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May 2, 2025

How to Design Your Business Around Your Life with Jodie Cook

Over the last seven years, Jodie has lived in different countries while managing her business, exiting, writing books, and training/competing as a powerlifter. She's just 32 years old (ish) and has put herself in a position t...

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April 25, 2025

5 Acquisitions / Businesses on Your Own Terms with Chase Murdock

Chase Murdock is a legend. He is one of the most genuine people I know and the founder of Decada Group. Decada Group is a holding company in Salt Lake City, UT. He’s self-funded a holding company with a custom suit shop, an a...

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April 11, 2025

From Chemist to Sales to Acquisition Entrepreneur with Nick Akers

Nick Akers is incredibly talented in every niche or category he joins. I do not want to compete with Nick in anything. He started out as chemist, invented and patented several inventions, raised VC money and sold to a strateg...

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April 4, 2025

From PwC to Business Owner with James Richardson

James Richardson, a former PwC employee, shares his journey from the corporate world to small business acquisition. This is such a fun episode with his background and the massive switch to business owner. Podcast Nuggies: PwC...

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March 27, 2025

Non Transferable Business - What are these and how to move on ASAP?

Help! I'm trying to buy a business....and just realized it's non-transferable...now what? A non-transferable business is dependent.... On the owner The Owner Personality - they are locally famous. The Owner Network The Owner ...

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March 14, 2025

Deal Deep Dive: Rural ISP + White Label SEO Agency + B2B Equipment Di…

Deal Deep Dive! A few that I pass on and why...one that could be interesting. Rural ISP - White Label SEO Agency - B2B Equipment Distributor - Need IT Help? Check out...., I-N-Z-O, or email Nick directly...

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March 8, 2025

How to Acheive a Life Long Goal

I did something stupid, and I'm going to do it again.Here is a brief story about achieving one of my massive life goals: running a 100-mile race in the mountains. 206,000 Steps 23,000 ft of elevation increase 55,000 ft of ele...

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Feb. 28, 2025

5 Key Bookkeeping Areas for any Searcher with Darin Pierson

Darin Pierson is a CPA and an entrepreneur. He’s started businesses and even bought a business too. This is a critical episode for anyone getting real on buying / scaling a business. Darin always created the FREE SMB Financia...

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Feb. 21, 2025

How Do I know If I Have a Good Business Partner Fit?

Am I picking the right partner? Trust Complementary Skills Shared Goals and Lifestyle Commitment Level Assessing Risk A Few Key Questions: What do you want out of this business? What is success here? What if we have an extra ...

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Feb. 13, 2025

Phantom Equity with Raleigh Williams

Raleigh Williams is one of my favorite people. Not a stranger to the show, 2nd time at least but he always packed in so much value. He’s bought, scaled, sold so many businesses. AND my favorite part of Raleigh is him betting ...

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Feb. 6, 2025

Time vs Money

Would you switch Warren Buffett age and net worth? 94 years old and $143B Net Worth. No. You wouldn't. So I don't wish for it to be lunchtime either. Free SBM Financial Courses https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ (ROBS) Bus...

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Jan. 31, 2025

Marketing Conditions for 2025 and Beyond with Andrew Gazdecki (Acquir…

Andrew Gazdecki is the founder and CEO of (used to be ) and is one of my favorite people in the M&A space. He's an incredibly successful entrepreneur and now helps facilitate buyers and sellers for smoother transactions. ...

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Jan. 27, 2025

How to Win Competitive Deals - 3 Stories

How do you win competitive deals? Be Human, Get Creative (not weird seller financing people), and stand out. Free SBM Financial Courses https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted...

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Jan. 15, 2025

SBA Lending Pitfalls with Jared Johnson

Jared Johnson is an SBA lender but also a business acquirer! He's bought 2 businesses and sold 1. This is a fantastic episode from someone who has been in the trenches for a long time. Podcast Nuggies: What has changed over t...

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Dec. 30, 2024

How to NOT Suck Energy Out of the Room

Are you bringing energy to a conversation or sucking the energy out? I have meetings with thousands of people a year. I dive into 5 ways to see if you add energy or suck energy out of every interaction. Do you only talk about...

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Dec. 21, 2024

You've Been Served - A 6-Year Search with Spencer Montgomery

Spencer spent 6+ years searching for a business to buy. Life happens fast and many things paused his search over the years. Spencer is real here and we dive deep into a LONG search... A few he got serious with... Melatonin Su...

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Dec. 12, 2024

Entrepreneur Origin Stories - How'd They Get Here: Daddy Yankee

Entrepreneur Origin Stories - Quick dive into some pivotal moments for Daddy Yankee. Less about buying a business and more about a reinvention of oneself. Free SBM Financial Courses https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ Want ...

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Nov. 27, 2024

No News Weeks

What true focus looks like. Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals? Send a note to monica@letsbuyabusiness.com Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting? How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acqui...

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Nov. 19, 2024

I Love Day Jobs | 5 Reasons to Not Quit

I love Day Jobs. 5 Reasons to Not Quit Your Day Job. Financial Runway NETWORK Stability for Family Build your Experience Practice Entrepreneurship Bonus - Clarity - How to make decisions NOT out of desperation. + My Mistakes ...

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Nov. 19, 2024

SMB Financial Basics with Darin Pierson

Darin Pierson is a bookkeeper and CPA AND has bought his own businesses. When we say he's been in the trenches, it's not fake. Darin has also created a free course on SMB Financial Basics for all listeners. Podcast Nuggies: 4...

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Oct. 31, 2024

Real 401k ROBS Stories | Diane Rosenkrantz

Diane Rosenkrantz has served as a Senior Consultant with Tenet Financial Group since 2009. She is detail oriented which is so critical with something like this. BUT this time, we dive into real stories of using your 401k. Pod...

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Oct. 8, 2024

How to Buy a Fireworks Stand + Other Side Bets

Daniel Astleford is amazing. He's so humble yet doing so many cool things. He buys a fireworks stand with a unique structure. These things have crazy revenue windows of only a few days a year. Daniel is also in the middle qui...

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Sept. 24, 2024

How to Write a Book over 10 Years with Sam Whitney

https://amzn.to/4erKruP Sam Whitney is one of my favorite people. He’s an entrepreneur, father and now an author. We dive into the process of writing his book. * Key insight: After reading this book, my readers should do a da...

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Sept. 17, 2024

$500 for a Night of Entertainment

$500 for one night of entertainment? $50 to watch a Netflix Show? $10 for GPS in New Zealand? What do these all have in common? Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals? Send a note to monica@letsbuyabusiness...

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