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Inspired Or Acquired

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Oct 30, 2024 • 37min

POV Husband - Buying Restaurants, Real Estate & Content Creation

'POV Husband' is a genuine, funny follow on TikTok and Instagram. Prior to becoming a content creator he worked in banking and bought a business to escape his 9-5. He ended up buying a fast casual restaurant in 2020. Then they quickly bought a 2nd and 3rd location with real estate. In 2022 they decided to sell 2 of the locations. We discuss how much they made on the sale, why restaurants sell for lower multiples, and what businesses he's debating next. POV Husband on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pov_husbandPOV on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pov_husband/?hl=enPOV Husband YouTube video on restaurant profitability: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd4wrWpwHdI&t=28sClint Fiore, Bison Business: https://bisonbusiness.com/Patrick Dichter, Appletree: https://appletreebusiness.com/
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Oct 23, 2024 • 36min

Matt Cafrelli - From CPA To Home Services HoldCo

Matt Cafrelli, a former CPA, made a daring leap into acquisition entrepreneurship, partnering to create a HoldCo focused on home service businesses. He shares the thrill and challenges of acquiring a window cleaning company and a landscaping business in quick succession. The conversation dives into the booming luxury landscaping market in Texas, strategic growth tactics, and the complexities of maintaining a 50-50 business partnership. With insights on community relationships and navigating mergers, Matt provides a fascinating look at the shift from accounting to entrepreneurship.
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Oct 17, 2024 • 37min

Jesus Montelongo - Inspiring Story Of Growing Longhill Contracting to +$2.7M EBTIDA

Jesus started Longhill Contracting 7 years ago doing drywall and paint contracting for home builders and multifamily developers. They've grown organically very quickly due to Jesus' servant leadership, his great team doing great work, and housing growth in Colorado. In 2024 they're on pace for $23M revenue and $2.7M EBITDA. We discuss what his company is worth today and where he wants to take it in the next +5 years. Longhill Contracting: longhillcontracting.comJesus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesus-montelongo-18960163/Clint Fiore and Bison Business: https://bisonbusiness.com/Patrick Dichter and Appletree: https://appletreebusiness.com/
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Oct 10, 2024 • 37min

Mike Pedro - Scaling & Selling A Med Spa Group Platform

Mike Pedro and Danielle Pedro started MD Esthetics med spa in 2018. They've grown quickly to 13 locations and $2.5M EBITDA through acquisitions and brand new locations. They recently signed a Letter of Intent to join forces with a private equity group  - so we dive into how the deal happened, picking their PE partner, and their growth plans. This is a fascinating interview to hear from someone in the middle of an acquisition.MD Esthetics: https://www.mdestheticsus.com/Clint Fiore, Bison Business: https://bisonbusiness.com/Patrick Dichter, Appletree: https://appletreebusiness.com/
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Oct 2, 2024 • 43min

Johannes Hock - Leaving Private Equity Career To 10x DFW Turf

Johannes Hock, a former private equity professional, made a rapid switch to the turf industry by acquiring DFW Turf. He shares insights on scaling the business from $5M to $20M and aims for $50M in revenue. Hock discusses the thrill of operating versus investing, and the strategic acquisitions that fueled growth. He explores the shift from natural grass to turf in Texas, facing market fragmentation, and the importance of local operations and customer retention. Discover how he navigates business challenges and future opportunities in this booming sector.
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Sep 26, 2024 • 49min

Mike Botkin - Massive Landscaping Rollup & Exit Within 2 years

Mike Botkin is an incredible story of what's possible in the small to mid sized acquisitions space. He left a great job to buy a very small $780k revenue residential landscaping acquisition. Then he completed 6 more acquisitions and focused on commercial maintenance landscaping. They ended up becoming one of the top 100 biggest landscaping companies nationwide and exited - all within 2 years time. We dive into how stressful it was, how he made it happen, and his decision to sell. We also learn what he's up to now in his next venture.Mike Botkin on X: https://twitter.com/MikeBotkin_Canvas Outdoors: https://canvasoutdoors.com/Clint Fiore on X: https://twitter.com/ClintFiorePatrick Dichter on X: https://twitter.com/patrickdichter
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Sep 18, 2024 • 40min

Ryan Bakke - Quickly Scaling a CPA Firm

Ryan Bakke has built Tax Strategy 365 very quickly and his profit margins are 20-30% better than most similar tax firms. This also makes it difficult to place a value on and tough to tempt him to want to sell. We dive deep into the marketing tactics and funnel he uses to grow quickly and where his firm is headed before he tries to sell. Ryan Bakke on X: https://twitter.com/LearnLikeaCPATax Strategy 365 website: https://taxstrategy365.com/Patrick Dichter on X: https://twitter.com/patrickdichterClint Fiore on X: https://twitter.com/ClintFiore
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Sep 12, 2024 • 41min

Jordan Evans - Buying The Family Business and Scaling to $12M

Jordan Evans bought his parents small language services business and has grown it very quickly to $12M revenue. He discusses how they've growth through organic growth and additional acquisitions. And he has his sites set on $50M revenue before a possible exit.Jordan Evans on X: https://twitter.com/JordanPEvansThe Language Network: https://www.languagenetworkusa.com/
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Sep 5, 2024 • 44min

Baird Kleinsmith - Building a +$28M Storage Portfolio & LatAm Staffing Firm

Baird Kleinsmith is a savvy entrepreneur who built a self-storage portfolio worth over $28M and founded HireLATAM, an offshore staffing firm. He shares the journey from corporate life to successful investments, revealing critical financial strategies and his experiences with challenging property acquisitions. Baird discusses effective hiring practices in Latin America, team dynamics, and the balance between scaling his business and personal satisfaction. His insights on turning around underperforming properties are both practical and inspiring.
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Aug 28, 2024 • 38min

Jeff Toren - Top Franchise Entrepreneur Shares Highs and Lows

Jeff Toren owns two franchise concepts in Philadelphia - 7 KitchenTuneUp locations and 2 iLoveKickBoxing locations. He's been the #1 franchisee for sales in KitchenTuneUp prior years and in the top performers for iLoveKickBoxing. But the last 2-3 years have been really hard going through massive growth, then not being profitable, and currently back to stable profits. Jeff admits he's debated selling with his wife and we discuss where he wants to be financially before he sells.Jeff Toren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefftoren/Kitchen Tune Up PA website: https://www.kitchentuneup.com/main-line-pa/

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