How2Exit: Buy, Don't Build - M&A of Small Businesses

Jonathan is a Managing Director of Transact Capital Partners, a boutique M&A advisory firm headquartered in Richmond. He has spent over 20 years helping business owners within a wide variety of industries sell their companies to their ideal buyer and achieve the exit outcome they dreamed of. His book, The $100 Million Exit: Your Roadmap to the Ultimate Payday, analyzes large mergers and acquisitions successes and failures to draw practical, actionable advice that company owners can implement to increase the value of their business and be better prepared for an exit.--------------------------------------------------Contact Jonathan onLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbrabrand/Website: http://www.jonathanbrabrand.com/Book: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B086WSPCJ6&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_ZH14Z0TQDRCJSNJK8BFZ&tag=how2exit-20As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Each purchase supports both the author and this podcast. If you’d like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitHave suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/oC82Ls54CXo----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Lana Coronado: https://youtu.be/6pxWPbDvMb8Ali Tarafdar and Brucker Krafft from Labruta Capital: https://youtu.be/q_XGvUujdVMRudy Upshaw: https://youtu.be/r3hey09geG8Aaron Bud: https://youtu.be/ObBZoOdrkmMJosh Ploch: https://youtu.be/a0kYduCvP_YJoel Ankney: https://youtu.be/JV9oTuehzlQDana Derricks: https://youtu.be/ETVP058IumkScotty Schindler: https://youtu.be/G9MbE_8SQ94Joshua Johnston: https://youtu.be/-pb5UatK0v0Sharon Brown: https://youtu.be/sOYT1HjXwME--------------------------------------------------Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.

As an entrepreneur who won over 14 awards and helped over 500 companies by the age of 30, Christopher has built, bought, and sold various companies relating to marketing, e-commerce, real estate, retail, and investing. Wick’s businesses have been featured by Huffington Post, ABC, NBC, and Wall Street Select.Currently, Christopher is Chairman of Say Yes! Enterprises, LLC, a Texas-based investment management company that acquires, builds and sells companies.Christopher has a tremendous passion for helping people thrive in their companies to grow their profits thereby growing their teams, families and impacting their communities. --------------------------------------------------Contact Christopher onLinked: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermwick/Website: https://sayyesenterprises.com/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitHave suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xhIf9ltgedA----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Lana Coronado: https://youtu.be/6pxWPbDvMb8Ali Tarafdar and Brucker Krafft from Labruta Capital: https://youtu.be/q_XGvUujdVMRudy Upshaw: https://youtu.be/r3hey09geG8Aaron Bud: https://youtu.be/ObBZoOdrkmMJosh Ploch: https://youtu.be/a0kYduCvP_YJoel Ankney: https://youtu.be/JV9oTuehzlQDana Derricks: https://youtu.be/ETVP058IumkScotty Schindler: https://youtu.be/G9MbE_8SQ94Joshua Johnston: https://youtu.be/-pb5UatK0v0Sharon Brown: https://youtu.be/sOYT1HjXwME--------------------------------------------------Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.

After building, buying, or selling a 1⁄2 dozen of his own companies, Joe Valley helped build one of the leading online-focused M&A Advisory firms in the world. Now, after facilitating nearly 1⁄2 billion in exits, Joe has written the bestselling book The EXITpreneur’s Playbook - to help online business owners get the maximum value and best deal structure when they seek their own incredible exit.Over the last nine years, Joe has mentored thousands of online entrepreneurs whose goal is to achieve their own eventual exit. He is a ​Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional, and a frequent guest expert in mastermind groups, on podcasts, and at events for entrepreneurs worldwide.Joe's book, The EXITpreneur’s Playbook - How to Sell Your Online Business for Top Dollar - shares real-life stories of successful and failed exits, and teaches readers how to reverse engineer a pathway to their own eventual exit.Before joining the team in 2012, Joe sold his own business through Quiet Light. Joe is a Bestselling Author, Guest Speaker, Podcaster, EXITpreneur, Advisor, and Partner at Quiet Light Brokerage.--------------------------------------------------Contact Joe onLinked: linkedin.com/in/thejoevalleyWebsite: quietlight.comGet a free copy of Joe's EXITPreneur's Playbook!: https://exitpreneur.io/how2exit/Book: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B094DRTJZ8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5CV4DQ4GWWF7KT9PGVHN&tag=how2exit-20As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Each purchase supports both the author and this podcast. If you’d like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitHave suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Listen to it on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48749292Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how2exit-episode-17-joe-valley-certified-mergers-and/id1561038705?i=1000551277154Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/15m9tmMXjwga6WhljVCuKx?si=DqgaDGMrTLak0-ygGWWItQ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Lana Coronado: https://youtu.be/6pxWPbDvMb8Ali Tarafdar and Brucker Krafft from Labruta Capital: https://youtu.be/q_XGvUujdVMRudy Upshaw: https://youtu.be/r3hey09geG8Aaron Bud: https://youtu.be/ObBZoOdrkmMJosh Ploch: https://youtu.be/a0kYduCvP_YJoel Ankney: https://youtu.be/JV9oTuehzlQDana Derricks: https://youtu.be/ETVP058IumkScotty Schindler: https://youtu.be/G9MbE_8SQ94Joshua Johnston: https://youtu.be/-pb5UatK0v0Sharon Brown: https://youtu.be/sOYT1HjXwME--------------------------------------------------Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.

Arturo has been a Serial Entrepreneur and has successfully started, bought and or sold over 55 national and international companies across 18 industries, personally from his own portfolio, primarily in the small business space. He is a sought-after Consultant/Coach, 2-time Bestselling Author and Public Speaker for over 25 years. He has been involved in well over 130 business purchases, transactions, engagements and business deals over the course of his professional career. Author of Buy Yourself into an Entrepreneurship, bypass the startup risk and buy into business ownership and The Dirty Secrets to Buying a business everyone is afraid to tell you. You don't need Experience or to Risk your own money to buy your first or next business. He has and a new book coming out called Synergistic Leadership: A Return To the Basics.Important key points we talked about:-What strategy did he start with-What's the myth that people believed that's not true-If he still wants to buy another restaurant even if it has a high failure rate and low-profit margin-What is his process in developing buying criteria--------------------------------------------------Contact Arturo onLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arturo-henriquez/Website: https://businessactionnow.com/the-programs/www.arturohenriquez.comIf you’d like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitHave suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/uwN7y8AE4EQ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Zoran Sarabaca: https://youtu.be/OLqszNP7yHYJohn Andrews: https://youtu.be/vmGWbd2y5x0Chris Daigle: https://youtu.be/jHWzFGRbpD4Arturo Henriquez: https://youtu.be/uwN7y8AE4EQJoe Valley: https://youtu.be/ZQLdybxcZKsChristopher Wick: https://youtu.be/xhIf9ltgedAJonathan Brabrand: https://youtu.be/oC82Ls54CXoCarl Allen: https://youtu.be/VIU2Lqj_FY4Klint Kendrick: https://youtu.be/eJ2GICCj2TAWalker Deibel: https://youtu.be/xoUH_Ixeook--------------------------------------------------Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.

With over 20 years of experience in digital marketing, direct response marketing, affiliate program development & management, and business development, Chris is known for his success in scaling companies quickly; making the growth easy; and keeping the owners sane in the process. Having taken several companies beyond the $100m mark, Chris is an expert at all areas of the growth cycle for SMEs who are leveraging digital marketplaces, digital advertising, affiliate marketing, M&A and acquisition entrepreneurship.--------------------------------------------------Contact Chris onLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doctordaigle/Website: http://www.daygullstrategic.com/-http://www.chrisdaigle.com/If you’d like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitHave suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Listen to it on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48578605Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how2exit-episode-16-chris-daigle-with-over-20-years/id1561038705?i=1000550492976Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/23l7bPpgggNRrMXbrYhVgS?si=nEeP8UK4QPyNWg3N-_M8cw----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Zoran Sarabaca: https://youtu.be/OLqszNP7yHYJohn Andrews: https://youtu.be/vmGWbd2y5x0Chris Daigle: https://youtu.be/jHWzFGRbpD4Arturo Henriquez: https://youtu.be/uwN7y8AE4EQJoe Valley: https://youtu.be/ZQLdybxcZKsChristopher Wick: https://youtu.be/xhIf9ltgedAJonathan Brabrand: https://youtu.be/oC82Ls54CXoCarl Allen: https://youtu.be/VIU2Lqj_FY4Klint Kendrick: https://youtu.be/eJ2GICCj2TAWalker Deibel: https://youtu.be/xoUH_Ixeook--------------------------------------------------Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.

John Andrews is an experienced corporate/commercial lawyer in London. He specializes in business sales/ acquisitions and drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.--------------------------------------------------Contact John onLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-andrews-1468435/Website: https://www.jmw.co.uk/If you’d like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitHave suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Listen to it on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48502191Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/john-andrews-interview-highlights-corporate-partner/id1561038705?i=1000549713542Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WK80biijvd70WFQWRnUBZ?si=Jjg_ZWaXTjOnu7K_ZlOo8Q----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Zoran Sarabaca: https://youtu.be/OLqszNP7yHYJohn Andrews: https://youtu.be/vmGWbd2y5x0Chris Daigle: https://youtu.be/jHWzFGRbpD4Arturo Henriquez: https://youtu.be/uwN7y8AE4EQJoe Valley: https://youtu.be/ZQLdybxcZKsChristopher Wick: https://youtu.be/xhIf9ltgedAJonathan Brabrand: https://youtu.be/oC82Ls54CXoCarl Allen: https://youtu.be/VIU2Lqj_FY4Klint Kendrick: https://youtu.be/eJ2GICCj2TAWalker Deibel: https://youtu.be/xoUH_Ixeook--------------------------------------------------Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.

