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Top M&A EntrepreneursEcommerce Brands Must Adapt to NEW Chinese Tariffs NOW Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SummaryIn this conversation, Jon Stoddard and Stephen Speer discuss the current state of the e-commerce sector amidst rising tariffs on Chinese imports. They explore the implications of these tariffs on pricing, supply chains, and acquisition strategies for e-commerce businesses. Stephen shares insights on how to navigate these challenges, emphasizing the importance of due diligence and strategic planning for potential buyers. The discussion also touches on the resilience of the American market and the potential for future growth despite short-term hurdles.TakeawaysTariffs on Chinese imports are sign...2025-04-1620 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursLessons from from Failed Business Buyer and My Failed Rollup Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SummaryJon Stoddard sits down with Jed Morris—a veteran who swapped the military for business ownership. He thought buying a business would be his golden ticket. Instead? A crash course in what not to do.Jed dives into his journey through ETA (Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition), finding and acquiring a landscaping business, and the hard truth: just because a business looks “boring” doesn’t mean it’s easy.He learned the hard way about seller relationships, cash flow crunches, and the real r...2025-02-121h 00
Top M&A EntrepreneursThis guy sold 136 HVAC companies Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SummaryIn this eye-opening interview, Jon Stoddard talks with Patrick Lange, a top-tier business broker who has mastered the art of selling HVAC companies. Patrick shares his journey from owning an HVAC business to becoming the industry’s go-to expert for buying and selling HVAC companies.This conversation dives deep into:The critical importance of understanding seller motivations and how it impacts deal success.Why clean financial records and efficient systems are essential for maximizing busine...2025-01-2256 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursInside The Mind of a Top Investment Banking Deal Maker Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SummaryIn this conversation, Jon Stoddard interviews Scott Wiebel from Sierra Pacific Partners, delving into the intricacies of investment banking and the business selling process. They discuss the importance of building relationships for deal flow, the motivations behind selling a business, the due diligence process, and the emotional aspects of closing deals. Scott shares insights on navigating offers and the challenges faced by sellers, providing a comprehensive overview of the investment banking landscape.TakeawaysBuil...2025-01-0650 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursJules Took 2 Years to Buy His First Metal Fab Business—Now He Owns 3 Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SummaryIn this conversation, Jon Stoddard interviews Jules Brenner from Metal Solutions Holdings, discussing the company's journey in acquiring multiple welding and metal manufacturing businesses. They explore the importance of partnerships, the challenges of refining a buy box, the self-funding approach, and the unique landscape of California manufacturing. Jules shares insights on operational improvements, the significance of contrarian thinking in business strategy, and the potential for growth in the metal fabrication market. In this conversation, Jules Brenner discusses the intricacies of mana...2024-11-3055 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursCan You Buy 100% of a Business with Other People’s Money? Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SummaryIn this conversation, Jon Stoddard interviews John Panaccione, an Army veteran and entrepreneur who co-founded LogicBay and later launched Folla Capital. They discuss the intricacies of participating preferred equity, the challenges of raising capital for small to medium-sized business acquisitions, and the evolving landscape of SBA loans. John shares insights on structuring deals, investor relations, and the importance of understanding the rules surrounding capital raising. The discussion highlights the opportunities available for buyers looking to acquire businesses without significant upfront capital....2024-11-0127 min
The Risepreneur Podcast$500K Secret: Jon Stoddard's Guide to Winning Business Acquisitions | Risepreneur Podcast | Ep. 31Discover how strategic business acquisitions can accelerate your path to financial success in this compelling episode of the Risepreneur Podcast. Join host Boruch as he sits down with Jon Stoddard, a seasoned expert in the art of business acquisitions and the visionary behind DealFlow System. Jon takes listeners through his remarkable journey, starting from his early days making his first acquisition in Wilcox, Arizona, to his current roles as CEO and investor at Stack Acquisitions. Gain valuable insights as Jon shares his wealth of experience and expertise, also drawing from his role as host of the influential Top M&A...2024-07-1349 min
The Risepreneur Podcast$500K Secret: Jon Stoddard's Guide to Winning Business Acquisitions | Risepreneur Podcast | Ep. 31Discover how strategic business acquisitions can accelerate your path to
financial success in this compelling episode of the Risepreneur
Podcast. Join host Boruch as he sits down with Jon Stoddard, a seasoned
expert in the art of business acquisitions and the visionary behind
DealFlow System. Jon takes listeners through his remarkable journey,
starting from his early days making his first acquisition in Wilcox,
Arizona, to his current roles as CEO and investor at Stack Acquisitions.
Gain valuable insights as Jon shares his wealth of experience and
expertise, also drawing from his role as host of the influential Top
M...2024-07-1349 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursSuccessful M&A Advisor Secrets with Denis Mezheritskiy Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SummaryEver thought about being an M&A Advisor? Watch this video about Denis Mezheritkiy's journey to learn if the gig is right for you.When Denis Mezheritskiy inherited his parents' trucking company, he saw an opportunity to merge it with his wholesale distribution business, creating a more robust operation. Facing challenges like low margins and perishable goods, Denis refined his strategy to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.His entrepreneurial journey didn't stop there. Denis ventured into...2024-05-0944 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursThe Accidental M&A Roll-Up Entrepreneur🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessSummaryJordan Evans, an accidental M&A Roll-Up entrepreneur, shares his journey of acquiring his family's language service business and turning it into a successful roll-up strategy. He discusses the importance of earning and learning while working for someone else, the value of self-teaching and optimizing for roles that provide real-world experience. Jordan emphasizes the need to be willing to do every role in a small business and the importance of understanding cash flow and financials. He also shares his experience with b...2024-04-041h 13
