Register for the webinar:

• How to Reduce Surprises with Operational Diligence - Web March 26 - https://bit.ly/4kVYn3U

Recently laid off and a baby on the way, Shaugn Lindley pivoted into SMB ownership by buying a business with $550k SDE.

Topics in Shaugn’s interview:

• Getting laid off from tech
• Reaching out to 600 local landscaping companies
• Finding a mentor through Acquiring Minds
• Why he decided against landscaping
• Acquiring a forklift repair business
• The importance of follow up
• Being the second best option
• Challenge of hiring technicians
• Standing out from the competition
• Getting the business listed on Google

References and how to contact Shaugn:

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• R&R Lift
• Mike Loftus Twitter
• Adrian Pinto & Mike Botkin on Acquiring Minds: One Acquiring Minds Guest Buys Another
• Matt Bauer & Chris Hartman on Acquiring Minds: Exited but Tired: 5 Years in a Hard Business

Get $200 off your ticket to the M&A Launchpad Conference in Houston on May 3rd:

• https://www.malaunchpad.com & enter code ACQUIRINGMINDS

Listen to Meeting of the Minds, our new sister podcast about independent sponsors and deal-by-deal private equity:

• YouTube, Spotify, Apple

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

• Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

• The Acquisition Lab

Work with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital Advisory

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron