{"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 This College Dropout’s Business Does ~$5M/yr (No Experience Needed)","slug":"how-this-college-dropout-s-business-does-5m-yr-no-experience-needed","published_at":"2026-07-10T19:08:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224/how-this-college-dropout-s-business-does-5m-yr-no-experience-needed","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smb-deal-hunter-podcast-7541224","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/5511a7b1","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/5511a7b1/d41ffccd.mp3","summary":"Want help buying a business? https://smbdealhunter.link/pro-yt In this episode, Brian Seeling breaks down how he left a 15-year IT career, bought the very first business he ever looked at, and grew a boring commercial kitchen repair shop to almost $1.2M a quarter. ◼️ Why the first business he ever saw on BizBuySell ended up being the one he bought ◼️ The three separate times his deal fell apart before closing (and how he saved it each time) ◼️ The fine print that doubled his down payment mid-deal ◼️ How he's doubling revenue without chasing a single new customer ◼️ The no-cap commission structure that keeps his techs from milking the clock 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, Brian Seeling breaks down how he left a 15-year IT career, bought the very…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3409,"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-this-college-dropout-s-business-does-5m-yr-no-experience-needed/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-this-college-dropout-s-business-does-5m-yr-no-experience-needed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}