The SMB Deal Hunter Podcast
Helen Guo
Every week, Helen Guo interviews successful acquisition entrepreneurs, independent sponsors, and investors who have acquired businesses. Learn how to buy a business rather than starting one from scratch from those who have done it themselves.
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Apr 17, 2024 • 57min
How This Serial Acquisition Entrepreneur Left His Corporate Career and Bought 10 Businesses
Join me as I interview serial acquisition entrepreneur Ujwal Velagapudi.Ujwal left his corporate career working in supply chain management to buy small businesses. His experience spans a variety of industries, from buying a local sports bar and gym (among others) to now focusing on amusement vending machines. _______________________________👉 Sign Up For Free to the SMB Deal Hunter Newsletter: https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz🤝 Work With Me to Help You Buy a Business: https://pro.smbdealhunter.xyz
Apr 10, 2024 • 1h 5min
How This Acquisition Entrepreneur Left a Career in Corporate America to Buy a Print Shop
Join me as I interview successful entrepreneur Connor Pera.Connor left his career working in marketing for a large CPG company to buy a business.He’s now the proud owner of The Print Authority, a print shop in Nashville. _______________________________👉 Sign Up For Free to the SMB Deal Hunter Newsletter: https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz🤝 Work With Me to Help You Buy a Business: https://pro.smbdealhunter.xyz
Apr 3, 2024 • 19min
What You Need To Know About Buying a Business with the SBA 7a Loan
Join me as I interview Elyse Gonzales, VP of SBA Lending at Live Oak Bank.Live Oak Bank is the #1 SBA lender in the country based on SBA loan volume.
Apr 2, 2024 • 38min
How This Former Consultant Acquired An Ice Cream Shop
Join me as I interview successful acquisition entrepreneur Shawn Allard.Shawn was a former consultant and left his corporate 9-5 to get into business buying.He’s now the proud owner of a fast-growing ice cream company in Arizona, Novel Ice Cream._______________________________👉 Sign Up For Free to the SMB Deal Hunter Newsletter: https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz🤝 Work With Me to Help You Buy a Business: https://pro.smbdealhunter.xyz
Mar 26, 2024 • 48min
How This Tech Employee Turned First-Time Acquisition Entrepreneur Bought Two Businesses at Once
Join me as I interview successful acquisition entrepreneur Mike Okhravi.Mike was a former tech employee and left his W2 to get into business buying.He’s now the proud owner of a garage flooring business and a towing company. The crazy part? Even though Mike was a first-timer, he bought these two businesses within 35 days of each other. _______________________________👉 Sign Up For Free to the SMB Deal Hunter Newsletter: https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz🤝 Work With Me to Help You Buy a Business: https://pro.smbdealhunter.xyz
Mar 20, 2024 • 53min
How This Entrepreneur Bought a $1.3M Home Service Biz and Sold it to PE for $5.8M a Few MONTHS Later
Join me as I interview successful acquisition entrepreneur Steve Keller.We discuss how Steve went from being a cameraman with zero business background to buying and selling two crime scene cleanup businesses._______________________________👉 Sign Up For Free to the SMB Deal Hunter Newsletter: https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz🤝 Work With Me to Help You Buy a Business: https://pro.smbdealhunter.xyz
Mar 20, 2024 • 34min
How This Acquisition Entrepreneur Pivoted from Startups to Buying 800+ ATM Routes In Under 3 years
Join me as I interview successful acquisition entrepreneur Mitchell Sorkin.Mitchell left the startup world after bootstrapping his business Stack Influence to $1M. He then got into acquisition entrepreneurship by buying ATM routes. Mitchell first bought 3 ATMs in Oct. '21 and now owns 800+ ATMs. _______________________________👉 Sign Up For Free to the SMB Deal Hunter Newsletter: https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz🤝 Work With Me to Help You Buy a Business: https://pro.smbdealhunter.xyz
Mar 12, 2024 • 50min
How This Entrepreneur Acquired, Grew, and Sold the Largest Hood Cleaning Business in Utah in 2 Years
Join me as I interview successful acquisition entrepreneur Nate Packer.Nate acquired a kitchen hood cleaning business for $928k in Jan '22 and sold the business for $2.07M in Dec '23. During this time, he grew EBITDA from ~$300k to $515k and revenue from $800k to $1.45M. _______________________________👉 Sign Up For Free to the SMB Deal Hunter Newsletter: https://join.smbdealhunter.xyz🤝 Work With Me to Help You Buy a Business: https://pro.smbdealhunter.xyz