The Veteran (Semi) ProfessionalEp. 217: Air Force Veteran Jon Stoddard on Buying BusinessesSend us a textJon is a prominent voice in the business acquisition community and got his start in buying businesses after leaving the Air Force. Resources Mentioned: Ep. 150: Enlisted Marine to Working at the VA, Supporting Veteran Entrepreneurs, and Founding a Veteran-Focused Marketing Firm with Barrett Bogue (buzzsprout.com)Ep. 154: Working in Finance, Taking the Leap, and Connecting Veterans with Capital: Bill Militello from Localvest (buzzsprout.com)Ep. 120: Army NCO to Business Owner by Acquiring a Small Business with John Hubbard (buzzsprout.com)...2024-01-1944 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursMust Know Lessons for M&A Success - SB Liftoff 12 Things to Know Before Selling Your Business by Sharon B Heaton Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SummaryIn this conversation, Sharon Heaton, an M&A advisor, discusses various aspects of selling a business. She emphasizes the importance of building a transferable company and transitioning from an owner-dependent to a management-driven company. Sharon also explains the factors that affect the valuation of a business, including EBITDA and company characteristics. She provides insights into valuations in government contracting and the challenges of earnouts. Additionally, Sharon discusses the contentious issue of networking capital and the tax considerations involved in conv...2023-12-1944 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursZero Down $3.5 Million Deal: The True Story of a 100% Seller Financed AcquisitionSummaryIn this conversation, Jon Lowrance shares his journey of acquiring companies. He discusses his background in entrepreneurship and the decision to sell his grading and excavating business. Jon emphasizes the importance of taking action and not being afraid to make mistakes. He also highlights the conflict between traditional education and the skills needed for entrepreneurship. Jon shares the painful experience of selling his business and the lessons he learned from it. He then talks about finding the right business partner and the process of acquiring his first company, a retaining wall business. Finally, he discusses the...2023-12-111h 12
Martinka Consulting's Getting the Deal Done PodcastJohn & Jon (Stoddard) Discuss Business Buyers, Sellers, Bad Deals, Good Deals, and MoreJon Stoddard is the Host of "Top M&A Entrepreneur's Podcast" and joins me for a fascinating discussion on business buying, search funds, make-believe deals, and a lot more. He is also the author of, How to Buy a Million Dollar Business.You can connect with Jon at jon.stoddard2016@gmail.com or (520) 488-6704. See his podcasts at https://www.youtube.com/c/JonStoddard.John MartinkaJessica MartinkaContact us via either website or give us a call and be sure to check out our videoshttps://nokomisadvisory.com/https...2023-10-2757 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursHow to Invest in Online Businesses with Webstreet / EmpireFlippers Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SummaryHow to Invest in Online Businesses with Webstreet / EmpireFlippers. Jon talks with Justin Cooke, Co-Founder Empire Flippers & WebStreet about Webstreet. Justin explains how WebStreet empowers investors to diversify their investments into passive and cash flowing portfolios of online content sites, Amazon storefronts and micro SAAS businesses.2023-10-0946 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursThe Problem with Acquisition Entrepreneurs Mike Finger Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SUMMARYIn this video interview, Jon Stoddard talks with Mike Finger, an entrepreneur who has been involved in four successful business exits and now runs a company called Exit Oasis. Mike shares his journey, starting with a startup he and his wife founded in the mid-90s, providing back-office and support services to schools, nonprofits, and associations. He grew the business to 50 employees over a decade but eventually felt burnt out and decided to sell. However, when he approached brokers, they turned him down due...2023-07-2955 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs12 Small Business Acquisitions with Nick Hasckha of Cub Investments Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → In this episode of the Top M&A Entrepreneurs podcast, host Jon Stoddard interviews Nick Hasckha of Cub Investments about small business acquisitions.SHOW NOTES:00:00 Intro00:27 Call to Acquisition Adventure 04:50 How he raised money05:45 Where he found his first deal07:15 How he chose his business partner09:19 His business acquisition thesis10:15 First acquisition metrics11:43 Being the only sales guy - didn't know the names of the plants he is selling12:47 Expenses - paying them...2023-02-0737 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs7 Foundry & Machining Acquisitions - Reg Zeller Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Reg Zeller about his 7 Foundry (Andrew Carnegie) & Machinery AcquisitionsShow Notes:00:00 Intro to Reg Zeller01:16 Found 1st one on BizBuySell02:00 Andrew Carnegie type business 03:22 What are economics of foundry & multiples05:35 How he developed relationship with seller & get at $1M under highest bid08:02 Why seller went with Reg - its not all about the money. 09:43 Did Reg make a "no change to business guarantees" with seller12:21 The characteristics of motivated customers2022-10-2448 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursAlmost $1 Billion in Ecommerce SBA Loans, Stephen Speer Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Stephen Speer about his company and doing Ecommerce SBA loans Show Notes:00:00 Intro03:02 Ecommerce SBA loans buckets06:01 How does he score acumen of buyer08:46 When do they reach out to Stephen - see links below11:15 What if acquisition target change business model13:01 First time buyers or serial acquirers 13:49 Can you get multiple SBA loans - cap16:04 Money for larger acquisitions - no man's land. 20:10 Who pays for the Quality of Earn...2022-10-1846 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursFlippa, 18,000 New Buyers, 40% Return Buyers and Flippa Invest with Blake Hutchinson CEO Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Blake Hutchinson about Flippa and what's new. 00:00 Intro02:36 5Xing Revenue 03:12 What he changed 04:25 How Flippa Scores & Verifies Companies 07:34 40% Return Buyers - 12,000 Active Buyers08:57 3 Different Flippa Buyer Profiles searchfunds-really?10:37 Michael Bereslavsky12:10 Why are people buying sites from Flippa 14:23 Profile of Flippa Sellers15:49 Who is created the "Selling Multiples"?17:29 How to buyers pay for these companies19:00 does Flippa get involved in the negotiations?20:30 Flippa sells $40 Million websites?21:21 18,000 new...2022-10-1445 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs4 Acquisitions, Engineering/Mfg. Firms in the EU & UK. Philip Jepson Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Philip Jepson about buying engineering firms in the EU & UK. Show Notes00:00 Intro02:52 What Philip was he doing before acquisitions07:11 How he found his first acquisition08:40 Ask for, Understanding the financial report cards12:14 Making an offer - and target losing biggest customer13:35 How did he finance the acquisition15:09 How he felt after deal was signed16:37 Post acquisition, what happens to the Employees21:21 the importance of Praising Your People22:52 ...2022-10-0353 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs30 Midas Franchise Acquisitions - Top M&A Entrepreneurs: Brian Beers Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Brian Beers about his Midas Franchise AcquisitionsShow Notes00:00 Intro Now 3000:45 How he got into franchise business03:13 How he operates above the business04:38 What are the Average Sales of a Midas Franchise06:19 Salaries in a Midas Franchise06:49 What are Midas Franchise Fees?07:39 Do you own real estate?08:40 What is multiple of Midas Franchise?10:20 How to fix a money losing Franchise11:50 Why is it always the management12:04 What are econom...2022-09-2651 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursAcquiring Accounting Practices - Patrick Dichter Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Patrick Dichter about Acquiring Accounting PracticesShow Notes00:00 Intro00:33 Call to Acquisition Adventure 04:45 Why Accounting Businesses?06:52 Accounting customers fall into 2 buckets09:45 How did he find the deal?12:19 Start your outreach somewhere13:19 Cold Email outreach results16:19 Financing in Place... plus SBA18:50 Seller reason for selling19:52 The SBA process 21:54 How is going with Revenue?22:18 bringing his digital marketing skills to accounting23:55 Did he have a CPA license24:32 ...2022-09-1942 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs10+ Acquisitions to CEO of $450 Million Public Company Top M&E Entrepreneur: Iggy Domagalski Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Iggy Domagalski about his journey to CEO of $450 Million Market Cap Company that is over 165 Years old - 9 years older than Canada. Show Notes00:00 Intro to Iggy03:30 Meeting his mentor05:00 Buying 10 Companies 07:00 Off Market and On Market Deals - How he paid for them09:54 When to go to banks for capital13:11 Growing the business from $8M to $200M14:54 Working with his Obi Wan Kenobi/Mentor16:33 Selling the company 17:47 ...2022-09-1246 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursBlue Collar Serial Acquisition Millionaire - Don Wilson - How he did start small to millionaire Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Don Wilson, how he went from US Navy to a Blue Collar Serial Acquisition Millionaire Notes00:00 Intro his Navy Experience 05:38 How he found his first acquisition - Candy Man08:08 Multiple on retail Candy Store - loosing money?10:00 Buying the 2nd candy store10:31 Opened a restaurant - Salad Days - made $0 money11:53 Making more money with Candy15:45 Buying Billy Sims BBQ franchises - growing to 5 locations $3M in rev24:33 Trying to get rid of t...2022-09-051h 02
