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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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Sept. 9, 2024

Winning LOIs with Patrick O’ Connell

We dive into a real business for sale and walk through how to structure and think about the LOI here. We also dive into a bunch of common questions to ask. Secure your spot in The Self-Funded Search Conference: selffundedsear...

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Aug. 30, 2024

Elite Turf Supply and Betting on Yourself with Taylor Brown

Taylor Brown is one of my favorite people. By the way, I only have my favorite people on the show. This episode has it all. One of my favorites. It will hit home. Podcast Nuggies: Pivot Moments in Life and Career What betting...

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Aug. 20, 2024

Seller Mistakes and Pari Passu with Stephen Speer

Stephen Speer is the founder and CEO of Ecommerce Lending, which specializes in SBA loans. He’s done over 500 transactions, with only 3 deals failing after purchase. Podcast Nuggies + Seller Mistakes: Bad Financial bookkeepin...

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Aug. 7, 2024

Why Brokers Reject 95% of the Deals They See

Why do brokers reject most of the businesses they see? AND, what is happening in the economy?? Secure your spot at The Self-Funded Search Conference: selffundedsearchconference.com Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with...

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July 28, 2024

How to Pick the Right Agency with Behdad Jamshidi

Behdad Jamshidi has met with over 800 agencies. That's insane. Behdad has a wealth of knowledge in business and lifestyle design. We dive into different agency business models and how to pick the right agency. He pairs entrep...

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July 22, 2024

3 Reasons Why Sellers Think Their Business is Worth More

Risks = They sleep well at night. No Debt = Walk away option Cost Basis... Secure your spot at The Self-Funded Search Conference: selffundedsearchconference.com Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted deals? Send ...

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July 16, 2024

Top 3 Takeaways from an MBA ETA Event with James Lincoln

James Lincoln put on the BYU ETA event in March 2024. There were 200+ people there from 25% students to 75% (150+) professionals. Top Podcast Nuggies MBA programs funding your search What to expect at an ETA event How to fund...

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July 5, 2024

Net Working Capital with Patrick McMillan

Patrick breaks down Net Working Capital into digestible bites. Working Capital is incredibly confusing and usually makes deals fall apart in the 11th hour. Podcast Nuggies: WALK THE MONEY Understanding the Collection of AR + ...

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July 2, 2024

Startup to $15M Revenue + 2 Acquisitions with Jordan Hammond

Jordan Hammond is an absolute beast and inspiration to me. He had some huge setbacks early on that should've sent him on a different path. Podcast Nuggies 2 Acquisitions Making Friends with competitors Hanging around the Hoop...

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June 19, 2024

The Donut King

The Donut King - How the Cambodian Immigration Wave took over the donut industry. This is an awesome story of hard work, creativity, leaning into your special sauce (FREE LABOR), and not letting your head get too big. Ampleo:...

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May 29, 2024

Mastering the Inner Game with Nathan Tanner

Nathan has coached leaders from Google to DoorDash to P&G in mastering the inner game. The inner game is critical for all entrepreneurs, executives, parents, and basically all humans. He started at Lehman Brothers where I had a front-row seat to...

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May 17, 2024

Changing My Career Every 2 Years

We have a lot of new listeners. I dive into my background, a few business stories that shaped and how I changed my career path every few years.I still continue to reinvent my career every 2 years. I'm sure you do too. Ampleo:...

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