Podcast

Acquiring Minds

Author: Will Smith
Feed episode count: 491
Official site: https://acquiringminds.co
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Summary

Buying a business is an amazing path for many successful entrepreneurs. Learn how to buy a business from the entrepreneurs who have already done it. 2x per week: stories, insights, & valuable advice about acquisition entrepreneurship. Hosted by Will Smith, who is on his own path to acquire a business. Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AcquiringMinds Sign up for episode summaries at: https://acquiringminds.co

Episodes

Sep 7, 2026 · not_requested

First-Timer Buys a $15m Business in Distress

Duration seconds: 4981
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/mike-bourgeois-cardinal-heating-and-air

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Sep 3, 2026 · not_requested

An Engineer's Mini Berkshire: 2 Auto Shops in 1 Year

Duration seconds: 6304
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/sujith-shankar-auto-repair-auto-body

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Aug 31, 2026 · not_requested

Right-Tail Outcome for a Husband & Wife Search Fund

Duration seconds: 6198
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/courtney-jonathan-dunn-cerbo

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Aug 27, 2026 · not_requested

The Ferrari of Signage: $9.5m Pipeline in 6 Months

Duration seconds: 7085
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/andrew-sova-alex-clark-winsor-fireform-novo-foundry

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Aug 24, 2026 · not_requested

40 Schools to 130: The Roll-Up 2 Years Later

Duration seconds: 4692
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/jeff-homer-ensemble-performing-arts-update

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Aug 20, 2026 · not_requested

From $700k Purgatory to $3m: A Mosquito Joe Update

Duration seconds: 3712
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/neil-finneran-mosquito-joe-2

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Aug 17, 2026 · not_requested

3 Years, $80k In: An Honest Update

Duration seconds: 3558
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/jesse-sunquist-mosquito-joe-p44ao

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Aug 13, 2026 · not_requested

$400k Profit Fixing Church Pews

Duration seconds: 4164
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/greyson-boerner-worship-interiors-group

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Aug 10, 2026 · not_requested

Surviving a 2-Month Revenue Freeze in Year 1

Duration seconds: 4144
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/chibunna-chimezie-veterans-room

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Aug 6, 2026 · not_requested

Second-Time CEO Buys a $30m Title Company

Duration seconds: 4976
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/randy-rempp-meridian-title

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Aug 3, 2026 · not_requested

Acquiring Isn't Always a One-Way Door

Duration seconds: 5789
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/gabriel-cruz-avila-katy-tile-and-marble

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Jul 30, 2026 · not_requested

How 1 SBA Loan Brought Down 2 Businesses

Duration seconds: 5677
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/edgar-galindo-structure-landscapes

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Jul 27, 2026 · not_requested

60% Concentration That Killed an Exit

Duration seconds: 6591
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/raj-mahajan-supersalon

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Jul 23, 2026 · not_requested

Product-Market Fit in the Trades: 4x in 2.5 Years

Duration seconds: 5882
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/patrick-beal-temperature-control-maintenance

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Jul 20, 2026 · not_requested

No SBA, No Investors: The Liquidity Access Line

Duration seconds: 4564
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/brian-jungles-city-publications-atlanta

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Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

Acquiring a $7m Niche Marketing Agency with 50 Employees

Duration seconds: 4941
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/rob-belk-sales-factory

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Jul 13, 2026 · not_requested

Escaping the J-Curve in a $700k SDE Ecom Business

Duration seconds: 5412
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/chris-farkas-emergencykits-com

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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Never Worked Harder, Never Been Happier

Duration seconds: 5271
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/gina-rosen-seasons-jewelry

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Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

Career Consultant Who Bought a 7-Figure Manufacturer

Duration seconds: 5201
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/paul-callahan-metro-metal-works

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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

(replay) Art of the Roll-Up: 40 Businesses in 4 Years

Duration seconds: 5034
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/jeff-homer-ensemble-performing-arts

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Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

Growing a $5m Metal Business 40% in Year 1

Duration seconds: 5775
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/caleb-standafer-springfield-tool-die

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

How to 4x EBITDA in 3 Years Without Growing Sales

Duration seconds: 5030
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/ned-tomasevic-ezrack-searchers-fund

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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

Leaving $700s/Yr to Buy an Underperforming Printing Business

Duration seconds: 5143
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/dominick-smith-printmoz

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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

From Software to Concrete Cutting (and $1.4m of SDE)

Duration seconds: 5890
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/tom-mccormick-quality-cutting-and-coring

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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

Good Bones: Saving a $3m Business in Decline

Duration seconds: 6545
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/himmat-singh-epi-colorspace

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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

