
Let’s Buy a Business
Buying a business is a blend of process, timing, and luck. A few times a week Ryan Condie shares the deals he’s looking at in a short form podcast. Listen in on updates from investors and bankers. Whether you’re buying a business to own and operate or building up your passive income, you’ll learn what to focus on and what to avoid during acquisition.
Latest episodes

Dec 1, 2022 • 10min
Everything That Happens in Your Life
Life got a lot better when everything that happened became my fault. “Envy is the religion of the mediocre. It comforts them, it soothes their worries, and finally, it rots their souls, allowing them to justify their meanness and their greed until they believe these to be virtues.” - Carlos Ruiz Zafon Life will get a lot better when everything that happens to you becomes your fault. Episode Sponsored By Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 just by taking a demo to learn more about Divvy, sign up here: Divvy | Start or letsbuyabusiness.com/divvy Free Book - The EXITpreneur Playbook Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Stay Up to Date - Let’s Buy a Business Newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

Nov 29, 2022 • 38min
John Wilson Buys the Family Plumbing Company + 5 More Acquisitions + 900% Revenue Growth
John Wilson, an entrepreneur with experience in buying and scaling plumbing companies, discusses buying his family's plumbing business, acquiring five additional companies, achieving over 900% revenue growth. Topics include valuations, doubling business through acquisitions, scaling past $3M with systems, challenges of being a second-generation company, benefits of acquiring service-based companies, expansion through launching handyman and restoration services, significance of advertising and acquiring customers, challenges and hiring strategies in the home services industry.

Nov 24, 2022 • 7min
Turkeys and Risk… Life is Good Till It’s Not
Turkeys get fat for 999 days and then they get chopped. Turkeys and Risk. Episode Sponsored By Let’s Buy a Business: Narrowing Down My Criteria for My Business Acquisition Search Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 just by taking a demo to learn more about Divvy, sign up here: Divvy | Start or letsbuyabusiness.com/divvy Free Book - The EXITpreneur Playbook Looking for fantastic remote workers? Call to Action Book a Call with Me Stay Up to Date Newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Connect with Nassim Nicholas Taleb https://twitter.com/nntaleb

Nov 21, 2022 • 32min
How to Buy Businesses While Keeping Your Day Job with Ujwal Velagapudi
Ujwal Velagapudi bought a sports bar while keeping his day job. It was nuts. No bartender 1 hour before opening on his 1st day. Put an ad on craigslist and luckily someone showed up a few minutes before opening to handle it. That opening weekend was the busiest weekend he ever had. We dive into… How to get a deal done Risk with deals What he would do differently Why everyone thought he was crazy Ujwal is brilliant and moves fast. He knows his comfort level and is ready to move when he sees an opportunity. Episode Sponsored By Let’s Buy a Business: Narrowing Down My Criteria for My Business Acquisition Search Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 just by taking a demo to learn more about Divvy, sign up here: Divvy | Start or letsbuyabusiness.com/divvy Free Book - The EXITpreneur Playbook Call to Action Book a Call with Me Stay Up to Date Newsletter 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Looking for fantastic remote workers? Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Connect with Ujwal Velagapudi https://www.linkedin.com/in/ujwal-velagapudi-4a457a15/ https://twitter.com/UjwalVelagapudi

Nov 17, 2022 • 10min
4 Types of Luck + Naval + How Most of My Career Stems from 1 Apartment Move in College
I dive into the 4 types of luck, 100% accountability, and how luck has played a role in 2 big successes of mine. Moving into an apartment in college and starting this podcast. Blind luck Luck from hustling Luck from preparation Luck from your unique character Episode Sponsored By Let’s Buy a Business: Narrowing Down My Criteria for My Business Acquisition Search Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 just by taking a demo to learn more about Divvy, sign up here: Divvy | Start or letsbuyabusiness.com/divvy Free Book - The EXITpreneur Playbook Call to Action Book a Call with Me 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16

Oct 31, 2022 • 19min
PPC Strategies for Searchers with Corbin White
Corbin White is a PPC expert and gives us searchers a few tips while evaluating the paid marketing accounts for a business for sale. He has spent millions on PPC so buckle up. We dive in… — Red Flags in Ad Accounts — 100 Point Google Audit — His Journey from W2 to Business Ownership Episode Sponsored By Let’s Buy a Business: Narrowing Down My Criteria for My Business Acquisition Search Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 just by taking a demo to learn more about Divvy, sign up here: Divvy | Start or letsbuyabusiness.com/divvy Free Book - The EXITpreneur Playbook Call to Action Book a Call with Me 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Connect with Corbin White https://www.youtube.com/c/ZoCoMarketing http://www.zocomarketing.com/

