Episodes

Feb. 16, 2024

Not Enough - Inadequate Feelings | Let's Buy a Business

This is one of the most important episodes I've done in over 300+ episodes. I had two similar and eye-opening conversations with 2 amazing humans. Both were struggling with inadequate feelings. “I'm trying to redefine what success looks like for me and fix my self-directed, inadequate feelings." Let's dive in. Need a beautiful and affordable website? Check out www.NativeSites.com http://www.nativesites.com/ Ready to level up? Let’s Buy a Business Community https://lets-buy-a-business.circle...
Feb. 14, 2024

February 2024 Mailbag

Thanks for Bishop, Zach, Luke! How do I convince someone that their business is not worth some crazy multiple? How to figure out what the true motivations are for selling? What asset classes am I interested in right now? Need a beautiful and affordable website? Check out www.NativeSites.com Ready to level up? Join the Let’s Buy a Business Community https://lets-buy-a-business.circle.so/checkout/lets-buy-a-business-community Use Code: Founder24 for 30% forever and a free 1:1 call with me. Yo...
Feb. 8, 2024

Online Trends + Cookies + Deal Structure in 2024 with Mushfiq Sarker

Mushfiq Sarker is amazing. He also is the founder of , , and many other agencies. Since 2008, he’s been buying, growing, and selling sites as a side business with many 6-figure exits. He is a Super Seller on Flippa’s platform. Mushfiq...
Jan. 30, 2024

Why Would Someone Sell a Perfectly Good Business

1. Business is Tanking....hm...is this a perfectly good business 2. Retiring 3. Health + Stress 4. Divorce - Common but not common 5. Partners Fall Out 6. Diversifying Net Worth - Risk 7. Exhaustion 8. Bored 9. Other businesses Native Sites- Amazing Websites that convert: https://www.nativesites.com/ Let's Buy a Business Community: https://lets-buy-a-business.circle.so/checkout/lets-buy-a-business-community Stay Up to Date Newsletter: https://lbab.beehiiv.com/subscribe YouTube: https://www.yout...
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Jan. 12, 2024

How to Combine Learnings Across Industries with Robb Green

Rob Green is the host of "I’m the One" podcast and has built several online businesses. He has a remote team for sourcing products and balances life as an entrepreneur, father, and husband. Podcast Nuggies: Keeping your day job as long as possible Combining learnings from other industries. Who Not How Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Book a Call with Me https://calendly.com/ryancondie/podcast-15-minutes?month=2022-...
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Jan. 8, 2024

3 Tips for Searchers with Patrick O’Connell

Patrick O'Connell has seen a few deals in his lifetime. He and his team at O'Connell Advisory Group also do buy-side consulting which is hard to find. We dive into some podcast nuggies here... 3 Tips for Searchers Why Searchers Fail Unique Ways Deals Fall Apart How to Understand the LOI process Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Book a Call with Me https://calendly.com/ryancondie/podcast-15-minutes?month=2022-09 ...
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Dec. 11, 2023

Healthcare for Entrepreneurs

Rewinding from 2022. Jason Ferguson is an incredible health insurance broker and has spent 20+ years working with entrepreneurs. This episode is for: Mainly for US listeners. He is free to use for Utah, Missouri, Texas, and Arizona. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter https://www.letsbuyabusiness.co/subscribe How to Buy Your First Small Business | Acquisition Entrepreneurship https://...
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Nov. 22, 2023

Fall 2023 Recap + 4 Points of the Market

If it's hard, it can be a moat. Determine... Is it a moat? or is just a crappy part of the business a deal killer? PG's are real. Personal Guarantees. How to think about them. State of the Market SBA loan rates right now. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter https://www.letsbuyabusiness.co/subscribe How to Buy Your First Small Business | Acquisition Entrepreneurship https://ryancondie...
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Nov. 20, 2023

2 Successful Exits with Lexi Grant from They Got Acquired

Lexi Grant is a builder of companies, people, content, and of profit. Her sweet spot is the intersection of content and business. In early 2021, Lexi sold The Write Life, a brand for writers she’d grown as a side business for eight years. Previously, from 2015-2019, she served as EVP of Content at The Penny Hoarder, a personal finance media company. She joined as the third employee after the content agency was acquired. Her latest project is They Got Acquired, a content company. Their mission ...
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Nov. 1, 2023

M&A for Dummies with Bill Snow

Bill Snow wrote the book on M&A for Dummies. No really, he did. He is a highly regarded authority in the field of mergers and acquisitions, known for his extensive experience representing buyers and sellers across a wide range of industries. This...
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Oct. 25, 2023

Why I Became a Business Broker

I get asked so often why I decided to become a business broker. Let’s dive in. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Book a Call with Me https://calendly.com/ryancondie/podcast-15-minutes?month=2022-09 Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter https://www.letsbuyabusiness.co/subscribe 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy https://ryancondie.gumroad.com/l/cUAiZ Let’s Buy a Business YouTube https://www.youtube.com/chann...
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Oct. 18, 2023

Self-Taught Acquisition Entrepreneurship with Bakari Akil

Bakari Akil comes from the most random background to the M&A world. This is one amazing episode in which we cover his beginnings to how he acquired a several million dollar EBITDA business. Podcast Nuggies we dive into: Why his first deal fell...
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Oct. 11, 2023

