Acquiring Minds by Will Smith

What's Acquiring Minds about?

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.

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What's Acquiring Minds about?

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Acquiring Minds episodes:

Holdco Origin Story: The Bumpy Road to $3m EBITDA

The Allure of Buying a Marketplace Business

How an American Bought a Canadian Business

Selling $100k of Dog Training… Per Day

Rolling-Up to $15m EBITDA

The Double Life of Owning a Business 2.5 Hours Away

The Gritty, High-Capex Road to Millions

Watching Warren: How to Build a Mini-Berkshire

Getting Unstuck by Buying a Business

Buy & Build a Trash Business to a $4.4m Exit

Roofing + Florida = Path to $100m

Rather Than Retire, Buy a Business

$700k EBITDA with No SBA, No Money Down

The Birth of a Roll-Up

How to Identify & Buy a Great Residential Contractor

Reward for a Brutal Transition: $760k EBITDA on 3 Hours/Week

Buying Small, Growing Big: From $1m to $26m

Unlocking Growth in a Business, Average Age 55

Bought Tiny, Grew to $4m

When You Buy a Glorified Job, Not a Business

The Front Lines of a Crisis

How a First-Timer Did a Turnaround (Including an Exit)

Saying No to Home Services, Yes to B2B Media

8 Figs or Bust: Transitioning a Big Plumbing Business

Fire, Covid, Exit: 5 Years in a $12m Events Business

Taking a Blue Collar Biz from $900k to $2.4m in Earnings

First-Timer Turns $20k into $900k in 19 Months

The Model Works: Reflections of a Plumbing Business Buyer

Buying a $4m Business (with 80% Recurring Revenue)

Taking the Plunge into Extreme Ownership

Finding a Good Business After 2+ Years of Searching

Buying a Business to 20x a Real Estate Empire

4 Acquisitions In, Holdco Builder's Goal is £150m

14 Months from Searcher to $5.5m EBITDA

Shutting Down After a 4-Year Struggle

Buying a Big $7m Trade School

Moving to a Small Town to Buy an SMB

The Appeal of Buying a Food Product Business

Building an HVAC Holdco to £60m in Revenue

Opening Up to Franchises to Buy a Great Business

Building a $350m Holdco of Farms

Factory Life: Buying a Manufacturer with $1m SDE

Scaling Sweaty Services with a Brokerage Model

2.5 Years from Buying to Exiting

Hard but Fun: Transitioning a 77-Year-Old Business

The Power of Conviction in Buying a Business

3 Perspectives: A Panel on Buying Small Businesses

Escaping Golden Handcuffs by Buying a Business

7 Takeaways from 200 Episodes

Cash Flows Over Exits: Buying for the Long Term