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Episodes
What do Oil Field Drilling, Cannabis Farming and internet marketplaces have in common? - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 85
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) and Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) are joined by David Rontal (@davidrontal) to talk about the Oil & Gas Industry, its v...
Why are hiring processes broken? With Brad Smart Topgrading Founder & CEO - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 84
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Girdley (@Girdley), Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA), and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) are joined by Brad Smart (@DrBradSmart) to talk about th...
Can you grow a business in a shrinking market? – Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 83
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is an encore episode of our original episode 24.Michael Girdley (@Girdley) and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) are joined by John Wilson (@WilsonC...
How Great Operators Win! How PE does it like pros with Mark Brooks - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 82
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Do Title Insurance Companies Make Bank?! with Industry Expert Mark Fleming Jr. - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 81
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) are joined by Mark Fleming Jr. (@MarkFlemingJr) to discuss 2 Title insurance companie...
How One Tweet Led to One SMB Acquisition! - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 80
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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What do Investors want? - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 79
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) and Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) are joined by Bradford Hardin(@bradford_hardin), Banking & FinTech Partner at @DWTlaw...
Do you want to own a union-based business?? | A Commercial Roofing Company and an eCommerce Retail Brand - Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 78
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deals Episode!Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) talk union labor in commercial roofing businesses, finance, wages, sell...
Pool Construction Companies Are Hot. Are They a Good Investment? - Acquisitions Anonymous e77
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Girdley (@Girdley), Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) are joined by Jake Greer (LinkedIn) to discuss 2 Pool con...
Business Broker Secrets with Clint Fiore - Acquisitions Anonymous e76
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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SBA Loan Secrets with Heather Endresen - Acquisitions Anonymous e75
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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The Seller Bolted After a Week! War Stories with guest Reg Zeller - Acquisitions Anonymous e74
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) is joined by Reg Zeller (@RegZeller) to discuss his journey from the corporate world into entrepreneurship, where he sha...
Skincare co's are hot. Do you want to own one?? | 2 Skin Care eCommerce Businesses for sale | Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 73
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Girdley (@Girdley), Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) discuss 2 eCommerce deals in today's episode. An eCo...
A travel agency where you can garnish wages to collect?! | A travel agency and a landscape management business for sale - Acquisitions Anonymous e72
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want to receive this listing in your inbox? Signup for our weekly newsletter:https://landing-newsletter.acquanon.com/-----Michael Girdley (@Girdley), ...
20mm for a K-Pop Website?! - Acquisitions Anonymous e71
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Girdley (@Girdley), Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) discuss 2 fantastic deals in today's episode. An Onl...
How to hire great people - Acquisitions Anonymous e70
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you make a repeatable, scalable, unbeatable Hiring system? Michael Girdley (@Girdley) walks us through his take on hiring. Save on resources in...
Selling $9mm of golf clubs a year?! - Acquisitions Anonymous e69
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined this week by Justin Turner (Twitter @JustinNicholasT), Partner at Traction Capital.He is an experienced finance professional with a ...
I bought a business. Now what? Learn with us from an expert - e67
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a short session with Dzmitry Miranovich (Twitter: @dzmitry9), he is Co-Founder at Associated Veterinary Partners, which is a roll-up o...
Analyzing Software Businesses for Sale with Steve Divitkos, experienced industry CEO - e66
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined this week by Steve Divitkos, Search Fund Investor & former CEO of Microdea.Steve has a background in private equity investing an...
Franchisor and a Vertical Saas for sale - Andrew Swiler, CEO, First Principles - e65
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined this week by Andrew Swiler, CEO, First Principles from Barcelona, Spain.He's the CEO of First Principles, investments in small ...
How to find the expected benchmarks and KPIs for your industry? - e64
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a group discussion with special guest, Mitchell Baldridge (twitter: @baldridgeCPA) CEO of Baldridge Financial (https://baldridgefinanc...