$10M in Content Site Acquisitions with Mohit Tater

Mohit Tater has been buying online businesses since 2012. His first was a 4x success while his 2nd acquisition exploded before takeoff as it ended up being a scam. Podcast Nuggies we dive into: How to bounce back from his 2nd Acquisition that was a scam How to assess risks in online deals ChatGPT and Content Balancing family and business and time zones (twins with one more baby on the way) He now runs a $10M portfolio of content sites with his team in India. Episode Sponsored By Looking f...
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Oct. 4, 2023

Negotiating the Last Paycheck of Your Life

Sooner or later, you’ll find yourself negotiating the last paycheck of your life OR more likely sooner, you’ll be negotiating against someone who is negotiating their last paycheck of their life. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Book a Call with Me https://calendly.com/ryancondie/podcast-15-minutes?month=2022-09 Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter https://www.letsbuyabusiness.co/subscribe 10 Step Video series to Findin...
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Sept. 27, 2023

From Engineer to Online Business Operator with Kyle Kuderewski

Kyle Kuderewski, the Operations Manager at WebStreet (formerly Empire Flippers Capital), is a dynamic individual with a wealth of expertise in passive investing, entrepreneurship, alternative investments, and remote work. Podcast Nuggies… Switch from Engineer to Online Business Operator How to assess what online business is right for you How they are using ChapGPT with content sites Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Actio...
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Sept. 13, 2023

4-Star Cracker Barrel Waitress to Buying a CPA Practice with Della Kirkman

Della Kirkman started young, so young that she was loaning her Mom money with interest. Years later she was a 4-Star waitress at Cracker Barrel before buying into a CPA practice at which she was an employee. Huh? How does that work?....Yeah, insane. Podcast Nuggies… Insane journey from Waitressing to thinking she could and did buy a CPA firm Creative Deal Structures to buy a business + Buying out her partner How her hard work and creativity impacted her daughters (my fave part) Episode Spo...
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Sept. 6, 2023

Agency + App + Startup | Leaving Corporate America with Colton Malone

Colton Malone is a phenomenal entrepreneur and we catch him in the middle of his journey. He quit his job to focus on his agency, buy a business, and launch a business. All of which he’s doing now. Podcast Nuggies… Agency vs App (acquisition) vs Startup (from scratch) How to Fund the middle section of your Entrepreneurial Journey Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Book a Call with Me https://calendly.com/ryancondie/...
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Aug. 30, 2023

Jersey Mike’s: From 1 to 2,000 Stores

Peter Cancro bought Jersey Mikes when he was 17 in high school. Over the next 50 years, it franchises to the tune of 2k stores. Podcast Nuggies: Peter raises $125k ($980k in today’s dollars) in 3 days Former Football Coach (banker) bets on him Giving Back Locally Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Book a Call with Me https://calendly.com/ryancondie/podcast-15-minutes?month=2022-09 Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter h...
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Aug. 23, 2023

2 Acquisitions + A Mid-7-Figure Exit in a Few Months… Round 2 with Steve Keller

Steve Keller went from a cameraman to a business owner nearly overnight. He bought 2 businesses, $120k and $1.3M in the crime scene cleanup space. BUT, this episode is different. He sold both businesses for over $6M in an incredible turnaround of events. Podcast Nuggies: Working with Strategic Acquirers 5-Month Exit and a Mid-7-Figure Exit Smaller Acquisitions can lead to MASSIVE exits + 10-year grind What being in the GAME means to Steve Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote ...
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Aug. 21, 2023

Successful Agency to Multiple Acquisitions of Client Businesses with Ian and Max McCusker

Ian and Max are some of my favorite people. We’ve been internet friends for years and even had their Grandpa on the podcast 3 years ago. They built an awesome agency, saw inefficiency with their clients, and bought into one of their clients’ businesses. You know an agency is good when they get into the equity game. Podcast Nuggies we dive into… Starting out as an Agency and Buying their Clients’ Businesses Massive Bets with Acquisitions and 11th-hour Freak Outs Working with Families How to...
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July 19, 2023

Latest SBA Changes and Current Acquisition Conditions 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. We dive into… SBA Changes and Landscape Owner Equity Roll Seller Note vs Owner Equity Counting as Down Payments Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? https://useshepherd.com/buyabusiness Call to Action Book a Call with Me https://calendly.com/ryancondie/podcast-15-minutes?month=2022-09 Let’s Buy a Business ...
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July 12, 2023

Buying World-Class Businesses with Jay Vasantharajah

Jay Vasantharajah is an incredible entrepreneur and investor. He’s got an eye-popping story from his family fleeing Sri Lanka with $30 and hustling in Canada. Jay started out at Deloitte which then led to owning his own digital marketing agency and an eventual exit. Jay now buys businesses with Atlas Equity and we dive into his investment thesis, due diligence, and how to invest with the best. You don’t want to miss this episode. We dive into… His W2 corporate career started which leads RE po...
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July 5, 2023

Online Business Investor at Freedom Navigator with Sophie Howard

Sophie Howard has bought 29 online businesses of all sizes. She is great at buying adjacent businesses to existing ones she already owns. Sophie is also incredibly observant which allowed her to seize opportunities others missed. We dive into… Using VA’s to Scale Adding an Email Newsletter Business to a publishing business Why she focuses on business WITHOUT Social Media or Paid Ads Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Let’s Buy a Bu...
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June 28, 2023

What a Chick-fil-A Real Estate Deal Looks Like with Joe Quinn

Joe Quinn has been on the pod before but we dive into the specifics of what his first RE deal looked like. It was a mix of Chick-fil-A and a Hobby Lobby. Episode Sponsored By Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Let’s Buy a Business Youtube Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv...