{"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":491,"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":"2026-09-07T14:17:29.190427+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119"},"episode":{"title":"How to 4x EBITDA in 3 Years Without Growing Sales","slug":"how-to-4x-ebitda-in-3-years-without-growing-sales","published_at":"2026-06-25T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/how-to-4x-ebitda-in-3-years-without-growing-sales","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119","url":"https://acquiringminds.co/articles/ned-tomasevic-ezrack-searchers-fund","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/2673da0c/d56956f4.mp3","summary":"Ned Tomasevic navigated an early crisis then grew EBITDA to $6m and exited at over 8x, four turns higher than he'd paid. Register for the webinar: Transferable Skills: Crafting Your Resume for SBA Lenders - TODAY!! - https://bit.ly/4v3KOnf Topics in Ned’s interview: Being the first American in his family Utilizing 20 interns for outreach Acquiring with help from a search fund Post-closing discovery led to lawsuit Stress shows up in your body first Getting guidance from his coach and mentors Reducing shrink from 20% to 3% Quadrupling EBITDA in 3 years Taking a year off after exiting His new role as investor, coach and mentor References and how to contact Ned: LinkedIn Searchers Fund Jason Jackson on Acquiring Minds: How to Recover from a Fraudulent Seller Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value): Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR: From this page or contact jenny@aspenhr.com Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program: Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team 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 and produced by Pam Cameron","meta_description":"Ned Tomasevic navigated an early crisis then grew EBITDA to $6m and exited at over 8x, four turns higher than he'd paid. Register for the webinar: Transfe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5030,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/acquiring-minds-3909119/episodes/how-to-4x-ebitda-in-3-years-without-growing-sales/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/how-to-4x-ebitda-in-3-years-without-growing-sales.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}