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Christine McDannell is back and this time we’re breaking down 3 case studies on selling businesses. One sold for $3.5M and the other two sold for multiple six futures. Let’s dive in!

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Joe Tolzmann - How to scale a B2B SaaS for Construction.

My next guest originally worked in the property restoration industry and faced a lot of repeated steps and time-consuming activities. He decided to solve those problems by creating a SaaS platform that saves time and helps property restoration companies run more efficiently and now today that platform has cut admin labor down by 50%. In this episode, we talk about how he created the company, what he does for marketing and sales, what challenges he faces today, and his exit strategy. Please welcome Joe Tolzmann.

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Payback Time is a podcast for investors. The goal of this podcast is to help make investing approachable and easy to understand. We will interview beginner and experienced investors and ask them to share stories on how they got started, what challenges they faced, what mistakes they made, and what strategy works for them today. The overall objective is to provide you with a roadmap that helps you become a better investor.

My next guest has over 15 years of marketing experience with an emphasis on building marketplace businesses. A marketplace is an application with two audiences on one platform. Some examples you may be familiar with include Zillow, Airbnb, Etsy, Groupon, and Ebay. This is not an easy business to start because you have to figure out what type of marketing and sales strategies attract each audience. In this episode, we talk about how to start a marketplace, how to bootstrap marketing, and how to balance growth between the two audiences. Please welcome Branden Cobb.

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Payback Time is a podcast for investors. The goal of this podcast is to help make investing approachable and easy to understand. We will interview beginner and experienced investors and ask them to share stories on how they got started, what challenges they faced, what mistakes they made, and what strategy works for them today. The overall objective is to provide you with a roadmap that helps you become a better investor.

My next guest is a mathematics and data specialist who has been working on a platform that helps large institutions save money and increase profits with commodities. In this episode, we talk about his company, some of the specific problems it solves, and a little bit about the commodities market. Please welcome Noah Healy.

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My next guest left his career as a financial planner and created a company that helps others achieve financial independence. In this episode we talk about the top ways to create passive income, why debt freedom does not equal financial freedom, why a 401K is holding you back, what infinite banking is, and the #1 biggest obstacle to achieving financial independence. Please welcome Russ Morgan.

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Payback Time is a podcast for investors. The goal of this podcast is to help make investing approachable and easy to understand. We will interview beginner and experienced investors and ask them to share stories on how they got started, what challenges they faced, what mistakes they made, and what strategy works for them today. The overall objective is to provide you with a roadmap that helps you become a better investor.

Josh Dudick - How to consistently beat the market by over 6% per year.

My next guest has over 15 years of experience as an investor and trader. We worked at companies including Citibank, Chicago Trading Company, and Flow Traders. He eventually went on to start his own investment fund that has outperformed the market by 6% since its inception in 2019. Today, while he continues to build his fund, he also started a money blog, topdollarinvestor.com, which helps beginner investors become more educated on money, investing, passive income, credit cards, real estate, and more. In this episode we talk about his journey, what he invests in, and what we can expect to happen in the stock market over the next 12 months. Please welcome Josh Dudick.

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Payback Time Podcast

Payback Time is a podcast for investors. The goal of this podcast is to help make investing approachable and easy to understand. We will interview beginner and experienced investors and ask them to share stories on how they got started, what challenges they faced, what mistakes they made, and what strategy works for them today. The overall objective is to provide you with a roadmap that helps you become a better investor.

Bob Elliott - Earn the returns of a hedge fund without the red tape.

My next guest comes from an unorthodox background with an interesting transition. He’s a botanist, which is an expert in plant science and biology but early on in his career, he got into finance. This emphasizes the fact that you most certainly don’t need a degree in finance to be good at investing. He has nearly 20 years of experience in finance including 13 years at Bridgewater, the largest hedge fund in the world where he served as Head of Ray Dalio’s Research Team. Thereafter he went into venture capital and then he started his own ETF which is designed to match the returns of hedge funds. In this episode, we talk about the pros and cons of hedge funds, what kind of assets are within the ETF, the returns an investor can expect, and how retail investors can buy this product. Please welcome Bob Elliott.

Payback Time is a podcast for investors. The goal of this podcast is to help make investing approachable and easy to understand. We will interview beginner and experienced investors and ask them to share stories on how they got started, what challenges they faced, what mistakes they made, and what strategy works for them today. The overall objective is to provide you with a roadmap that helps you become a better investor.

Matt Palmquist - From Pro Basketball to Marketing Agency.

My next guest went from D1 Basketball to the Pros and then transitioned to a career in Marketing. After working for several years for a firm, he decided to take the leap and start his own agency. In this episode, we not only talk about how he built his company but also talk a lot about his agency's key service which is reputation management. When companies grow fast, things can slip through the cracks which can trickle down and negatively impact the customer. This can trigger bad reviews and reviews are a key marketing driver for a company. The question is, how do you resolve these bad reviews? We answer that question in this episode. Please welcome Matt Palmquist.

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Payback Time is a podcast for investors. The goal of this podcast is to help make investing approachable and easy to understand. We will interview beginner and experienced investors and ask them to share stories on how they got started, what challenges they faced, what mistakes they made, and what strategy works for them today. The overall objective is to provide you with a roadmap that helps you become a better investor.

Bob Diamond - A roadmap to exit the rat race.

My next guest is a real estate attorney who ran his own practice, worked for a small practice, and worked for a large firm. He came to a point where he was sick of trading his time for a paycheck and realized he needed to figure out a way to create passive income. In this episode, he breaks down the roadmap on how he monetized his knowledge and started selling it through infomercials which lead to selling it through the internet. He breaks down the steps on how to generate leads, create a value ladder, how much to charge, and how to build an amazing team. Now today, he lives comfortably in Puerto Rico enjoying the fruits of his labor. Please welcome Bob Diamond.

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Payback Time is a podcast for investors. The goal of this podcast is to help make investing approachable and easy to understand. We will interview beginner and experienced investors and ask them to share stories on how they got started, what challenges they faced, what mistakes they made, and what strategy works for them today. The overall objective is to provide you with a roadmap that helps you become a better investor.

Christine McDannell - Building and selling a company for $500K cash.

My next guest skipped college and started working in the corporate real estate industry. After getting sick of the slow processes, she stepped away and created a service business that grew to nearly $1M in revenue. Thereafter, she sold the business, took the cash, and started a second company. Rinse and repeat, she grew that next venture to $1M in revenue and sold for a much larger profit. Now today, she runs a Mergers & Acquisitions firm that specifically focuses on selling tech companies. In this episode, we walk through marketing tips, growth hacks, and lessons learned when selling a company. Please welcome Christine McDannell.

Payback Time Podcast

Payback Time is a podcast for investors. The goal of this podcast is to help make investing approachable and easy to understand. We will interview beginner and experienced investors and ask them to share stories on how they got started, what challenges they faced, what mistakes they made, and what strategy works for them today. The overall objective is to provide you with a roadmap that helps you become a better investor.