Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast

Today joining John on the pod will be Lucas Loptain. Lucas has created several companies and currently has a startup studio dedicated to creating anti-unicorns, mainly targeting SAAS companies, which are all tech-enabled.

They'll be diving into what his company investments look like, the scale and pace at which they go through this process, and how they help companies understand how far they can go.

He’ll also break down the format of deciding which founders to work with from their hundreds of monthly applicants. These anti-unicorns are en route to success and you’ll learn how Lucas put them on this path.

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Benton Moss is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and formerly played professional baseball for 5 years. He married into a family actively involved in real estate and the interest must’ve stuck as he’s now president of a full-service real estate company

He currently runs two different businesses, one in property management and the other in HVAC and Plumbing. Both work commercially and residentially. Today, he’ll discuss multiple topics with John, such as how the development process works, how you scale in the industry, how you develop an existing asset versus a blank slate, and SO much more.

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Chris Edwards is a small business owner born and residing in Colorado. After college, he jumped into a finance position but eventually decided to switch out of corporate America and into the SMB world.

So in February of 2021, he closed on a flooring store called Affordable Flooring Warehouse. They have a storefront location as well as a warehouse operation to provide installation services to customers. You’ll get to learn how this has created a competitive advantage and differentiated their business.

You’ll also get to hear about why it seems more consulting guys are purchasing small companies, as well as the trajectory and direction he envisions his company going in. Enjoy the show!

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Today we will have a very exciting podcast as Kylon Gienger joins us along with his wife Teliah. This is the first time we’ll hear about a married couple’s working dynamic and how they’ve balanced each other out throughout the years. 

Kylon could be described as a jack of all trades with the many unique SMB companies he’s been involved in. He currently is a podcast founder, band member, President of a company accelerating entrepreneur acquisitions, and a home service business portfolio owner. For many of his ventures, he’s had Teliah right by his side as his co-founder and partner throughout the process.

Today you’ll get to hear in-depth about these many businesses and their shift from starting companies to purchasing them. With 3 exits under their belt, let’s hear more about what their next move will be.

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We are very excited to have Elliot Holland joining us for this week’s podcast. 

Originally from Ann Arbor Michigan, Elliot is a reformed engineer turned businessman residing in the greater Atlanta area. He attended Harvard Business school for his MBA and Started “Guardian Due Diligence” in 2017. They help with due diligence and coaching of 3 types of individuals: self-funded searchers, acquisition entrepreneurs, and business buyers.

They’ll be covering multiple topics in relation to Guardian including their provided services, sourcing of clients, scaling of the business, and more.

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Justin Burris will be joining John for today's podcast episode. 

Justin is a co-founder of “Majority Search” a company that partners with operators to both buy and grow small companies. When making purchases with other people's money, a unique business model is created and you’ll get to hear all about it.

They’ll be tackling topics such as how someone gets into the industry, the type of investors involved, and the importance of finding the right fit when finding people to work with. 

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Today's Guest star for the podcast is Jake Wakely. With him, John will jump into a discussion about something we’ve never covered before: the moving industry.

Eight months ago Jake partnered up with a lifelong friend to purchase a local moving company in San Antonio, Texas.

He’ll be in the hot seat today answering many questions about how the business works, its average costs and prices, and its overall profitability. Not to mention that you’ll get to hear about the development and designing of his HoldCo as it’s in its early stages.

We hope you enjoy the show!


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Today, Kelcey Lehrich and John will be jumping into an interesting conversation.

This will revolve around a conference happening in Cleveland and how it came to be, what it is, what to expect, and where to find out more information. 

We hope to see you there. Enjoy!

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The SMBesties are back! Once again Kelcey Lehrich and Reg Zeller will be joining John to discuss some popular topics in the SMB universe.

They will dive into a discussion about inflation and its importance as well as the impact it has on their companies and on business in general. They will also touch on their individual business models and what they’re all currently investing in.

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On this week's podcast, we’ll have Stephen Olmon joining us. Stephen has an interesting business model and an ambitious goal of aiming to own 50 businesses by the year 2050. Currently, he owns 11 businesses that have all been started from scratch and span across multiple industries.

Today he and John will be diving into his various industries, as well as his due diligence process, business driving key metrics, current challenges, and so much more. You won’t wanna miss it.

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