Top M&A EntrepreneursWhat you can learn about financing Acquisitions after 1200 SBA Acquisition loans - Bruce Marks Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Bruce Marks about what he learned about financing Acquisitions after 1200 SBA Acquisition loans Notes:00:00 Intro 01:03 What does the buyer need to get a SBA loan to buy a business?03:05 Searchfunder vs Self Funded or Fundless Searcher 09:23 Success with Military & Acquisitions10:37 Goodwill Transactions defined12:06 How much SBA can loan on $5m business13:10 How seller notes affect SBA loans13:40 Congratulations you structured a deal that won't work15:10 Why you don't need sell...2022-08-2954 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursAndrew Gazdecki - Buying & Selling $500 Million in Micro Technology Startups Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Andrew about building a platform to facilitate the Buying & Selling of $500 Million in Micro Technology Startups Notes:00:00 Intro00:47 The origin of MicroAcquire05:43 How are you different than Flippa?08:37 Monetization Model10:50 When sellers are asking for too much money14:21 How Neil Patel makes money on micro acquisitions15:15 Who are these startup sellers? 17:58 Who are the buyers on MicroAcquire 20:23 How do you follow up with sellers - to know what they sold f...2022-08-2228 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursRichard Parker bought/sold 13 companies - sold 100,000 copies of How To Buy A Good Business Course. Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Richard Parker about his journey and the 13 companies he purchased and sold. Then he sold over 100,000 copies of his course "The How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price". Richard Now runs Roy Street Advisors which represents business owners, prospective buyers, and family offices in their quest to exit or acquire businesses with EBITDA of $1.0 million and higher.Notes00:00 Intro00:00 I bought his How to Buy a Business course in 200501:05 How he started...2022-08-1551 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursNate Ginsburg and the Acquisition of Centurica - Due Diligence Top M&A Entrepreneurs Podcast Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Nate Ginsburg from Seller Plex about his recent acquisition of Centurica, the Due Diligence company for Online Acquisitions - FBA's, Ecommerce and SaaS businesses. Show Notes00:00 Intro00:19 Nates Origin Story...10:10 Jerry, who bought his FBA company, 5 years ahead of Thrasio 11:26 Seller Plex - what does company do?12:30 Dipping his toes into small acquisitions17:28 Centurica history & dancing around for acquisition24:29 Can you scale a Due Diligence service business?30:37 Why did Centurica sell - wha...2022-08-1459 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs7+ Acquisitions Most Recent $8.5 Million Antonio & Jason Batallan, Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Antonio & Jason Batallan of the Batallan Group. The Batallan Group Owns and manages over 200 properties in Florida and they created the infrastructure to successfully acquire and integrate multiple businesses throughout the greater Southeastern market.Show Notes00:00 Intro01:00 How they started 1st Acquisition08:12 After a number of acquisitions, Did synergies happen as expected?10:34 How do they build to work above the business?12:40 Two acquisitions in 2012, was it too much to digest?17:35 What are their lo...2022-07-3153 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursSearcher to CEO and Exit to Search Fund Investor, Steve Divitkos Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Steve Divitkos. Steve was in PE, became searchers, acquired a company, grew it, sold it, and is now the Founder of Mineola Search Partners, a company that invests in Search Funds, the entrepreneurs who run them, and the companies that they acquire.Show NotesIntro: 00:0000:45 Where did you start and why become a searcher?02:32 What is search fund - what is your cut of acquisition04:48 Why would a search fund investor install you as CEO with Z...2022-07-2537 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursHow to Raise Capital for an Ecommerce Acquisition Company - Going Public, E:66 Dominic Wells CEO Onfolio Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon talks to Dominic Wells, CEO of Onfolio Holdings about his plan to take his Ecommerce Acquisition Holding company public on NASDAQ. 2022-07-1946 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursMichael Loftus completed 3 Landscaping Acquisitions E:65 Top M&A Entrepreneurs🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessJon Stoddard talks to Michael Loftus, Owner Connor's Landscaping. Michael owns a commercial landscape business based out of Orange County. He is Rolling up companies in the landscaping space. He has completed 3 acquisitions to date. Show notes00:00 Intro00:25 Started from scratch 01:17 getting to the right ebidta for big exit07:35 How he bought from BizBuySell10:14 How to pass on inflation prices to customers18:30 Landscaping: Invisible Service19:51 Seller financing on all deals20:35 Why yo...2022-07-1242 min
America's Entrepreneur#161: Acquisition entrepreneurship with Jon StoddardJon Stoddard is a military veteran, former corporate sales exec, entrepreneur, and podcast host. Jon shares the movement from corporate into the entrepreneurial world, and we spend a good deal of time discussing the acquisition of a company and growing it to the next level. Jon is also the host of the Top M&A Entrepreneurs Podcast.Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonstoddard/https://www.dealflowsystem.net/https://www.youtube.com/c/JonStoddardhttps://www.stackacquisitions.com/2022-07-0622 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs$100 Million Market Cap Holding Co. E:64 Michael Girdley Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon Stoddard talks to Michael Girdley, Chairman Girdley Enterprises , Chairman Jungledisk a Backup/Restore for MSP Cybersecurity, Chairman & Founder of Dura Software a collection of 10 super niche software companies. Partner & Co-Founder of Dry Line Partners - a investment firm. Partner & Founder of Geekdom a venture fund. Chair and Cofounder of Effectual Ventures a venture studio. Cofounder of Red Runner Coffee. Cofounder at HireWithNear a marketplace for Latem Talent. Chair & Cofounder of Codeup a coding bootcamp and Chair of Alamo Fireworks Show Not...2022-07-0539 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs$325,000 debt mess to client message, Corey Kupfer Attorney, Deal-Maker, Author E: 63 Top M&A Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Jon Stoddard talks to Attorney, Author and Deal-Maker, Corey Kupfer. How he dug himself out of a $325k debt hole. How is mess became his message. How to negotiate your life and deals - to success. Links: www.coreykupfer.comwww.linkedin.com/in/coreykupfer-----Show Notes:(00:00) - Intro(01:26) - Negotiating out of the big hole - paying back every dollar(08:16) - Did what he tells his clients to do 1. Clarity 2. Equilibrium...2022-06-2743 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursHow to Commit a $40 Million Deal Flow Fraud. Chris Bentley E:58 Top M&A Entrepreneur Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → How to Commit a $40 Million Deal Flow Fraud. Chris Bentley E:58 Top M&A Entrepreneur Burning Bellatorum: The Story of a Forty Million Dollar FraudChris Bentley offers one of the most genuine mea cupla's ever - before the feds levy charges. I did it. I was wrong. I am baring my soul, the guilt is too great. Intriguing read on how fraud is committed. Chris Bentley explains how the fraud diamond happens; Pressure, Opportunity, Justification, Capabili...2022-05-1852 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursHelped Create over 8000 LOIs - John Warrillow, CEO of ValueBuilder E:57 Top M&A Entrepreneur Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → John Warrillow is the founder of The Value Builder System™ - through his organization, he has helped create over 8000 LOIsHost of Built To Sell RadioAuthor of the bestselling books; 1. Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You, 2. The Automatic Customer: Creating a Subscription Business in Any Industry, and 3. The Art of Selling Your Business: Winning Strategies & Secret Hacks for Exiting on Top.2022-05-0433 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursMaximize Your Multiple - Jon Taylor M&A Investment Advisor - Top M&A Entrepreneur🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessBrought to you by DealFlowSystem.net "If you don't have good deal flow, bad deals look good"Maximize Your Multiple - Jon Taylor M&A Investment Advisor - Top M&A Entrepreneur 2022-05-0417 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursOver 75 Acquisitions Gary Pudles CEO of AnswerNet.com 674 employees $100M to $500M in Revenue Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → How it started for Gary: In 1998, No Money, No Job, wife, two kids, mortgage. How its going: Over 75 Acquisitions CEO of AnswerNet.com 674 employees $100M to $500M in revenueGary A. Pudles is a “serial entrepreneur” who focuses on helping business people and organizations have more fun in business by executing better and being more profitable. He is actively realizing this goal by teaching and supporting entrepreneurship at many levels and by owning and operating multiple technolog...2022-04-2757 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursRyan Tansom: Intentional Growth/Long Term Value, with End Goal In Mind E: 54 Top M&A Entrepreneur Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Intentional Growth, Focusing on Long Term Value with the End Goal in Mind - through 5 Principles to Clarify Your Vision:1. Your Drivers2. Financial Targets3. Exit Options 4. Increase Value 5. Team of AdvisorsRyan Tansomhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-tansom-4a440710/https://arkona.io/2022-04-1849 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs1st Deal No Money Down & 7 months to close - Top M&A Entrepreneurs: Marcus Skeen E: 53 Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Marcus Skeen, Creative Financing & 7 month bumpy ride on first deal - Top M&A Entrepreneurs: What made it even more difficult - trying to buy a US based security company as Australian citizen2022-04-111h 03
Top M&A EntrepreneursMark put 194 Acquisitions Deals together - Top M&A Entrepreneur: Mark Borkowski🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessMark Borkowski put 194 Acquisitions Deals together - Learn why you must have a "Seller In Control Mandate" Top M&A Entrepreneur: Mark BorkowskiLearn How did he created his Deal Flow System. Planting seeds. Laws of Attraction. Doing ethical business. PE firms awash with cash. Founder of Cimtek Automation - went public. 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell to get notified of new...2022-04-0252 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs20 Acquisitions: Started with One Employee - now 100+ E:51 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Marshall Doyle Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 20 Acquisitions: Started with One Employee - Him, E:51 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Marshall Doyle2022-03-311h 03
Top M&A Entrepreneurs4 Acquisitions: 1st was 88% Seller Finance E:50 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Jason Paul Rogers Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 4 Acquisitions: 1st was 88% Seller Finance E:50 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Jason Paul Rogers2022-03-211h 01
Top M&A EntrepreneursInvolved in 7 Acquisitions - (9 Figures) Integration, E:49 Jack Stack Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Involved in 7 Acquisitions (9 Figures) Integration, DD and the technical risk assessment role2022-03-1347 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs9 Acquisitions, $0 to $25 Million in One year - headed to Inc. 5000 E:48 Scott Shannon Top M&A Entrepreneur Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 9 Acquisitions, $0 to $25 Million in One year - headed to Inc. 5000 E:48 Scott Shannon Top M&A Entrepreneur2022-02-2845 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs2 Acquisitions and marching towards $25 Million in Revenue E:47 Peter Oykhman Top M&A Entrepreneur Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 2 Acquisitions and marching towards $25 Million in Revenue E:47 Peter Oykhman Top M&A Entrepreneur00:04 Intro to Peter Oykhman, originally from Russia02:01 How big is Core Partners - story of 1st acquisition05:22 Buying a similar product line08:50 Why didn't seller go to auction10:01 What was capital stack for 1st acquisition12:55 what was ROI on acquisition13:37 How clean was code16:08 Why did they sell / motivation?18:10 Integration issues?19:18 How did acquisition change his thinking about M&A?...2022-02-1552 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs1st Acquisition, 100% No Money Down Earn In E:46 Gia Cilento & Eric Gesinski Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 1st Acquisition, 100% No Money Down Earn In E:46 Gia Cilento & Eric Gesinski Top M&A Entrepreneurs00:20 Intro to Gia and Eric - why they joined forces08:20 How they decided on Acquisition Niche12:15 getting into Jay Abraham15:00 Breadth of optionality in M&A 18:00 Failing at business - why the goldfish have 10 second memory22:45 How? (versus envy)25:59 How much deal source did they do?29:00 What M&A skills / deal stack did they apply to this acquisition2022-02-1555 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs45 Acquisitions & Global Citizen Sebastian Amieva Top M&A Entrepreneur E:45🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessE: 45 Top M&A Entrepreneur - Sebastian Amieva 45 Acquisitions Global CitizenInvestor | Mentor | M&A Expert00:05 Sponsor DueDilio00:36 Intro to Sebastian Amieva calling in from Uruguay 09:46 Can we seller trust financial statements - only with hard assets16:02 How he start acquiring companies (at 24 years old)22:35 Number of deals, How he helps them23:22 How he helps clients with 1st acquisition - is it all about the money?26:25 How he partners with clients28...2022-02-0758 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursWorked on 117 Acquisitions over career $5 Billion value , Nick Bradley E:44 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 00:07 Sponsor - DueDilio00:34 Intro to Nick Bradley he has worked on 117 Acquisitions over career03:37 How do you EXIT a business06:47 Breaking CEO's mind by pitching idea to grow by 50% to 100% per year11:10 Stories to tell to help CEO's grow. Creating A Life-Changing Number Exit17:01 Numbers on businesses sold -what is your highest value?23:30 What you want to reach out to your buyer 12 month before selling26:10 As soon as you start to scale...do this...27:13 PE firms are n...2022-02-0155 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE:43 Joseph B. Anderson 13 Acquisitions with Revenues over $1.3 billion Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Joseph B Anderson. WestPoint graduate, Vietnam Veteran Served 13 years in Army, Featured in the movie “The Anderson Platoon”. After Vietnam, became plant manager for GM - responsible for $1 billion in revenue. Left GM to buy his first acquisition, Chivas Products Limited. Inherited a lot of debt, leveraged everything, sought bankruptcy protection. From that experience, Developed a signature turn around strategy. Chairman and CEO of Tag Holdings. Started in 2001. Holding company for Wolverine Industries & Baron Industries. Profiled on CNBC's "Blue Collar Millionaires". 