{"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":"A $6.5m Business Worth Flying To","slug":"a-6-5m-business-worth-flying-to","published_at":"2026-03-16T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/a-6-5m-business-worth-flying-to","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119","url":"https://acquiringminds.co/articles/naveen-vinta-bailey-specialty-cranes","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/ea4347ba/43464d38.mp3","summary":"Naveen Vinta spends weekdays at the business he bought in Milkwaukee, away from home in Virginia. He's making it work. Register for the webinars: Add-Backs to Cash Flow for SBA Loans - Tue March 17th - https://bit.ly/4luTdgd How to Handle Common Employee Issues When Buying a Business - Thurs March 19th - https://bit.ly/4dnIwtD Topics in Naveen’s interview: Army experience as a tank mechanic Funding his MBA with his G.I. Bill Capitalizing on “onshoring” tailwinds Getting brokers to take him seriously Searching for a business one plane hop away Acquiring an aerial work platform business Modifying lifts to make them “explosion proof” 9-12 month sales cycle Improving employee morale Being away from his family during the week References and how to contact Naveen: LinkedIn Bailey Cranes Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program: Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses: Pioneer Capital Advisory Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business: Email Nick Akers at nick@inzotechnologies.com , and tell him you’re a searcher 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":"Naveen Vinta spends weekdays at the business he bought in Milkwaukee, away from home in Virginia. He's making it work. Register for the webinars: Add-Back…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3960,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/acquiring-minds-3909119/episodes/a-6-5m-business-worth-flying-to/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/a-6-5m-business-worth-flying-to.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}