{"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 Buy a $20m Business as a First-Timer","slug":"how-to-buy-a-20m-business-as-a-first-timer","published_at":"2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/how-to-buy-a-20m-business-as-a-first-timer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119","url":"https://acquiringminds.co/articles/alan-turkus-interim-healthcare-twin-cities","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/b1f2d5d0/d7600f5d.mp3","summary":"When Alan Turkus found a business with a mission, he knew he'd found the right fit for the final chapter of his career. Topics in Alan’s interview: Background in book publishing Post-MBA career in tech Taking a career break to raise his son From co-op cashier to co-CEO Seeking security through business ownership Acquiring a home health and hospice franchise Raising equity from search investors Retaining a little over 50% ownership Structuring with 2 forgivable seller notes The advantage of buying a bigger business References and how to contact Alan: LinkedIn Interim Healthcare of Twin Cities Elliott Edge on Acquiring Minds: 1 Business vs Many: Deciding to Roll Up Grant Hensel of Entrepreneurial Capital Jacob Hall of Kando Capital PROX Capital Group 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":"When Alan Turkus found a business with a mission, he knew he'd found the right fit for the final chapter of his career. Topics in Alan’s interview: Backgr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5465,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/acquiring-minds-3909119/episodes/how-to-buy-a-20m-business-as-a-first-timer/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-buy-a-20m-business-as-a-first-timer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}