# Ep 540 From $40K to 8 Figures -- How Murray Kent Sold His Electrical Conduit Business for 6.2x EBITDA

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Podcast: [Built to Sell Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/built-to-sell-radio-3693)
Published: 2026-04-03T05:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3205

## Resource

Murray Kent had no background in electrical conduit fittings when he paid $40,000 for a four-person business that, as he put it, looked like a bit of a crack den. What he did have was Value Builder's 8 drivers -- pinned to the wall next to his desk as a literal road map for every decision he made. In this episode of Built to Sell Radio, you discover how to negotiate a clean exit with no earn-out complications and no equity rollover. You'll learn: Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: https://builttosell.com/subscribe/ Curious what your business is worth? Find out now

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