Oct 28, 2022 • 27min
From Selling a Business to Buying a Business Brokerage with Jessica Fialkovich
Jessica has had an incredible journey from an entrepreneur to a business broker to a business brokerage owner. Full circle multiple times. She’s a business exit expert and the #1 best-selling author. She has built the fastest-growing business brokerage firm in the US. You can learn more about her and her content at exitfactor.com We dive into… — Exiting her First Business — Buying her Next Business :) — Trends in the Market — Creative Funding for Deals Episode Sponsored By Let’s Buy a Business: Narrowing Down My Criteria for My Business Acquisition Search Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 just by taking a demo to learn more about Divvy, sign up here: Divvy | Start or letsbuyabusiness.com/divvy Free Book - The EXITpreneur Playbook Call to Action Book a Call with Me 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Connect with Jessica Fialkovich http://jessicafialkovich.com/ http://exitfactor.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicafialkovich

Oct 25, 2022 • 25min
How Entrepreneurs Get Health Insurance in 2022 with Jason Ferguson
Jason Ferguson is an incredible health insurance broker and has spent 20+ years working with entrepreneurs. This episode is for: Mainly for US listeners. He is free to use for Utah, Missouri, Texas, and Arizona. Episode Sponsored By Let’s Buy a Business: Narrowing Down My Criteria for My Business Acquisition Search Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 just by taking a demo to learn more about Divvy, sign up here: Divvy | Start or letsbuyabusiness.com/divvy Free Book - The EXITpreneur Playbook Call to Action Book a Call with Me 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Episode Resources http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Connect with Jason Ferguson http://www.healthcare.gov/ http://www.fergusoninsurance.com/

Oct 21, 2022 • 6min
Business Listing: SBA Pre-Qual, 19-Year-Old eCom Computer Business | 1.5% Paid Advertising on $4.7M Rev + $578K SDE
This is one of my own listings. I usually separate the podcast from brokers, but I think this business could be interesting for many listeners. REVENUE $4,741,323 INCOME $578,386 MULTIPLE 3.49x Asking Price: $2,020,000 + Inventory Starting in 2004, this e-commerce business has long been the go-to source for day traders, stock traders, and financial markets buying their multi-monitor computer systems. This business is loved in the industry because of its nearly two decades of exceptional customer service and high-quality computer systems. The trailing 12 months of revenue is $4.7M and SDE is $578K. Episode Resources Connect with Ryan Condie http://linkedin.com/in/ryancondie http://letsbuyabusiness.com/ https://forms.gle/RRcXpe3dK7pNGqv16 Call to Action SBA Pre-Qual, 19-Year-Old eCom Computer Business | 1.5% Paid Advertising on $4.7M Rev + $578K SDE | Quiet Light Book a Call with Me

Oct 14, 2022 • 22min
They Got Acquired with Lexi Grant
Lexi Grant is a builder of companies, people, content, and of profit. Her sweet spot is the intersection of content and business. In early 2021, Lexi sold The Write Life, a brand for writers she’d grown as a side business for eight years. Previously, from 2015-2019, she served as EVP of Content at The Penny Hoarder, a personal finance media company. She joined as the third employee after my content agency was acquired. Her latest project is They Got Acquired, a content company. Their mission is to redefine startup success by sharing stories of acquisitions between $100k-$50M. It’s an amazing site, podcast, and newsletter. Highly recommend signing up now. We dive into… - Her 2 Exits - Why She was Acquired and What Does That Mean? - They Got Acquired Newsletter and Podcast Episode Sponsored By Let’s Buy a Business: Narrowing Down My Criteria for My Business Acquisition Search Exclusive to Let’s Buy a Business podcast, get $25 just by taking a demo to learn more about Divvy, sign up here: Divvy | Start or letsbuyabusiness.com/divvy Free Book - The EXITpreneur Playbook Call to Action Book a Call with Me 10 Step Video series to Finding a Company to Buy Episode Resources Connect with Lexi Grant https://theygotacquired.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/they-got-acquired/ https://twitter.com/TheyGotAcquired https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-got-acquired/id1612989232 https://alexisgrant.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisgrant https://twitter.com/alexisgrant