{"podcast":{"title":"Acquiring Minds","slug":"acquiring-minds-3909119","podcast_index_feed_id":3909119,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/acquiring-minds","website_url":"https://acquiringminds.co","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/L4RqrWQWQ35dO2yrZK1oM8-GSsnKnU7x_9oLElypgrQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYjk2/ZDQwODk5YzNlY2Mw/MTIxN2FkMmYwZTRj/MjMwNS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Will Smith","episode_count":463,"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","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119"},"episode":{"title":"40% Growth in Year 1 of a Paving Business","slug":"40-growth-in-year-1-of-a-paving-business","published_at":"2026-03-23T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/40-growth-in-year-1-of-a-paving-business","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119","url":"https://acquiringminds.co/articles/eric-donahue-peninsula-paving","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/3e437d76/8e1a656c.mp3","summary":"Eric Donahue quickly grew revenue to $6m thanks to operational enhancements, culture tweaks, and a little good luck. Register for the webinar: What Actually Makes a Good Deal? Patterns from 1,000+ Transactions - Thurs March 26th - https://bit.ly/4lT2ajG Topics in Eric’s interview: Navy SEAL career and retirement Performing the basics at a high level His tree service side hustle Old school proprietary search Buying an off-market paving company Forgoing SBA for a conventional loan Working in the field to learn the asphalt trade 40% revenue growth in 13 months Splitting his crew to keep the team productive Using his military clearance to win jobs References and how to contact Eric: LinkedIn Peninsula Paving Hunter at Hanger Law Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory: The Acquisition Lab Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program: Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR: From this page or contact jenny@aspenhr.com Connect with Acquiring Minds: See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn Follow Will on Twitter Edited by Anton Rohozov Produced by Pam Cameron","meta_description":"Eric Donahue quickly grew revenue to $6m thanks to operational enhancements, culture tweaks, and a little good luck. Register for the webinar: What Actual…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5602,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/acquiring-minds-3909119/episodes/40-growth-in-year-1-of-a-paving-business/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/40-growth-in-year-1-of-a-paving-business.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}