13 Acquisitions with Revenues over $1...2022-01-2332 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE:42 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Tom Shipley raised $100 million for ecommerce acquisitions - Add a ZERO Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Great conversation with Tom Shipley. Tom sold $2billion through Atlantic Coast Brands and raised $100 million for ecommerce acquisitions - Why you need to Add a ZERO to your opportunity. 00:09 Sponsor DueDilio com00:43 Introduction to Tom Shipley Launched Foundry, Atlantic Coast Brands01:43 Major shift in life - moved to Israel and joined Israel Special Forces03:01 Learning the "Power of the Impossible" Focus and Clarity: same in Special Forces as in Business04:41 Started with $100 in pocket. What is worse that can...2022-01-1652 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 41 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Trish Higgins, 30+ Acquisitions Partner at Chenmark Capital Mgmt. Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 00:11 Our First Podcast Sponsor DueDilio00:53 Intro to Trish Higgins01:23 What Chenmark Capital Mgmt. does...and how05:38 Clarifying the Ebidta requirement07:09 Are Investors throwing money at Chenmark?09:48 Who / what idea or company are you modelling - 20 year horizon?12:59 How many companies have you acquired, who was first? 15:44 1st Acquisition - Seabreeze Properties - How did you find it, where, how was process, offer, broker deal, financing stack?26:01 Seller financing - how was that structured?27:14 How did you make...2022-01-0958 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE:40 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Roman Beylin, 1 Acquisition to launching DueDilio, Due Diligence for M&A Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Roman Beylin is the founder of DueDilio, an M&A due diligence marketplace as well as publisher of The Business Inquirer newsletter. He began his career in investment management and moved to investment banking. In 2013 he caught the entrepreneurial bug and co-founded one of the first alternative data consulting firms counting some of the most well-known hedge funds as clients. After a few years, he sold that business and since then has been active in the Entrepreneurs through Acquisition space working full-time on DueD...2021-12-271h 03
Top M&A EntrepreneursE39: Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Callum Laing 27 Acquisitions, dividend yielding stock since day ONE Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Callum is founder and CEO of MBH Corporation PLC, an agglomeration of 27 acquisitions, small, profitable companies from around the world. By leveraging the Agglomeration strategy, MBH Corporation plc is able to create substantial shareholder value through the consistent and accretive acquisition of excellent companies MBH Corporation plc is listed on the Frankfurt and Dusseldorf Stock Exchanges and the OTCQX in New York (MBHCF). 00:00 Intro to Callum Laing00:28 What a agglomeration is and what MBH does - partner to Jeremy Harbour...2021-12-1955 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE38: Top M&A Entrepreneurs - John Carvalho 17 acquisitions, $240mm in Rev, IPO Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → John co-founded Wolverine Energy Services Inc. with Jesse Douglas in 2012 with an initial acquisition of a $5 million revenue oilfield services company. From his first acquisition to 2020, they acquired 16 more businesses, grew revenue to $240 million and took the company public (TSX:WEII) Also President to Divestopedia - which helps sell businesses. 00:00 Intro to John Carvalho - hat tip to Williams English01:14 His call to adventure and decision to leave the ordinary world of Deloitte 03:08 17 Acquisitions later $240mm in rev and taking...2021-12-1350 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE:37 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Podcast - Daniel Sweet, Sweetwater Partners - 3 Acquisitions Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Daniel Sweet specializes in taking healthy Texas small businesses ranging from $1MM - $20MM in revenue, partnering with a management team and financing partners to build a plan to take the business to the next logical level. Our specialty industries are Technology-, Energy-, and Construction related businesses headquartered in the Great State of Texas. 00:00 Intro to Daniel Sweet. Buy businesses in his / founders background 01:36 How they, the partners started, asking the question is there any reason why this M&A could n...2021-12-0650 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs4 Acquisitions E:36 Gabe Galvez 5th in closing - first year Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Managing Partner at Verde Holdings- Verde Holdings multi-family office that invests in: Control investments in middle market service companies in the Western U.S. Multi unit and commercial real estate nationally, Early stage technology companies. CEO at CAPTARGET which provides M&A research and deal origination services to middle market M&A and Private Equity firms.00:00 Intro to Gabe Galvez - where it got started - where deal making started - pawn shop. 03:35 What does CAPTARGET do and how do t...2021-11-291h 06
Top M&A EntrepreneursE:35 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Podcast - Michael Liu - 2 Acquisitions Ecommerce under $1mm in Rev Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Micheal is CEO and Co-Founder at Erdos Ventures. Micheal is graduate of Techstars LA '21. Erdos Ventures is a Techstars backed company that leverages technology to appraise, acquire, and activate portfolios of high potential niche e-commerce brands at scale.00:00 Intro to Micheal Liu00:15 What / Who is Erdos - why the name origin - finding connections between companies01:24 His acquisition thesis - what they want to build - an infrastructure layer for small ecomm03:27 Putting his money where his mouth...2021-11-2248 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 34 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Marcus Sheridan Merged his Pool Company, Merged his Marketing Company Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Marcus Sheridan Bio - International Keynote Speaker on Digital Sales/Marketing, Ranked #1 LinkedIn Voices for Entrepreneurship, Author of "They Ask, You Answer" and "The Visual Sale" Owner/Partner at IMPACT a Digital Marketing Agency, Partner at River Pools - built to $15mm in sales from Warsaw, Virginia - population 140000:00 Intro to Marcus 01:56 My experience applying Marcus's work to my business04:14 Nearly filing for bankruptcy at River Pools - losing homes - not seeing path - the Hail Mary08:41...2021-11-1556 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE:33 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Nick McLean Four Pillars and Five Acquisitions Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Nick McLean is founder and member Four Pillar Investments. Nick participates in all aspects of Four Pillars’ business. Currently, most of his activities revolve around deal origination and deal execution.00:00 Intro to Nick McLean - bio00:38 Why he called his company Four Pillars Investors - and what they mean to how he operates03:27 How they qualify people from companies they acquire - 05:37 The industry sector they acquires - and why he exited the furniture company07:43 His Manufactur...2021-11-0859 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs8 Acquisitions- Forbes 30 under 30 & Inc. Fastest E: 32 Matt Bodnar Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E: 32 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Matt Bodnar - 8 Successful Deals - Forbes 30 under 30, Inc. Fastest Growing Company, Chairman of Fresh Technology, Cofounder & Managing partner of Fresh Capital, Host of Science of Success Podcast with 5 Million downloads. 