How YOU Can Think Like A Contrarian & Acquire Businesses To Create A Life of Freedom with Codie Sanchez

[00:21] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Leveling Up Podcast!

[00:50] A window into Codie’s career; the story behind Entourage Effect and Contrarian Thinking.

[02:24] Metrics for the state of affairs at Entourage Effect and what they have invested in.

[03:10] Advice from Codie for starting a fund and working with investors.

[04:44] Managing ‘risk of dilution’ by making sure to do ‘capital reserve for follow ons’.

[06:16] A recommendation from Codie to work with good attorneys when starting a fund.

[07:29] How to make money with a fund; the ‘2/20’ model and other models.

[08:34] Tips for raising money for a micro fund.

[10:10] Dangers of making a raise public; private placement laws and SEC laws.

[11:11] The benefits of starting Contrarian Thinking for attracting the right companies.

[13:34] Building in public and what it means to be a contrarian thinker.

[17:06] The different services offered by Contrarian Thinking and Contrarian Cashflow.

[19:05] What Codie’s course, Unconventional Acquisitions, teaches and its role in her flywheel.

[20:51] Where people should go to find the deals Unconventional Acquisitions argues for.

[23:35] How to go about finding good operators to use in the buy and build model.

[26:20] Codie’s method of structuring incentives to keep operators motivated.

[27:40] Why Codie prefers a model of buying businesses to hold rather than flip.

[28:42] The approach Codie uses regarding how involved she is in the businesses she buys.

[30:24] Different offerings to be found at unconventionalacquisitions.com.

[32:24] How to get in touch with Codie online and read what she writes.