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- 🇨🇦CA · Entrepreneurship#25100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · Entrepreneurship#6130K to 100K
- 🇺🇸US · Entrepreneurship#7130K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · Entrepreneurship#1365K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · Entrepreneurship#4730K to 100K
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89K to 298K🎙 Daily cadence·452 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
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297K to 994K🇨🇦30%🇦🇺10%🇺🇸10%+22 more - Active Followers
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Leaving $700s/Yr to Buy an Underperforming Printing Business
Jun 22, 2026
1h 25m 43s
From Software to Concrete Cutting (and $1.4m of SDE)
Jun 18, 2026
1h 38m 10s
Good Bones: Saving a $3m Business in Decline
Jun 15, 2026
1h 49m 05s
How to Buy a $20m Business as a First-Timer
Jun 11, 2026
1h 31m 05s
How to De-Risk the Personal Guarantee
Jun 8, 2026
1h 11m 07s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/22/26 |  Leaving $700s/Yr to Buy an Underperforming Printing Business | Dominick Smith left a lucrative track in PE to pursue a path that offered more meaning. Buying a business has delivered.Register for the webinars: Overcoming Common Deal Sticking Points - TOMORROW!! - https://bit.ly/3Qx1g0WTransferable Skills: Crafting Your Resume for SBA Lenders - Thu, Jun 25 - https://bit.ly/4uOEqQDTopics in Dominick’s interview:Leaving a lucrative job in his late 20’sDodging bullets with due diligenceRenegotiating purchase priceManaging white collar vs blue collar employeesWasting money on ineffective marketingLearning budgeting and frugalityAdvantages of staying in the weedsAggressively pursuing new businessDiscovering and fixing poor website speedsHis intent to sell the businessReferences and how to contact Dominick:LinkedInPrintmoz.comHeather Endresen at Viso Business CapitalBrendan O’Brien at Huntington BankAizik Zimmerman on Acquiring Minds: Founder Mode for ETA: $6m to $25m in 3 YearsGet a complimentary IT audit for acquisition diligence or post-close transition.Visit inzotechnologies.com/eta.The ecosystem for serious acquisition entrepreneurs—education, capital, community, and post-close support to buy and grow a business:The Acquisition LabWork with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:Pioneer Capital AdvisoryConnect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron | 1h 25m 43s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  From Software to Concrete Cutting (and $1.4m of SDE) | When the owner refused a seller note in the $6m transaction to sell his business, Tom McCormick had to get creative.Register for the webinar: Understanding a Quality of Earnings Analysis: What's Included and Why - TODAY!! - https://bit.ly/43sZcKnTopics in Tom’s interview:From IBM executive to acquisition entrepreneurBuilding banker relationships to source better dealsClosing on his first LOIConsulting agreement replaced traditional seller note “I wish I would've started this path 15 years ago.”Winning seller’s trust through shared valuesUsing ROBS to buy a larger companyA costly lesson about accounts receivable valuationPrioritizing keeping the blue collar workforce happy“I am so much happier now.”References and how to contact Tom:LinkedInQuality Cutting & CoringThe ecosystem for serious acquisition entrepreneurs—education, capital, community, and post-close support to buy and grow a business:The Acquisition LabGet a complimentary IT audit for acquisition diligence or post-close transition.Visit inzotechnologies.com/eta.Download the New CEO’s Guide to Human Resources from Aspen HR:From this page or contact jenny@aspenhr.comConnect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron | 1h 38m 10s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  Good Bones: Saving a $3m Business in Decline | Despite his love of operations, Himmat Singh intended to own his acquisition passively. Then the lead sales guy quit.Register for the webinar: Understanding a Quality of Earnings Analysis: What's Included and Why - Thu, Jun 18 - https://bit.ly/4vhhY3tTopics in Himmat’s interview:Operating a business for a billionaire in IndiaRan traditional search, closed zero acquisitionsTargeted recession-proof home care opportunitiesBecame CEO of elder care company he couldn’t acquireGrew EBITDA 4x through operational cleanup and systemsSold company to private equity, remaining CEOLife-changing exit from elder care companyLanded printing acquisition through relationshipsPrefers operating to financial modelingStructuring a screaming deal on a printing businessReferences and how to contact Himmat:LinkedInEPI-ColorspaceCircle of LifeWork with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:Pioneer Capital AdvisoryGet complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamGet 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 MindsConnect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron | 1h 49m 05s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 |  How to Buy a $20m Business as a First-Timer✨ | business acquisitionentrepreneurship+3 | Alan Turkus | Interim Healthcare of Twin CitiesElliott Edge+3 | — | business acquisitionhealthcare franchise+3 | — | 1h 31m 05s | |