00:00 Intro to Matt Bodnar 03:29 His M&A Entrepreneurial Call to Adventure - working full time or owning equity06:34 His first step - Guidance from Entrepreneurial Family - his first Zero Dollar Down Deal13:45 His dad and being active in the restau...2021-10-2558 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs8 Fitness Acquisitions E: 31 Matt Fischer, Opened 10th Location Top M&A Entrepreneur Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E: 31 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Matt Fischer 8 Fitness Acquisitions , Opened 10th Location00:00 Intro Matt Fischer - 8 Fitness Acquisitions, Opened 10th Fitness Location - Fitness SaaS02:19 His Uncle's inspiration - The Mentor Entrepreneur influence04:33 Meeting his Mentor - Not much of sharer - watched from behind the scenes05:40 First Acquisition with Partner - what happened to that - did it make money - meeting expectations - the eventual sale09:05 Managing a retail fitness and the beginning of the...2021-10-1845 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE:30 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Michael Bereslavsky - over 300 Deals /on his 3rd investment fund Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Michael is an online business entrepreneur and investor. He started building, buying and selling websites as a student and later founded Domain Magnate in 2008 to make a career out of it.00:00 Intro to Michael Bereslavsky micro revenue acquisitions, first acquisition he paid $120 - sold for $2500 20X MOIC00:00 moving upstream in Revenue Acquisitions - staying below $1 mm - why - its the market07:44 Focusing on Content sites, finding the model that works11:21 SaaS multiples 13:10 SaaS Businesses that he will not buy - work...2021-10-1147 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE:29 Adam Coffey CoolSys CEO - bought & sold 100 companies in 20 years - aggregate value $5 Billion Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 00:00 Intro to Adam Coffey, Army Vet, bought sold 100 companies in 20 years, bought 21 for CoolSys, author of the Private Equity Playbook and The EXIT Strategy Playbook02:07 Why did he write them and reason for Private Equity Playbook and The EXIT Strategy Playbooks - adding credibility03:42 Sponsored by 2 different Private Equity firms - the back story - the goal of...07:42 How he started with CoolSys 09:42 The target & customer characteristics for CoolSys acquisitions11:30 How he grows new acquisitions by cross pollination2021-10-0456 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs120 Acquisitions, $550m+ Revenue Acquired $150m Raised E: 28 Moran Pober Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 00:00 Intro to Moran Pober back story global citizen01:34 How he acquired the domain Acquisitions dot com and Rollups dot com and using it06:29 What kind of deals he looks for - his style - his involvement - getting access to Moran10:54 His hungriest Acquisition Entrepreneurs 12:10 How luck and persistence plays in this business13:23 The One student who rolled up 16 companies in 6 months story Keyword: Masterminds16:55 Why plain "dealmakers" are commodities and what skill is needed to standout 2021-09-2755 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 27 Top M&A Entrepreneurs: Andrew Pierno - Acquiring Micro SaaS Companies Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 00:00 Intro Andrew Pierno and XOXO Capital00:38 Andrew's backstory, a Venture Fund, CTO, Raising $8Million - What happened When it fell apart05:45 Talking about MicroAquire & the types businesses and entrepreneurs that list07:40 The start of Acquisition Thesis - Zero to One Sucks09:40 Sourcing deals - Off Market Only - Cash Flow and Multiples not Based on Reality10:51 Types of Financing he uses to Acquire - and How11:54 The Template: Buy Under Valued, Improving Operations, Increasing Value13:45 Results so far...2021-09-2040 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs300+ Acquisitions 23 Industries, $47B in value E: 26 Carl Allen Top M&A Entrepreneurs🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar Business00:00 Intro Carl Allen, his M&A origin story02:22 What happened to Ninja Acquisitions & his deal with Agora Publishing 05:10 One student's success story - 16 Acquisitions a year - Another headed to Billion$ Valuation07:48 The Warren Buffett of Mainstreet08:27 How many hours, days he works now - how much money he has...09:29 The difference between success and failure10:26 Is deal making a get rich quick scheme?10:44 His library, his mentor, Tony Robbins & modeling success12:03 The 3 types of...2021-09-0340 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 25 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Elliott Holland from PE firm to 3 Acquisitions to Due Diligence Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 00:00 Intro to Elliott Holland02:28 What "Open Air" Negotiations are04:00 How big were the Private Equity Deals he worked on04:53 When he started making his own acquisitions - 1. tow truck Co. , 2. auto parts & 3. clinical trials06:05 How long he kept the 3 acquisitions - did he like owning them07:10 Due Diligence for Buyers - Digging into Financial / Commercial / Operational12:51 How he works with Walker Deibel, Roland Frasier, Searchfunder.com 14:10 When buying a business, Don't trust anyone, including yourself18:17 The...2021-08-3149 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 24 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Mike Jamieson from USAF Pilot to M&A Entrepreneur Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 00:00 Intro to Mike Jamieson00:43 Buying his first business - Landscaping02:25 US Air Force Pilot to Harvard Business School MBA Decision05:47 The HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business written by ABRY Capital founders - how the Searchfunder model started 11:59 Self-Fund or Search-Fund how his deal blew up in his face 13:24 Trying to buy a software company with 90% margins - why the banks turned it down16:28 Investors he lined up to fund his deals - how to structure a...2021-08-2655 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs55 Acquisitions, 18 Different Industries E: 23 Arturo Henriquez Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E: 23 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Involved in 130, personally Acquired 55 Companies, 18 Industries00:00 Intro to Arturo Henriquez01:23 How Arturo Prospects, Black Envelopes get opened by "Sellers"04:46 How he found his most recent acquisition a Pool Service Company06:45 Can he scale a Pool Service Company?09:29 What is the exit plan for his acquisitions?16:04 Mastering the ability to work above the business: People Process Products17:34 How he masters metrics for different industries21:00 Industries he would NEVER buy...2021-08-1954 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE:22 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Joel Ankney Attorney to over SMB 100 Deals Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 0:00 Intro to Joel Ankney, Attorney, Author of: "Here's the Deal Everything You Wish a Lawyer Would Tell You about Buying a Small Business"01:12 How many acquisitions he has worked on - over 10002:15 When, at what point in process, is it important to have Deal Team set up06:03 Can you use a LOI as preemptive strike to lock seller up?09:35 The buyer seller cultural fit - how personalities can blow a deal up12:30 Buyer Seller, getting along, can a contract...2021-08-1237 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursAcquired 29 Businesses in 1990s E: 21 Ted J. Leverette - Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 00:00 Intro to Ted, Author of a 3 Business Buying Books, acquired 29 Businesses in 1990s00:30 You acquired a number of businesses in the 90s, but have not in a while, Do you still own any, sell them, and Why did you move to assisting searchers & Buyers?03:10 For searchers and Buyers, What would you say is the most important "area" or part of the acquisition game?06:03 What types of searchers and buyers, clients do you