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M&A Launchpad — 96 episodes

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1,500 Deals, 20 Acquisitions, 1 Gut Punch with Sequoya Borgman

2

The $13M Deal That Unlocked Scale with Christopher Burke

3

Stop Chasing Sexy Deals: Why This Buyer Chose Sheet Metal with Andrew Kurzrok

4

Inside the ER Rollup Serving 1.5 Million Patients with Kevin Baker

5

Why 20% of Small Business Owners Close Instead of Sell | Mike Ehrle

6

How PE-Backed Companies Scale Fintech Revenue with Robert Checchia

7

Legal Mistakes that Kill Acquisitions with Fareed Kaisani

8

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

9

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

10

Infinite Banking for Business Buyers with Erica Neal

11

Why Most Business Deals Fall Apart | Drew Eckman

12

Stop Wasting Time Searching for Deals with Liz Macrae

13

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

14

Franchising as a Wealth Engine with Jeff Dudan

15

How to Buy Online Businesses in 2026 with Blake Hutchison

16

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

17

Business Brokerage and SBA Loans with Clint Fiore

18

How R&D Tax Credits Impact Acquisitions with Bob Stabell

19

Mastering Deals, Capital and People with Kevin Ramsier

20

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

21

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

22

How to Build Wealth with Small Bets with Mandy McAllister

23

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

24

How Top Business Brokers Really Choose Buyers with Trent Lee

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

Journey to Independent Sponsorship with Cory Sandrock

30

Unlocking Capital with Sale Leasebacks with Bryan Huber

31

Digital Assets & Business Valuation with Paige Wiese

32

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

33

Building Exit-Ready Businesses with Jason Kruger

34

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

35

Six Acquisitions in Three Years with Ryan Sullivan

36

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

37

Deferred Sales Trust & Passive Income Strategies with Brett Swarts

38

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

39

Inside SBA Lending: Strategies for Business Buyers with Matthias Smith

40

Navigating Business Transactions with John Martinka

41

Empowering Women in M&A with Beki Darlin

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

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

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Funding Business Acquisition with Your Retirement Account with Jeremy Ames

54

Closing Sellers in an M&A Deal with Nate Pratt

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

Pioneering AI and Acquisitions with Rob Carpenter

59

From Property Management Startup to Acquiring a Service Business

60

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

61

Secrets to Raising Capital with Dr. Thomas Powell

62

Buying & Growing a Power Washing Franchise with Nick Heye

63

Acquire a Local Retail Garden Center with Rory Tyer

64

Military to First Acquisition with John Murphy

65

Buying & Selling Digital Businesses with the CEO of Flippa

66

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

67

Roll-Up in the HVAC Industry with Jordan Hammond

68

Ups & Downs of the CEO Life with Steve Divitkos

69

Data Drives Businesses - How Ned MacPherson Capitalized on Strategic Insights

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

Strategies to Grow and Adapt as an Entrepreneur with Matt Pohl

74

Tech to a Construction Acquisition with The Stone Man

75

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

76

Private Equity to Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition with Niklas James

77

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

78

The Strategy Behind SBA and Private Credit Lending with Darren Palestine

79

Building, Managing, and Flipping Online Sites with Marc Andre

80

Using Data to Value your Business with Alexis Grant

81

Journey from Tech to Acquiring her First Company with Tato Corcoran

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How to Buy & Grow SaaS Companies with Kevin McArdle

83

From Corporate to Catering Weddings: Navigating Entrepreneurship with Nick Patrick

84

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

85

Buy then Build with Walker Deibel

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

Searching and Acquiring an Ice Cream Business with Shawn Allard

92

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

93

How a Searcher Acquired his Green Energy Company with Chandler Reed

94

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

95

Leaving Tech to Buy Two Businesses at Once with Mike Okhravi

96

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