{"podcast":{"title":"The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast","slug":"the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224","podcast_index_feed_id":7541224,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast","website_url":"http://join.smbdealhunter.xyz","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ryVS_4EnnsoNc7YOE4bH5mBUjGvES7GhKayukwR4fuM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZGJh/YTEwNmZhZTcyYWJk/OWU0OGM3MDM2Mzcy/MmUxNy5qcGVn.jpg","author":"Helen Guo","episode_count":104,"summary":"Every week, Helen Guo interviews successful acquisition entrepreneurs, independent sponsors, and investors who have acquired businesses. Learn how to buy a business rather than starting one from scratch from those who have done it themselves.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T08:20:23.718235+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224"},"episode":{"title":"How He Bought a $1.37M Business WITHOUT Quitting His Job","slug":"how-he-bought-a-1-37m-business-without-quitting-his-job","published_at":"2026-05-11T18:50:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-bought-a-1-37m-business-without-quitting-his-job","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/2d7d3973","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/2d7d3973/6f404196.mp3","summary":"Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt In this episode, John Manahan breaks down how he negotiated a yoga studio business down from $2.5M to $1.375M, the franchise bombshell that almost killed his deal three days before close, and how he's running 2 studios on a 1-hour weekly call with his district manager while still billing full hours at Deloitte. ◼️ How he got a business that had been sitting on the market over a year down to less than half its original asking price ◼️ Why the SBA life insurance requirement nearly stopped him in his tracks (and the specialty agent who got him approved) ◼️ The franchise amendment that dropped 3 days before close and how he kept the deal alive ◼️ How a management consultant who'd never taken a yoga class evaluated and bought 2 high-end studios ◼️ The exact structure that lets him run both studios on a 1-hour weekly call while keeping his W2 Subscribe to the SMB Deal Hunter newsletter (200,000+ subscribers): https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz/ Follow Helen: Twitter: https://x.com/HelenGuo_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-guo-06674523/","meta_description":"Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt In this episode, John Manahan breaks down how he negotiated a yoga studio business down fro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3163,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/episodes/how-he-bought-a-1-37m-business-without-quitting-his-job/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-he-bought-a-1-37m-business-without-quitting-his-job.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}