look for - what are the characteristics?08:09...2021-08-0630 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 20 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Ernesto Ricci from Buenos Aires - Buying Football Tournaments Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E: 20 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Ernesto Ricci Argentina Buenos Aires Football Tournaments 00:00 Intro to Ernesto Ricci02:45 Why he signed up for Roland's EPIC scalable.co/epic-challenge05:15 How he is applying M&A to buying Football Tournaments - his framework for the search & his pitch to sellers 10:35 how many tournaments he as acquired so far... 11:41 What an offer for a tournament looks like - numbers on a tournaments15:43 Tournaments are cash, how do you trust seller - h...2021-07-2937 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 19 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Sam Palazzolo Tip of the Spear Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E: 19 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Sam Palazzolo Tip of the Spear00:12 Book: Deliberate Discomfort by Jason Van Camp - Tip of Spear - The Impact of the Book02:50 Works with 3 Coaches - Each with specific Clarity Path - Why you need a coach07:10 How he makes decision to move up from a coach - the ROI you need to get14:36 Tip of the Spear Acquisitions Business Model - 10 Years later... 19:48 Hybrid VC / M&A / Consulting Model 2...2021-07-2059 min
The Deep Wealth Podcast - Unlock Your Deep Wealth—In Business and LifeThe Case For Taking Your Company Public With Successful Entrepreneur Jon Stoddard (#64)Send us a text"Be a giver. Not a taker." - Jon StoddardJon Stoddard is a partner at Investor Acquisition Partners. For over two decades, Jon has perfected the process of raising capital from investors.Today Jon helps businesses go public in the OTC market and has raised over $122 million. Interested to learn how to get the best deal when you sell your business? Attend my Deep Wealth Experience.Over 90-days, you'll master my 9-step roadmap. You're part of a mastermind group and receive private coaching. ...2021-07-2039 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs60+ Acquisitions and $250M in Value E: 18 Mathew Wainwright Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E: 18 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Mathew Wainwright 60 Plus deals and $250M in value00:00 in M&A business at 23 years old. 01:04 Recently acquired UK Salads adding $50 Million 02:05 How he got started in M&A took a course at 19 His Why06:00 How he started working with Paul Seabridge07:10 How his partnership is structured with Paul 09:15 The part of the deal he likes doing - its all about confidence10:40 How he "pitches" companies 12:00 the types of sellers...2021-07-1442 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: #17 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Vinnie Fisher, Author and Chairman of $45M company Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 00:20 Author of 3 books: The CEO's Mindset, FALSE PROFITS, The Best Investment: A Better You02:10 His start in Acquiring Businesses - As M&A Attorney seeing 100's of companies04:10 His first. Met a Wiz Bang Kid that needed help - Business was breaking06:10 His most successful deal to date - it has quadrupled in revenue08:00 How he scaled the business to 8 figures13:24 What he is actively looking at to acquire15:09 What he c...2021-07-0637 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs7 Acquisitions & Buy Then Build E:16 Walker Deibel Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E: 16 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Walker Deibel, 7 Acquisitions, "Old Economy Meets New Economy Strategy"00:00 Walkers Buy Then Build Book1:17 The Genesis of His Acquisition Entrepreneurship 7:55 Private Equity Facts09:35 Influence from his family 11:11 Money Ball, the numbers13:00 His experience with Different verticals versus a Niching 18:12 His first acquisition 21:56 Why he does not get hung up on price 23:00 The importance of a financial "Stress Test" 29:52 What types of businesses he owns today 33:00 T...2021-07-0557 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 15 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Joe Valley Co-Owner Quiet Light Brokerage - Author: The EXITpreneur's Playbook Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E: 15 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Joe Valley Co-Owner Quiet Light Brokerage - Author: The EXITpreneur's Playbook Has talked to over 8,000 selling entrepreneursHow he got started - self-employed since 1997Started a media buying agency, then moved into colon cleansingSold that business to Quiet Light6 acquisitions, 6 exitsThe more people you help, the better your brand and reputation, and the more your business grows in the long run—the right wayQuiet Light has sold over $500 million in transactions, now dealing with buyers that ha...2021-07-041h 03
Top M&A Entrepreneurs18 Acquisitions in 15 Years E: 14 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Jeff Charlton Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → 14 Top M&A Entrepreneurs: Jeff Charlton18 acquisitions in 15 yearsCivil engineer by trainingWhy he started acquiring businessesFirst acquisition: bought a vendor with no money downEvery acquisition after that was to acquire salespeopleAlmost all 18 acquisitions were no money out of pocketNone of his acquisitions were making money at the timeWhy he finds the best deals during recessionsWhy he uses...2021-06-1045 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 12 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Chris Daigle - Assisted 1000s but working on the Billion Dollar Idea🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessE: 12 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Chris Daigle - Assisted 1000s but working on the Billion Dollar Idea. How he got the nickname Doctor. How he started in EPIC. Has since assisted over 2000 students. Has known Adam Lyons for 10+ years. Book recommendation: Straight-Line Leadership: Tools for Living with Velocity and Power in Turbulent Times. Working on Financial Newsletter roll-up. Why? Trillions in retail capital available. Looking for advice on where to put it. Worked for Agora Publishing, Brokered the Timothy Sykes Penny Stock...2021-06-0949 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 13 Top M&A Entrepreneurs Christopher Wick - Why he acquires a minimum of one business per year. Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → SummaryFirst Acquisition at 29 years old..an inspiring and cautionary tale. Christopher has worked on over 400 companies. The timing, and moment of clarity, where he asked, "what would happen if he owned these companies? "First acquisition was all cash, all the risk upfront, but 11 months later sold and tripled investment. Since then, acquires at least one per year. He loves the ecommerce space. Why he has done well, he got lucky because he worked so hard. Second acquisition did not work out so well...2021-06-0859 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 11 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - DeAnna Rogers from Affiliate Events to EPIC to Airbnb Entrepreneur🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessE: 11 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - DeAnna Rogers, the EPIC Glue, from Affiliate Events to EPIC to 3 Property Airbnb Entrepreneur. Author of 3 books. Running 10,000 attendee events for DigitalMarketer. Now an Airbnb Entrepreneur. Sold out first Airbnb right after listing - for the rest of the year! Uses digital marketing skills to drive 3000 clicks to listing - far surpassing what mgmt company does - and they charge 20%. (Thinking about starting a property mgmt company - buy or build costs). Owns 3 Airbnb proper...2021-06-0648 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs20+ Acquisitions Worked on 100s E:10 Adam Lyons Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 10 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Adam Lyons 20+ acquisitions and has worked on 100s. The story of the start of his deal making career...10ish years later, 20 plus acquisitions. Since then, he has worked on 100s of deals negotiating for buyer and sellers. And... coaches over 700 CEOs. Why he Shares all deals with Roland Frasier. How and why you want to "acquire the costs of the company". How & where he gets is leads for acquisitions. How he follows Richard Branson's ecosystem acquisition strategy. How he structures his business where he is an employee and working above the business. To...2021-06-0537 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE: 9 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Sharon Brown. 