Episodes

How to Design Your Business Around Your Life with Jodie Cook
Oct. 12, 2022

How to Design Your Business Around Your Life with Jodie Cook

Jodie has been living in different countries over the last six years 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 positio...

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6 Critical Takeaways with 4 Successful Entrepreneurs
Sept. 30, 2022

6 Critical Takeaways with 4 Successful Entrepreneurs

I went to breakfast and lunch the same day with 4 entrepreneurs. 2 for breakfast. 2 for lunch. Success was different for each one but I deem them all successful in the home, with their families, and of course with their busin...

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W2 to Owner - Get Your Finances in Order with Dave Lowell
Sept. 20, 2022

W2 to Owner - Get Your Finances in Order with Dave Lowell

Dave Lowell is fantastic. He’s not your parents’ financial planner where there is no fun till you hit 65. Dave is a financial planner that wants you to have fun too. We dive into... W2 to Business Owners' Success What HNW ear...

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Most Common Problem After Talking to 12 Searchers - Narrowing Down Your Search Criteria
Sept. 16, 2022

Most Common Problem After Talking to 12 Searchers - Narrowing Down Yo…

After speaking with 12 listeners last week, the most common problem I'm seeing is a lack of focus and no specific criteria. This is a rerun with some updates from my #2 episode. Most of my criteria are the same except for siz...

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Digital Service Business to College Students - Deep Dive with Lewis Faucett
Sept. 8, 2022

Digital Service Business to College Students - Deep Dive with Lewis F…

Lewis and I dive into an interesting service company we found with some awesome attributes. We focus on areas of due diligence too. Here is the listing: https://feinternational.com/buy-a-website/62956-digital-services-college...

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Evaluating the Books During Due Diligence with Matt Remuzzi of CapForge
Aug. 30, 2022

Evaluating the Books During Due Diligence with Matt Remuzzi of CapFor…

Matt Remuzzi started CapForge, wonderful bookkeeping, and CPA firm. He has helped 100’s, maybe 1000’s buyers and sellers with their books. I started to use them when I bought a business that had their books done by them. It w...

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$68M in Revenue Since 1994 - Legacy Product / Brand for Sale
Aug. 25, 2022

$68M in Revenue Since 1994 - Legacy Product / Brand for Sale

Listing deep dive. Weird pricing but that is what opens it up to creative deals. This is a deal to get creative on. Wanna take over a great brand with 37 years of history? This is it. Episode Resources Exclusive to Let’s Buy ...

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How to Transition from Employee to Entrepreneur?
Aug. 23, 2022

How to Transition from Employee to Entrepreneur?

Listener mailbag. I dive into mental and financial areas of making the switch from employee to entrepreneur. OTHER EPISODES TO CHECK OUT: Jesse Safir Jennifer Anderson Damon Chlarson Brent Parker Rob Thompson Episode Resource...

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Multiple Online Business Deal Dives With Yury Byalik from Onfolio Holdings
Aug. 18, 2022

Multiple Online Business Deal Dives With Yury Byalik from Onfolio Hol…

Yury is the Head of Strategy & Acquisitions at Onfolio Holdings (NASDAQ: ONFO). He’s been in the acquisition game for a long time. We dive into… Buyer Pitfalls for online businesses Add backs - Failed Marketing is not an add ...

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How to Buy a Mountain Resort in a 300-Person Town with Rob Thompson
Aug. 9, 2022

How to Buy a Mountain Resort in a 300-Person Town with Rob Thompson

Rob Thompson left a lucrative tech career to buy a small mountain resort in the middle of nowhere. The nearest town has 300 people and his resort has 10 hotel rooms, 12 cabins, and 12 train cars you can stay in. We dive into…...

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Avoiding Due Diligence Pitfalls with Ahmed Raza
Aug. 4, 2022

Avoiding Due Diligence Pitfalls with Ahmed Raza

Ahmed Raza has bought several businesses and now runs RapidDiligence.com which helps others evaluate businesses. From 1 off deals to streamlining his process, he helps others avoid pitfalls in the search world. We dive into… ...

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$1M For a Business Selling Phones to the Elderly with Lewis Fausett
Aug. 2, 2022

$1M For a Business Selling Phones to the Elderly with Lewis Fausett

We dive into a business for sale selling phones to older people. :) Episode Resources Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 just by taking a demo to learn more about Divvy, sign up here: or Connect with Ryan Condie Connect...