How to Buy a $20m Business as a First-Timer

Duration seconds: 5465
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/alan-turkus-interim-healthcare-twin-cities

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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

How to De-Risk the Personal Guarantee

Duration seconds: 4267
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/brendan-burdette-ryan-conner-braddock-road-pgi

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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

The Origin Story of a Compounder ($80m and Counting)

Duration seconds: 5123
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/greg-shapiro-zach-cooper-vastola-hickory

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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Started as SBA Searcher, Built to a PE Fund

Duration seconds: 6370
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/joe-wechsler-blueline-ventures

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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

Buying $1.5m of Earnings Without an SBA Loan

Duration seconds: 4985
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/justus-luttig-copeland-home-services

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May 25, 2026 · not_requested

The Magic of Low Multiple + Growth

Duration seconds: 5613
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/david-graf-danhard

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May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Rolling Up an Industry with 1.5x Multiples

Duration seconds: 6948
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/truc-nguyen-texas-nail-salons

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May 18, 2026 · not_requested

The Origins and Future of a 9-Figure SMB Holdco

Duration seconds: 6597
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/gant-elmore-matt-moldenhauer-elmore-companies

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May 14, 2026 · not_requested

Too Good to Be True: Year 1 in a $700k SDE Business

Duration seconds: 5092
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/zack-mutnik-jeff-masters-mutts-electric

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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

How to Structure Around Risk in a $250k SDE Acquisition

Duration seconds: 4636
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/alicia-powers-price-builders

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May 7, 2026 · not_requested

Buying Small to Build for the Long Term ($300k SDE)

Duration seconds: 5033
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/brendan-duebner-it-total-care

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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

A $800k Business to Start, $60m Portfolio Today

Duration seconds: 3955
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/andrew-blazenko-eterna-prosafe-truefoam

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Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

Buying Then Losing a $2.1m HVAC Business

Duration seconds: 6801
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/dan-burnside-parker-mechanical

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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

From $1m to $25m in 6 Years

Duration seconds: 6967
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/jeff-flannery-hand-and-stone

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Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

The Searchers Building a $10m EBITDA Powerhouse

Duration seconds: 4091
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/nicolas-lulli-polysistemas-relay-investments

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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

Buying a $40m Business as a 49-Year-Old First-Timer

Duration seconds: 5500
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/greg-hirsch-pella

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Apr 16, 2026 · not_requested

How Business-Buyer Fit Led to 2.2x and No PG

Duration seconds: 5637
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/joe-wynn-surgical-specialties

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Apr 13, 2026 · not_requested

Buying a Business to Balance Ambition and Kids

Duration seconds: 6347
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/ana-lia-barragan-kelly-green

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Apr 9, 2026 · not_requested

A Search Fund Journey to $350m

Duration seconds: 5378
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/jenna-whigham-abound-health

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Apr 6, 2026 · not_requested

"Life is Just Brighter" in a $1.2m Distribution Business

Duration seconds: 6788
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/joseph-cruz-aa-equipment-and-supply

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Apr 2, 2026 · not_requested

From Small Acquisition to $30m Industry Leader

Duration seconds: 6072
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/robin-kovitz-baskits

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Mar 30, 2026 · not_requested

How to Acquire 25 Franchise Units in 2.5 Years

Duration seconds: 6857
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/jack-foster-jake-mclaughlin-meineke

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Mar 26, 2026 · not_requested

Turning $25k into a $3.2m Exit in Under 4 Years

Duration seconds: 5216
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/corey-mullins-cool-by-design

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Mar 23, 2026 · not_requested

40% Growth in Year 1 of a Paving Business

Duration seconds: 5602
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/eric-donahue-peninsula-paving

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Mar 19, 2026 · not_requested

Leaving Wall Street to Buy a $1m Manufacturing Business

Duration seconds: 5440
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/brian-anderson-deco-manufacturing

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Mar 16, 2026 · not_requested

A $6.5m Business Worth Flying To

Duration seconds: 3960
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/naveen-vinta-bailey-specialty-cranes

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Mar 12, 2026 · not_requested

Bricklayer to Blue-Collar Empire

Duration seconds: 5676
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/justin-escajeda-escajeda-holdings

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Mar 9, 2026 · not_requested

No SBA Loan and $75k Out of Pocket

Duration seconds: 5081
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/megan-mcgee-guesthouses-darden

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Mar 5, 2026 · not_requested

Growing Profits 30% in the First 1.5 Years

Duration seconds: 5467
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/jonathan-taylor-aek-technology

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Mar 2, 2026 · not_requested

Second Time's the Charm as Owner of a $4m Business

Duration seconds: 4882
Source: https://acquiringminds.co/articles/joe-springsteen-mallard-systems

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