Started his venture in Santa Monica and is now one of the founders of XOXO Capital. Was head of dev for a while at a venture studio and CTO of a venture-backed AI company. We talked about the criteria he's looking for in buying SaaS, what's the multiple for a well-running SaaS, other areas he's interested in and much more!--------------------------------------------------Contact Andrew onTwitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewPiernoLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-pierno/Website: https://xo.capital/If you’d like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitHave suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/zg2NJt4BoT8----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Zoran Sarabaca: https://youtu.be/OLqszNP7yHYJohn Andrews: https://youtu.be/vmGWbd2y5x0Chris Daigle: https://youtu.be/jHWzFGRbpD4Arturo Henriquez: https://youtu.be/uwN7y8AE4EQJoe Valley: https://youtu.be/ZQLdybxcZKsChristopher Wick: https://youtu.be/xhIf9ltgedAJonathan Brabrand: https://youtu.be/oC82Ls54CXoCarl Allen: https://youtu.be/VIU2Lqj_FY4Klint Kendrick: https://youtu.be/eJ2GICCj2TAWalker Deibel: https://youtu.be/xoUH_Ixeook--------------------------------------------------Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.

Lane Carrick has started, grown, merged, bought, and sold multiple businesses in his career. He was the founder and CEO of Sovereign Wealth Management, the founding shareholder and Board Chairman of Triumph Bank, and a founder and Director of B.B. King's Blues Club, Inc. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas where he serves as an Instructor in the Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business Leadership Center where he has received eight Teaching Excellence Awards. Most recently he has taught Mergers & Acquisitions and Alternative Investments to MBA students. He also serves as the Managing Director of The 86 Group, a boutique business brokerage and investment banking firm. He's currently representing fifteen businesses across the state of Texas as a sell-side advisor - helping them maximize the proceeds received through the sale of their companies. --------------------------------------------------Contact Lane onLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/b-lane-carrick-m-sc-65a728/Website: https://the86group.com/If you’d like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitHave suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/cAEGiqiieQw----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Zoran Sarabaca: https://youtu.be/OLqszNP7yHYJohn Andrews: https://youtu.be/vmGWbd2y5x0Chris Daigle: https://youtu.be/jHWzFGRbpD4Arturo Henriquez: https://youtu.be/uwN7y8AE4EQJoe Valley: https://youtu.be/ZQLdybxcZKsChristopher Wick: https://youtu.be/xhIf9ltgedAJonathan Brabrand: https://youtu.be/oC82Ls54CXoCarl Allen: https://youtu.be/VIU2Lqj_FY4Klint Kendrick: https://youtu.be/eJ2GICCj2TAWalker Deibel: https://youtu.be/xoUH_Ixeook--------------------------------------------------Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.

With 15+ years of experience in starting, growing, buying and selling businesses, Jeanette is passionate about building value in a business through innovations, systems and empowering people so that a business can run itself. And, she has successfully done so with all of her previous businesses in Sweden. During her time as an entrepreneur Jeanette has created almost 10,000 jobs and at the same time had over 1000 employees in a single company. Her core strengths are strategy and vision, leadership, creating systems, order, and healthy finances, increasing shareholder value and preparing a company for exit. She is currently a founding Partner of Advantos - a small investment firm who buys and rolls up SME Companies in Europe. www.advantos.com--------------------------------------------------Contact Jeanette onLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanettegorosch/Website: www.advantos.comIf you’d like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitHave suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/rOPUL_3K_Qw----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Zoran Sarabaca: https://youtu.be/OLqszNP7yHYJohn Andrews: https://youtu.be/vmGWbd2y5x0Chris Daigle: https://youtu.be/jHWzFGRbpD4Arturo Henriquez: https://youtu.be/uwN7y8AE4EQJoe Valley: https://youtu.be/ZQLdybxcZKsChristopher Wick: https://youtu.be/xhIf9ltgedAJonathan Brabrand: https://youtu.be/oC82Ls54CXoCarl Allen: https://youtu.be/VIU2Lqj_FY4Klint Kendrick: https://youtu.be/eJ2GICCj2TAWalker Deibel: https://youtu.be/xoUH_Ixeook--------------------------------------------------Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.

Zoran became a broker after the frustration of selling his own Electrical business and prides himself on working with owners, being honest with them, and helping them market the business in a way that will actually sell. Join us as we chat with Zoran about being a business broker, coming up with a proper valuation for a business that wants to sell, and what he's learned having completed hundreds of transactions.--------------------------------------------------Contact Zoran onLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoran-sarabaca-bba2a38/Website: http://www.xcllusive.com.au/If you’d like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitHave suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/OLqszNP7yHY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Zoran Sarabaca: https://youtu.be/OLqszNP7yHYJohn Andrews: https://youtu.be/vmGWbd2y5x0Chris Daigle: https://youtu.be/jHWzFGRbpD4Arturo Henriquez: https://youtu.be/uwN7y8AE4EQJoe Valley: https://youtu.be/ZQLdybxcZKsChristopher Wick: https://youtu.be/xhIf9ltgedAJonathan Brabrand: https://youtu.be/oC82Ls54CXoCarl Allen: https://youtu.be/VIU2Lqj_FY4Klint Kendrick: https://youtu.be/eJ2GICCj2TAWalker Deibel: https://youtu.be/xoUH_Ixeook--------------------------------------------------Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/how2exit-buy-don-t-build-m-a-of-small-businesses--4859429/support.