Episodes

Patrick McMillan from Amplēo does a deep dive into financial due diligence, cash flow, and business operations! This guy knows his stuff and seen firsthand how bad things can get without proper due diligence and financial understanding. Podcast Nuggies: Cash flow fundamentals Founder Fraud! What $1M disappearing does... M&A activity in early 2025—lots of quality of earnings reports happening, a balanced buyer-seller market. Take Action. You know what that means. SMBs are the biggest target...

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 to never work again—just for money. She wrote Ten Year Career: Reimagine Business, Design Your Life, Fast Track Your Freedom. We dive into… — Designing your life consciously — Businesses that are fun to run are more fun to sell — Systemizing your business — Stop acting like...

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 art school, a construction company, and more. Podcast Nuggies Building a holding company and long term businesses on their own terms Repeatable Playbooks across industries Digging deep for 12 months, and then Finding and Hiring World-Class CEOs Need IT Help? Check out....

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 strategic before joining the family business. After running the family business, Nick struck out on his own to acquire Inzo technologies. Podcast Nuggies How to dial in your search criteria Where he’d spend more money during DD (QofE :) How to onboard employees to your VISION ...

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 to entrepreneurship! Confidence gained from high-pressure situations can be valuable in entrepreneurship. Understanding financial statements is crucial in small business acquisition. Finding off-market deals and leveraging warm introductions can be effective strategie...

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 goodwill in the community.Or basically anything remotely close to those. Free SBM Financial Courses https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ (ROBS) Business FinancingTenet Financial Group - www.tenetfinancialgroup.com - diane@tenetfinancialgroup.com Ready to level up bu...

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...

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 elevation change 33 Hours 6 Huge Bucks 1 Fat Porcupine 1 Angry Bull Moose 0 Barfs and...100 Miles Want to learn more about my trail adventures? Go to Ultrasignup.com and search my name. Free SBM Financial Courses https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ Want to invest in ama...

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 Financials Class on our site. Podcast Nuggies: Optimizing taxes versus making a business attractive for sale. Cash vs. Accrual Accounting Reconciling Book Income and Taxable Income Tax Saving Tips Free SBM Financial Courses https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ Ready to level ...

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 $50k in profit? What would you want to do with it? MORE COMMON - What if we needed to put in extra money into the business? Can you do that? Equity split... Free SBM Financial Courses https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consul...

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 on himself years ago after dropping down a pretty penny on a law degree. Raleigh walked away from a huge attorney career and salary to live life on his own terms. We dive into Phantom Equity though. Podcast Nuggies Phantom Equity! That’s it. Could be a game changer for m...

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) Business FinancingTenet Financial Group - www.tenetfinancialgroup.com - diane@tenetfinancialgroup.com Ready to level up but not 1 on 1 consulting? **How to Buy Your First Small Business through Acquisition Entrepreneurship**https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ Need Boo...

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. ...

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 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 Acquisition Entrepreneurship https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ Need Bookkeeping or Tax Help? Contact Darin at https://ashf...

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 the years What a perfect deal looks like Examples of deals falling apart in the 11th hour Host of the Before You Buy or Sell a Business Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-you-buy-or-sell-a-business/id1655273823 Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs ...

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 yourself in conversations? Who does the talking? Do you truly remember what was said on the other line? Do you pat yourself on the back? How often do people pick up your phone calls? TL;DR - People will stop picking up the phone if this is you. Free SBM Financial C...

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 Supplements for Kids Computer Chip Business Drive-Thru Technology Podcast Nuggies Why his search went from a huge company to a STABLE company How to navigate life during your search How Spencer bought a 2nd business in the same niche right afterwards Want to invest in...

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 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 Acquisition Entrepreneurship https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ Need Bookkeep...

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 Acquisition Entrepreneurship https://letsbuyabusiness.com/course Need Bookkeeping or Tax Help? Contact Darin at https://ashfordsky.com/. He's awesome.

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 at my Day Job. Free SBM Financial Courses https://letsbuyabusiness.com/courses/ 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 ...

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 ways money comes in, 4 ways it goes out Cash vs Accrual Accounting Good vs Bad books How to tell if a bookkeeper is good MONEY IN Revenue Asset sale Loan Personal capital in MONEY OUT Expenses Buying Assets Debt payments Dividends Free SBM Financial Courses https:/...

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. Podcast Nuggies: Pecan Farms, Christmas Tree Farms and Cabin Compounds - ✅✅✅ Buying an Airplane? ✅✅ Hotels? ✅ Previous Episode with Diane - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/using-robs-401k-to-buy-a-business-with-diane-rosenkrantz/id1506985601?i=1000646700460 Want to ...

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 quitting his job(!) while starting his CPA business. We dive into so many interesting substories here. Podcast Nuggies: How to Buy a Firework Stand Quitting your Job 6 Months in Advance What worries Daniel about Quitting Want to invest in amazing entrepreneurs with vetted ...

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 date, feel hopeful towards marriage, and think of ways they are getting in the way. *He was dialed in on the SPECIFIC goals of each step here. Podcast Nuggies: Starting a business around a book End in Mind in writing and the book business Process of writing Want to invest...