The Decision to Buy a Business

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CNN's John Sutter talks about the moment he decided to buy his first business. "I think it's usually triggered from some sort of pain," says Sutter, who is now worth an estimated $1 billion. He started buying businesses on the side because he wasn't sure he wanted to work for somebody ever again.

In this new episode Steven sits down with founder, CEO and self-titled "Boring Biz" lady, Codie Sanchez

Codie starter her career as a JFK award winning journalist covering human trafficking. In a career change, Codie entered the world of finance, and is a former partner at private equity firm EEC, and built First Trust’s $1 billion+ AUM Latin America business. She is the Founder of ‘Contrarian Thinking’ and the Cofounder of ‘Unconventional Acquisitions’, which focuses on purchasing small or what Codie calls ‘boring’ businesses as a way to achieve financial freedom. Codie has appeared on CNBC, Fox, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, People en Español, Business Wire.

In this conversation Codie and Steven discuss topics, such as: