
Top M&A Entrepreneurs
Welcome to Top M&A Entrepreneurs – your go-to resource for inspiration, insight, and actionable advice on business buying. Each episode features engaging conversations with business buyers who share their “why” and industry service providers who break down the “how.” Learn from the pros and take your next step toward a successful acquisition with confidence.
Latest episodes

May 16, 2021 • 51min
E8: Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Terry Williamson Proximity to Power
Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E8: Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Terry Williamson Proximity to Power. Roland Frasier's partner on Dog Ecom project. Hub & Spoke, Amazon FBA, FB group...everything for a dog roll up. What you need: Passion, Skillset, Demand. Current project has a social/giving aspect. Added 29 employees in last 60 days. How to control your Exit.

May 15, 2021 • 49min
5 Acquisitions E:7 Jeramiah Townsend, Top M&A Entrepreneurs the push from his father-in-law.
Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E:7 Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Jeramiah Townsend, 5 companies, the Entrepreneurial push from his father-in-law. (Jeramiah is surrounded with the love of family) Sticky situation negotiating with 5 sellers, read that again, 5 family owners - and the sad ending. He has used the pipe-wrench strategy before EPIC. His self-deprecating humor makes for a great interview.

May 14, 2021 • 37min
7 Acquisitions In Cannabis E:6 John Gorst, 165 point Due Diligence Checklist Top M&A Entrepreneur
Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E:6 Top M&A Entrepreneurs, John Gorst, 7 companies, 165 point Due Diligence Checklist. Lived through the gyrations of Cannabis 1.0 to Cannabis 2.0. Integration is hard. Acquisitions are hard. Not recommended for every company. Culture critically important. His plans? No acquisitions for immediate future until he finishes what is on his plate.

May 13, 2021 • 33min
23 Acquisitions 19 CPA Firms and 4 Fitness Companies E:5 John Bly Top M&A Entrepreneurs
Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → E:5 Top M&A Entrepreneurs, John Bly, 23 Acquisitions 19 CPA and 4 in Fitness Companies, (sold a few too) Author: Cracking the Code - An Entrepreneur's Guide to Growing Your Business Through Mergers and Acquisitions for Pennies on the Dollar. 700 people working for him. Consults with 10+ clients a year to help them acquire companies. How he charges clients. How he works "above the business" - spending less than an hour a month on each acquisition.

May 12, 2021 • 41min
38 Content Ecom Acquisitions. E:4 Dominic Wells, Top M&A Entrepreneur
Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Dominic Wells, EPIC 2, 38 Content Ecom Acquisitions. Lives in Taiwan, originally from UK. Joined EPIC with idea to create course on buying businesses - dropped idea quickly. Doing so well that he raised fund to pay for Acquisitions @investinOnfolio.com. Had one seller basically give him a business. 38 businesses later, plans to move HQ to the US, raise capital with Reg A+ and go public with direct listing on the OTC markets.

May 11, 2021 • 56min
E3: Top M&A Entrepreneurs Mark "I Buy Revenue" McRae
Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Mark "I Buy Revenue" McRae 10 Acquisitions, 3 since EPIC, another EPIC OG. Started his first business at 7 years old. Made more money than his parents at the swap meet. His model: He buys "Revenue". A Warren Buffet fan. Buy boring business, 10 years old, never a losing year, healthy margins, management stays. Acquires for time freedom. Outsource and put systems in place.

May 6, 2021 • 48min
E1: Top M&A Entrepreneurs - Marty M. Fahncke "Chasing the Whale"
Take the Business Buyer Readiness Assessment → Over 8 Acquisitions since EPIC. Chasing the "whale" acquisition. Why he lost it. What he learned. How he recovered. Building $100 Million in Dry powder for the next Acquisition. Why he loves doing this.