9 Deals. 1st Acquisition SaaS Co. from Denmark🚀 Get My Free Book! 📖 How to Buy Your First Million Dollar BusinessSharon Brown has completed 9 deals. Her First acquisition was a SaaS company from Denmark. Buys 100% of company. Offers sellers 60 Day Deferred Down Payment. Then scrambles to pay for it with sponsors. First acquisition paid for by Motorola. Did she know people at Motorola? Nope. Why she does not use zoom videos calls when prospecting. Why Creating the prospect funnel is critical to achieving successful acquisition. How, and why, she creates a process and systems to work above the business - has bu...2021-06-0456 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE8: Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Terry Williamson Proximity to Power Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E8: Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Terry Williamson Proximity to Power. Roland Frasier's partner on Dog Ecom project. Hub & Spoke, Amazon FBA, FB group...everything for a dog roll up. What you need: Passion, Skillset, Demand. Current project has a social/giving aspect. Added 29 employees in last 60 days. How to control your Exit.2021-05-1650 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs5 Acquisitions E:7 Jeramiah Townsend, Top M&A Entrepreneurs the push from his father-in-law. Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E:7 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Jeramiah Townsend, 5 companies, the Entrepreneurial push from his father-in-law. (Jeramiah is surrounded with the love of family) Sticky situation negotiating with 5 sellers, read that again, 5 family owners - and the sad ending. He has used the pipe-wrench strategy before EPIC. His self-deprecating humor makes for a great interview.2021-05-1548 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs7 Acquisitions In Cannabis E:6 John Gorst, 165 point Due Diligence Checklist Top M&A Entrepreneur Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E:6 Top M&A Entrepreneurs, John Gorst, 7 companies, 165 point Due Diligence Checklist. Lived through the gyrations of Cannabis 1.0 to Cannabis 2.0. Integration is hard. Acquisitions are hard. Not recommended for every company. Culture critically important. His plans? No acquisitions for immediate future until he finishes what is on his plate.2021-05-1437 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs23 Acquisitions 19 CPA Firms and 4 Fitness Companies E:5 John Bly Top M&A Entrepreneurs Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E:5 Top M&A Entrepreneurs, John Bly, 23 Acquisitions 19 CPA and 4 in Fitness Companies, (sold a few too) Author: Cracking the Code - An Entrepreneur's Guide to Growing Your Business Through Mergers and Acquisitions for Pennies on the Dollar. 700 people working for him. Consults with 10+ clients a year to help them acquire companies. How he charges clients. How he works "above the business" - spending less than an hour a month on each acquisition.2021-05-1333 min
Top M&A Entrepreneurs38 Content Ecom Acquisitions. E:4 Dominic Wells, Top M&A Entrepreneur Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Dominic Wells, EPIC 2, 38 Content Ecom Acquisitions. Lives in Taiwan, originally from UK. Joined EPIC with idea to create course on buying businesses - dropped idea quickly. Doing so well that he raised fund to pay for Acquisitions @investinOnfolio.com. Had one seller basically give him a business. 38 businesses later, plans to move HQ to the US, raise capital with Reg A+ and go public with direct listing on the OTC markets.2021-05-1240 min
Psychologists Off the ClockInfluence and Adventure with Jon LevyDebbie talks with behavioral scientist Jon Levy about his new book You're Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-05-111h 03
Top M&A EntrepreneursE3: Top M&A Entrepreneurs Mark "I Buy Revenue" McRae Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Mark "I Buy Revenue" McRae 10 Acquisitions, 3 since EPIC, another EPIC OG. Started his first business at 7 years old. Made more money than his parents at the swap meet. His model: He buys "Revenue". A Warren Buffet fan. Buy boring business, 10 years old, never a losing year, healthy margins, management stays. Acquires for time freedom. Outsource and put systems in place.2021-05-1155 min
Top M&A EntrepreneursE2: Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Patch Baker, Veteran & Entrepreneur, EPIC OG - 100 AcquisitionsPatch Baker: Veteran & Entrepreneur. EPIC OG. Patch Owns 44 companies. He has made 100 Acquisitions (sold quite a few too) The "template" for how he does acquisitions (and why). Hint: Richard Branson at Virgin. And, How to work with Patch. Its all there.2021-05-101h 08
Top M&A EntrepreneursE1: Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Marty M. Fahncke "Chasing the Whale" Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Over 8 Acquisitions since EPIC. Chasing the "whale" acquisition. Why he lost it. What he learned. How he recovered. Building $100 Million in Dry powder for the next Acquisition. Why he loves doing this.2021-05-0647 min
Capital HackingE132: Powerful Linkedin Techniques and Capital Raising Education with Jon StoddardJon Stoddard is an expert at raising capital. He is the creator of InvestorAttractionSecrets.com and MillionDollarPitchDeck.com. We dive in deep with Jon as he talks about how to find key investors and raise funds. He discusses the importance of having a solid pitch deck and how to articulate deals. We also get into best practices for building a strong network on LinkedIn and finding investors there. Jon then gives us a detailed look at the policies and regulations around crowdfunding.Reference LinksJon’s LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jonstoddard...2020-08-2846 min
SMALL TOWN CAMERAEpisode 2 - Stephanie Stoddard & Going to College for PhotographyIn this episode we visit with my long time friend Stephanie Stoddard who graduated with a Degree in Photography from Idaho State University. She talks to us about her process for editing, business, and how she got started. Stephanie and I were interns at the same studio when we were first starting out and have since both gone on to open our own businesses. She is a very talented photographer and a great person.
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The Long GameAB Stoddard Has Watched Congress CollapseAB Stoddard, associate editor and columnist at Real Clear Politics, has been a working journalist for two and a half decades. She started covering Congress in 1994, and so she has seen the institution go through most of the big changes that have turned it into such a dysfunctional place. We talked about her work with the group No Labels to get rid of the Hastert Rule in the House, about her father's role in bringing "Roots" to television, and about how she's balanced motherhood with her career. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelonggame.2018-06-0156 min
The Long GameAB Stoddard Has Watched Congress CollapseAB Stoddard, associate editor and columnist at Real Clear Politics, has been a working journalist for two and a half decades. She started covering Congress in 1994, and so she has seen the institution go through most of the big changes that have turned it into such a dysfunctional place. We talked about her work with the group No Labels to get rid of the Hastert Rule in the House, about her father's role in bringing "Roots" to television, and about how she's balanced motherhood with her career. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thelonggame.
2018-06-0156 min