{"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":"Turning $25k into a $3.2m Exit in Under 4 Years","slug":"turning-25k-into-a-3-2m-exit-in-under-4-years","published_at":"2026-03-26T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119/turning-25k-into-a-3-2m-exit-in-under-4-years","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/acquiring-minds-3909119","url":"https://acquiringminds.co/articles/corey-mullins-cool-by-design","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/c312cbea/660caf20.mp3","summary":"Corey Mullins had worked in the trade over a decade when he bought a tiny, failing HVAC business for its phone number. Register for the webinars: What Actually Makes a Good Deal? Patterns from 1,000+ Transactions - TODAY!! - https://bit.ly/4m4gsy5 Offshore Talent vs. AI for Business Buyers - Tue, Mar 31 - https://bit.ly/4uW6rXG Topics in Corey’s interview: His 20-year career in HVAC Failed buyout of the family business Simultaneous launch and acquisition Buying a truck and a phone number Build-to-sell philosophy Growth through online marketing Waiting too long to hire managers Taking vacations no matter what Evolution of the “Trade Dad” Exiting to private equity in under 4 years References and how to contact Corey: completeairquality@gmail.com Cool By Design Patrick Lange Patrick Norris on Acquiring Minds: Buy & Build a Trash Business to a $4.4m Exit 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 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 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":"Corey Mullins had worked in the trade over a decade when he bought a tiny, failing HVAC business for its phone number. Register for the webinars: What Act…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5216,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/acquiring-minds-3909119/episodes/turning-25k-into-a-3-2m-exit-in-under-4-years/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/turning-25k-into-a-3-2m-exit-in-under-4-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}