{"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":"Leaving Wall Street to Buy a $1m Manufacturing Business","slug":"leaving-wall-street-to-buy-a-1m-manufacturing-business","published_at":"2026-03-19T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/leaving-wall-street-to-buy-a-1m-manufacturing-business","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119","url":"https://acquiringminds.co/articles/brian-anderson-deco-manufacturing","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/c75ce47d/f67558d4.mp3","summary":"After 25 years on The Street, Brian Anderson discovered passion in buying small businesses — despite brutal challenges. Register for the webinar: How to Handle Common Employee Issues When Buying a Business - TODAY!! - https://bit.ly/4sa946l Topics in Brian’s interview: Career in investment banking/hedge funds Closure of his firm Pursuing small business as an asset class Low multiples are fairly valued Acquiring in manufacturing Learning every operational function himself Acquiring with no debt Being away from his family M-F His big mistake during Covid Selling to his COO References and how to contact Brian: LinkedIn His essay on the experience: Deco Manufacturing Summary and Lessons Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR: From this page or contact jenny@aspenhr.com 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 Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory: The Acquisition Lab 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":"After 25 years on The Street, Brian Anderson discovered passion in buying small businesses — despite brutal challenges. Register for the webinar: How to H…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5440,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/acquiring-minds-3909119/episodes/leaving-wall-street-to-buy-a-1m-manufacturing-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/leaving-wall-street-to-buy-a-1m-manufacturing-business.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}