In this Owner Operated Afterhours episode, Erik Sullivan, my close friend & coworker, joins me to crack open a couple of beers and chat about his journey in small business, finding the right career path, and explain why everyone should own a business once in their life. We talk about:

- Erik’s journey from videographer (rapper) to dealmaker at MidStreet

- Reflections on the Owner Operated Podcast

- Erik’s role at MidStreet

- The impact of personal development on Erik’s life

- Finding your “lane”

- “Regular reevaluation”

- Why everyone should own a business once in their life

- Erik’s takeaways from successful business exits

- His craziest and best deal stories

- Erik’s favorite companies

- Erik's interest in precious metals

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