| 6/8/26 |  How to De-Risk the Personal Guarantee✨ | personal guarantee insuranceSBA buyers+4 | Brendan BurdetteRyan Conner | Oberle Risk StrategiesPioneer Capital Advisory+1 | — | personal guaranteeinsurance+5 | — | 1h 11m 07s | |
| 6/4/26 |  The Origin Story of a Compounder ($80m and Counting)✨ | business acquisitionlong-term ownership+4 | Greg ShapiroZach Cooper-Vastola | HickoryAcquiring Minds+1 | — | compounderHVAC+7 | Inzo Technologies | 1h 25m 23s | |
| 6/1/26 |  Started as SBA Searcher, Built to a PE Fund✨ | SBA searcherprivate equity fund+4 | Joe Wechsler | Acquisition LabSystem Six+3 | — | SDEequity fund+5 | — | 1h 46m 09s | |
| 5/28/26 |  Buying $1.5m of Earnings Without an SBA Loan✨ | business acquisitionentrepreneurship+5 | Justus Luttig | Oberle Risk StrategiesAspen HR+1 | South AfricaUS | acquisitiontrades businesses+6 | — | 1h 23m 05s | |
| 5/25/26 |  The Magic of Low Multiple + Growth✨ | business acquisitionentrepreneurship+4 | David Graf | Pioneer Capital AdvisorySystem Six+4 | — | EBITDAlow multiple+5 | — | 1h 33m 33s | |
| 5/21/26 |  Rolling Up an Industry with 1.5x Multiples✨ | nail salon industrybusiness acquisition+4 | Truc Nguyen | The Acquisition Lab | — | nail salonsacquisition+5 | Oberle Risk Strategies | 1h 55m 48s | |
| 5/18/26 |  The Origins and Future of a 9-Figure SMB Holdco✨ | acquisition entrepreneurshipsmall business operations+4 | Gant ElmoreMatt Moldenhauer | Elmore CompaniesAcquiring Minds | — | 9-figure holdcoETA+5 | Aspen HR | 1h 49m 57s | |
| 5/14/26 |  Too Good to Be True: Year 1 in a $700k SDE Business✨ | business acquisitionleadership+4 | Zack Mutnik | inzotechnologies.comAcquiring Minds+3 | — | business acquisitionleadership+6 | Inzo Technologies | 1h 24m 52s | |
| 5/11/26 |  How to Structure Around Risk in a $250k SDE Acquisition✨ | risk managementbusiness acquisition+5 | Alicia Powers | System SixPioneer Capital Advisory+1 | San Diego | acquisitiongeneral contractor+7 | — | 1h 17m 16s | |
| 5/7/26 |  Buying Small to Build for the Long Term ($300k SDE)✨ | business acquisitionlong-term business building+4 | Brendan Duebner | IT Total CarePioneer Capital Advisory+2 | — | business acquisitionMSP+5 | — | 1h 23m 53s | |
| 5/4/26 |  A $800k Business to Start, $60m Portfolio Today✨ | business acquisitionentrepreneurship+4 | Andrew Blazenko | ProSafeEterna Equity+2 | — | business brokeracquisitions+4 | Inzo Technologies | 1h 05m 55s | |
| 4/30/26 |  Buying Then Losing a $2.1m HVAC Business✨ | business acquisitionseller fraud+4 | Dan Burnside | The Acquisition Lab21 Months to Stability | — | HVAC businessseller fraud+5 | Oberle Risk Strategies | 1h 53m 21s | |
| 4/27/26 |  From $1m to $25m in 6 Years✨ | franchisingentrepreneurship+4 | Jeff Flannery | Hand and StoneAspen HR+3 | — | franchisingbusiness acquisition+5 | — | 1h 56m 07s | |
| 4/23/26 |  The Searchers Building a $10m EBITDA Powerhouse✨ | business acquisitionentrepreneurship+4 | Nicolás Lulli | Relay InvestmentsColca Capital+2 | — | EBITDAacquisitions+6 | Inzo Technologies | 1h 08m 11s | |
| 4/20/26 |  Buying a $40m Business as a 49-Year-Old First-Timer✨ | entrepreneurshipbusiness acquisition+4 | Greg Hirsch | Sysco FoodsHirsch Ventures | — | business acquisitionETA journey+5 | System SixN/A | 1h 31m 40s | |
| 4/16/26 |  How Business-Buyer Fit Led to 2.2x and No PG✨ | business acquisitionentrepreneurship+4 | Joe Wynn | Surgical Specialties of GeorgiaAcquisition Lab+2 | — | business-buyer fitseller financing+3 | — | 1h 33m 57s | |
| 4/13/26 |  Buying a Business to Balance Ambition and Kids✨ | buying a businesswork-life balance+4 | Ana Lia Barragan | Beta AcceleratorPioneer Capital Advisory+1 | — | business acquisitionflexibility+4 | — | 1h 45m 47s | |
| 4/9/26 |  A Search Fund Journey to $350m✨ | search fundbusiness acquisition+4 | Jenna Whigham | Abound Health | United States | search fundbusiness growth+5 | Oberle Risk Strategies | 1h 29m 38s | |
| 4/6/26 |  "Life is Just Brighter" in a $1.2m Distribution Business✨ | business ownershipfranchising+5 | Joseph Cruz | A&A Equipment and Supply Co.Aspen HR+1 | Chicago | entrepreneurshipdistribution business+5 | — | 1h 53m 08s | |
| 4/2/26 |  From Small Acquisition to $30m Industry Leader✨ | business acquisitionentrepreneurship+5 | Robin Kovitz | Acquisition LabPioneer Capital Advisory+2 | — | business acquisitioninvestment banking+5 | — | 1h 41m 12s | |
| 3/30/26 |  How to Acquire 25 Franchise Units in 2.5 Years✨ | franchise acquisitionentrepreneurship+5 | Jack FosterJake McLaughlin | MeinekeGoldman Sachs+2 | — | franchise unitsMeineke stores+5 | System SixCODE | 1h 54m 17s | |
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29 placements across 25 markets.
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29 placements across 25 markets.