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.

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 

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 

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 

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/ 

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 

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/ 

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

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 

Jodie Cook, an entrepreneur who designed her business around her life, discusses topics such as consciously designing your life, selling fun businesses, systemizing your business, raising entrepreneurial kids, and the challenges of selling agencies.