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How Kat Weaver Won 6-Figures to Start Her Business
July 21, 2022

How Kat Weaver Won 6-Figures to Start Her Business

Kat Weaver is an incredible entrepreneur with a successful exit for her first business in 2022. She won over 6 figures of grants and free money to start her first business. Kat now helps entrepreneurs raise money for their ow...

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Everything About Using Your 401K to Buy a Business - Frank Selden Interview
July 19, 2022

Everything About Using Your 401K to Buy a Business - Frank Selden Int…

We dive into how to use your existing 401k to invest or buy a business or real estate. Fascinating topic that is incredibly complex. Frank shoots you straight here. This is known as ROBS or Rollover as Business Start-ups. Epi...

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Two Deal Listing Deep Dives - Texas Edition
July 14, 2022

Two Deal Listing Deep Dives - Texas Edition

Here are two businesses for sale right now that caught my eye from Texas Business Buyers. I dive into the high-level overview of their listings and what areas I would focus on for due diligence. Aquarium for Sale 30-Year-Old ...

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Building a World-Class Customer Experience with Your Acquisition with Scott Porter
July 8, 2022

Building a World-Class Customer Experience with Your Acquisition with…

Scott Porter is world-class in everything he does. His customer experience touch points are gold and we dive into… -- How to stand out as a boring business (he used to run 3 nursing homes, yeah, that's boring!) -- Seeking Cha...

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Mistakes I'm seeing Often from Buyers Right Now
June 23, 2022

Mistakes I'm seeing Often from Buyers Right Now

2 Glaring Mistakes: Being too broad or too narrow on business criteria that aren't matching your effort. Nickle and Diming when you find a great business. Episode Resources Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 j...

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How to View Mainstreet Businesses in a Recession with Clint Fiore
June 17, 2022

How to View Mainstreet Businesses in a Recession with Clint Fiore

Clint has 7+ years as a broker. 40+ deals. That’s a lot. Bought businesses, grew them, hired operators, a pilot, an awesome dad, etc. He's one of the clearest thinkers I've met in this space and that's because this isn't his ...

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My Brief Background + 3 Unique Deal Structures
June 14, 2022

My Brief Background + 3 Unique Deal Structures

I dive into my background of starting 10 businesses, buying/selling 12 deals, and 3 unique deal structures. Episode Resources Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 just by taking a demo to learn more about Divvy,...

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What You Will feel as a Searcher with Jordan Carter
June 7, 2022

What You Will feel as a Searcher with Jordan Carter

This is one of my favorite episodes. Jordan Carter dives into many of the fears and doubts that you have while searching. We dive into... -- Telling Family and Friends -- What if it goes bust? -- What will people say and thin...

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Alternative Lending Options for $5-$20M businesses with Stephen Speer
May 26, 2022

Alternative Lending Options for $5-$20M businesses with Stephen Speer

Stephen is an OG in the lending space, especially for online businesses. He knows how these businesses operate which is rarer from lenders. BUT now he has something he's been working on for 7+ years which is how to fund busin...

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How to Buy a Business that Needs You with Jason Condie
May 24, 2022

How to Buy a Business that Needs You with Jason Condie

Jason Condie went from a 7th grade Spanish teacher to owning multiple businesses in less than 3 years. He just acquired a website and digital course business that needed his skillset. We dive into... - Complete Career Transfo...

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Robert Graham and Juan Ruiz - Examples of Multimillion Dollar Deals
May 17, 2022

Robert Graham and Juan Ruiz - Examples of Multimillion Dollar Deals

Robert Graham and Juan Ruiz dive into specific deal examples for searchers. Robert helped 6 searchers close deals last year and Juan runs COMMUNETA at Harvard. We dive into… Dealing with non-recurring revenue How to handle un...

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5 Ways to Free Up Cash Flow in Inventory Business - Matt Putra
May 12, 2022

5 Ways to Free Up Cash Flow in Inventory Business - Matt Putra

Matt Putra is an eCommerce expert and fractional CFO for eCommerce brands. He’s built, bought and consults for many eCom brands. We dive into… How to free up cash flow 5 Specific Actions to take to squeeze out working capital...

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