals, 20 Acquisitions, 1 Gut Punch with Sequoya Borgman
The $13M Deal That Unlocked Scale with Christopher Burke
Stop Chasing Sexy Deals: Why This Buyer Chose Sheet Metal with Andrew Kurzrok
Inside the ER Rollup Serving 1.5 Million Patients with Kevin Baker
Why 20% of Small Business Owners Close Instead of Sell | Mike Ehrle
How PE-Backed Companies Scale Fintech Revenue with Robert Checchia
Legal Mistakes that Kill Acquisitions with Fareed Kaisani
Scaled a Business to $30M After a Brutal First Deal | Joe Van Deman
100 Days to Unlock Millions? How Sale-Leasebacks Work | Tyrell McGee
Infinite Banking for Business Buyers with Erica Neal
Why Most Business Deals Fall Apart | Drew Eckman
Stop Wasting Time Searching for Deals with Liz Macrae
Independent Sponsor Deals: Structure, Capital, and Risk with Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa
Franchising as a Wealth Engine with Jeff Dudan
How to Buy Online Businesses in 2026 with Blake Hutchison
She Bought a 60-Year-Old HR Firm: A Self-Funded Acquisition Story with Marci LaRouech
Business Brokerage and SBA Loans with Clint Fiore
How R&D Tax Credits Impact Acquisitions with Bob Stabell
Mastering Deals, Capital and People with Kevin Ramsier
Bought a $450K Company - Grew It to $5M with Enrique Rodriguez
What No One Tells You About Buying Manufacturing Businesses with Casey Minshew
How to Build Wealth with Small Bets with Mandy McAllister
How $100M Sell-Side Deals Really Get Done with Patrick Galleher
How Top Business Brokers Really Choose Buyers with Trent Lee
From Divorce Papers to a $1M Business Acquisition with Raj Kankaria
Roll-ups, Earn Outs, and a 3-Year Exit with Josh Davis
From Startup to Search Fund: Buying and Scaling a Digital Marketing Agency with Grant Hensel
From Tech to Business Ownership: An Acquisition Journey with Anica John
Journey to Independent Sponsorship with Cory Sandrock
Unlocking Capital with Sale Leasebacks with Bryan Huber
Digital Assets & Business Valuation with Paige Wiese
From 13 Franchises to Freedom: Kristie Shifflette on Scaling & Exiting with Success
Building Exit-Ready Businesses with Jason Kruger
Why 80% of Businesses Fail to Sell | Exit Planning Tips with Adam Koos
Six Acquisitions in Three Years with Ryan Sullivan
Building Powerful Brand Stories & M&A Strategies with Mark Tarchetti
Deferred Sales Trust & Passive Income Strategies with Brett Swarts
Hard Lessons in Buying, Scaling, and Exiting with Carl Kleimann
Inside SBA Lending: Strategies for Business Buyers with Matthias Smith
Navigating Business Transactions with John Martinka
Empowering Women in M&A with Beki Darlin
From Lawyer to Entrepreneur: How to Build Wealth Through Small Businesses with Sam Rosati
How One Acquisition Turned Into a 7-Figure Exit with Chris Edwards
How to Structure Smart M&A Deals in 2025 - Expert Legal Tips from John Koeppel
What It’s Really Like to Buy and Run Small Businesses with Michael Heath
Avoiding Buyer Landmines: Quality of Earnings, SDE Pitfalls, and Buying Right with Elliot Holland
Buy a Manufacturing Business and Use Real Estate to Supercharge Growth with Ryder Fyrwald
From Family Office to Global Advisor: Stephen Marks' Guide to Smarter Acquisitions
Self-Funded vs. Independent Sponsor: Sean Smith Breaks Down the Real Numbers
From Marine Corps to Building a Scalable Business with Grit with Dominick Blue
How to Build Wealth Through a HoldCo Strategy | Dustin Carreon on Buying Businesses That Last
Buy and Grow a Small Business with Grit and Strategy with Jon Staenberg
Funding Business Acquisition with Your Retirement Account with Jeremy Ames
Closing Sellers in an M&A Deal with Nate Pratt
Young Couple Builds Generational Wealth By Buying A Business With SBA Loan with Meredith and Michael Schlinkert
How Independent Sponsors Buy & Scale Businesses Without a Fund with Bryan Rand
Doubling Revenue in a Plumbing & HVAC Company Through Acquisition with JD Beck
Pioneering AI and Acquisitions with Rob Carpenter
From Property Management Startup to Acquiring a Service Business
SBA Lending Tips & Tricks from Expert Lender "SBA Ray"
Secrets to Raising Capital with Dr. Thomas Powell
Buying & Growing a Power Washing Franchise with Nick Heye
Acquire a Local Retail Garden Center with Rory Tyer
Military to First Acquisition with John Murphy
Buying & Selling Digital Businesses with the CEO of Flippa
Bootstrapping SaaS Company from $0 to $40M Exit with David Sinkinson
Roll-Up in the HVAC Industry with Jordan Hammond
Ups & Downs of the CEO Life with Steve Divitkos
Data Drives Businesses - How Ned MacPherson Capitalized on Strategic Insights
Turning Around a 100+ Year Old Razor Company with Jens Grudno
Insights into Sell-Side M&A Transactions with Richard Parker
Verify Business Earnings in an M&A Transaction with Patrick O'Connell
Strategies to Grow and Adapt as an Entrepreneur with Matt Pohl
Tech to a Construction Acquisition with The Stone Man
Sourcing to Closing an E-Commerce Acquisition in 9 Days with Bryan Dunn
Private Equity to Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition with Niklas James
Doubling Revenue in 3 Years After an Accounting Business Acquisition with Chris Williams
The Strategy Behind SBA and Private Credit Lending with Darren Palestine
Building, Managing, and Flipping Online Sites with Marc Andre
Using Data to Value your Business with Alexis Grant
Journey from Tech to Acquiring her First Company with Tato Corcoran
How to Buy & Grow SaaS Companies with Kevin McArdle
From Corporate to Catering Weddings: Navigating Entrepreneurship with Nick Patrick
"Think Bigger" with Glamping Innovator and Founder of Under Canvas - Sarah Dusek
Buy then Build with Walker Deibel
Homeless to 8 Figures - Grinding Your Way to Education and Acquisitions
Evolving from a Single Acquisition to Tsetserra Growth Partners with Malcolm Peace
From Starting a Digital Agency to Selling & Advising on M&A Transactions with Randy Woods
Raising $800k in 5 Weeks For A Solo Acquisition with Kevin Bibelhausen
Growing & Exiting a Logistics Company Powered by EOS (Entrepreneur Operating System) with Jay B Sauceda
Searching and Acquiring an Ice Cream Business with Shawn Allard
Serial Exits With Vimeo, College Humor, TeePublic, and More with Josh Abramson
How a Searcher Acquired his Green Energy Company with Chandler Reed
M&A For Dummies Author and Investment Banker - Bill Snow
Leaving Tech to Buy Two Businesses at Once with Mike Okhravi
How Strong Leadership and Specialized Tech Led to a Successful Oil & Gas Business with Josh Anhalt