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Onu Okebie
Co-founder of HTL Freight with experience on the carrier side and in finance; focused on building a logistics roll-up through niche freight broker acquisitions and operational improvements.
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Oct 2, 2025
• 1h 29min
$60m Roll-Up That Started With an SBA Acquisition
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Onu Okebie and Brian Boland, co-founders of HTL Freight, share their journey of building a logistics roll-up using an SBA loan. They discuss the challenges of bootstrapping their first acquisition while still in business school and emphasize the importance of persistence and personal sacrifices. Their focus on niche freight specialties led to five acquisitions in under five years, showcasing their innovative operational improvements and capital optimization strategies. The duo highlights the value of embracing imperfection and continually evolving as leaders.
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