Two Landscaping Businesses for Sale - Mike Loftus CEO of Connor's Landscaping - e62
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined this week by Mike Loftus, CEO of Connor's Landscaping in Orange County, CA.He's growing a landscaping business in Southern...
How to Not Run Out of Cash in Your Business? - e63
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're trying some new content-type experiments for 2022. This episode is a group discussion with special guest, Mitchell Baldridge (twitter: @b...
Two Manufacturing Businesses for Sale - Brent Beshore - Founder and CEO at Permanent Equity - ep61
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Want to receive this listing in your inbox? Signup for our weekly newsletter:https://landing-newsletter.acquanon.com/----Joined this week by Brent Bes...
Two Vice Businesses for Sale - Acquisitions Anonymous - e60
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we review two businesses for sale in the Vice sector. No guest so you get us 100%!-----Thanks to our sponsors!David C Barnett Small Busines...
Two MRO Businesses for Sale - Josh Schultz (ENCORE episode) - e59
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is one of our favorites for the year.Josh Schultz (twitter: @joshuamschultz) who helps us through two deals in the MRO (maint...
An Asphalt Surfacer and a Dry Bulk Business - e58
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joined this week by special Twitter anonymous guest (@guessworkinvesting), we talk two really cool companies for sale. Guesswork is super cool in th...
Lifeguard Staffing and Septic Businesses (Encore Episode) - e57
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New Episode Alert featuring baller @WilsonCompanies as a special guest!We talk about 2 businesses for sale!-$5mm pool services and lifeguard staffing ...
Pool Construction Company for Sale - Xavier Helgesen Co-CEO Enduring Ventures - e56
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a pool construction company episode!Joined by Xavier Helgesen, we go deep into this business as well as learn a ton about his holding compan...
Dumpster Business for Sale (Encore Episode) - e55
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week is an encore episode of our original episode 13. Mikel Berger and Daryl Starr of LEV Capital join us to nerd out about a dumpster business ...
Two Veterinary Clinics for Sale - Dzmitry Miranovich - Co-Founder at Associated Veterinary Partners - e54
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a vet clinic episode! Our guest this week is Dzmitry Miranovich. He is Co-Founder at Associated Veterinary Partners, which is a roll-up of v...
Two SBA Businesses for Sale - Heather Endresen of Live Oak Bank - e53
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Want to receive this listings in your inbox? Signup for our weekly newsletter:https://landing-newsletter.acquanon.com/-----Guest is Heather Endresen, ...
Two Real Estate Adjacent Businesses for Sale - Acquisitions Anonymous - e52
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We look at two real estate small businesses for sale. One is a home staging business in Silicon Valley. The second is a specialty real estate apprai...
Two CPG/Retail Turnarounds - Michael Yarmo - Managing Director at Newpoint Advisors Corporation - ep51
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guest is Michael Yarmo, Managing Director at Newpoint Advisors Corporation. Michael is a turnaround specialist. He and his firm work on helping strug...
Two Online Businesses for Sale - Ari Ozick of HRX Capital - Acquisitions Anonymous - e50
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined by Ari Ozick, who is a partner of HRX Capital. They buy distressed digital businesses. Our guest co-host is Franco Pere...
Two Plumbing Companies for Sale - John Wilson of Wilson Companies - e49
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guest this week is John Wilson, CEO of Wilson Companies. It is a privately owned group of companies diversified in Construction, Home Service, Real E...
Two Landscaping Businesses for Sale - Mike Botkin of Benchmark Group - e48
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're joined by the badass Mike Botkin of the Benchmark Group out of Florida. We analyze two landscaping businesses for sale.Enjoy!----...
Two Truck Stops for Sale - Guest Tanner Doss of El Cap Holdings - Acquisitions Anonymous - e47
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Truck stop episode! This week, we're joined by Tanner Doss (COO of El Cap Holdings / https://www.elcapholdings.com/tanner). Tanner has a long c...
Two Logistics Businesses For Sale - Ep46
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joined this week by Aaron Rubin of ShipHero (shiphero.com / https://twitter.com/AaronandML), we talk logistics!= $26mm Third-Party Logistics in Las Ve...
$800k/yr cleaning business in Midland, TX / a $565k/yr window cleaning business in San Antonio, TX - ep45
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're joined by guest Bryant Suellentrop (https://twitter.com/SullyBusiness) as he drops some science on the cleaning space! We revie...
$900k revenue parking lot at Houston Hobby airport / $5mm railroad terminal logistics business - ep 44
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joined this week by guest Brandon Laughridge (https://twitter.com/laughridge and http://www.brandonlaughridge.com/), the team talks about two small bu...
$900k Financial Advisory Practice / $6.8mm Underground Utilities Contractor - Ep 43
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joined this week by guest Mitchell Baldridge (CEO of Baldridge Financial Services in Houston, TX), we talk two deals for sale:- $900k Financial Adviso...
$900k Moving and Storage Company / $500k Rural Mini-Storage - e42
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined this week by Nick Huber (Twitter: @sweatystartup) and CEO of Bolt Storage (http://www.boltstorage.com).We review two small businesse...
$5mm revenue online seller of Lego Minifigures /$2mm revenue niche publication in the livestock industry - e41
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joined this week by Alex E Bridgeman (https://www.alexbridgeman.com/ and https://twitter.com/aebridgeman), we review two small businesses currently fo...
$1.3mm distributor of industrial supplies in TN / $2.2mm fastener and industrial supply distributor in GA - e40
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined by Josh Schultz (twitter: @joshuamschultz) who helps us through two deals in the MRO (maintenance, repair, operations) e...
$3mm Clean Beauty Skincare Brand / $4.7mm Diversified Pet Health Brand - e39
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With special guest co-host of John Walsh of Elements Brands, we welcome guest Kelcey Lehrich of ecommerce brand holding company 365 Holdings.We talk t...
$430k Condo Property Manager in Florida / $692k Property Manager in Nevada - e38
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joined this week by special guest Peter Lohmann out of Columbus, OH, your fearless hosts discuss two deals: - $430k Condo Property Manager in Florida...
$500k CAD Drainage Business in Canada / $880k CAD Profitable Equipment and Party Rental Business - e37
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joined by special guest Morgan Tate of Paratus Business Resources (paratusbr.com), we analyze two deals:- $500k CAD Drainage Business in Canada- $880k...
$13mm Scaffolding Rental Company in Minnesota / $8.4mm Stationery Company - e36
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We get together this week to talk about two deals:- a $13mm Scaffolding Rental Company in Minnesota - an $8.4mm Stationery Company mostly serving the...
A $2.6mm manufacturer of pitching machines / a $7.5mm e-commerce retailer of firearms and accessories - e35
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joined by special guest Molson Hart @molson_hart, we analyze two small businesses for sale:- Spinball, a $2.6mm manufacturer of pitching machines- a $...
$4.4mm Commerical Sign Company / $6.5mm Liquor Store - e34
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have special guest Devin Wanzor of Stillwater, OK. We analyze two small businesses for sale: - a $4.4mm Commerica Sign Company - a $6.5...
$2mm Landscaping Services Business / $650k Charleston Custom Homebuilder - e33
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two deals discussed this week on the pod!- a $2mm Landscaping Services Business- a $650k Charleston Custom HomebuilderThese are both listener submitte...
$1.3mm carveout of IoT / supply-chain software from a BigCo - a $2.8mm maker of software for multiple gov't uses - e32
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joined this week by special guest Steve Ressler! We talk about two deals for sale:- a $1.3mm carveout of IoT / supply-chain software from a BigCo- a $...
$1.25mm HVAC Business - $4.1mm Blast Structure Manufacturer - e31
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With special guest Sam Leslie, we review two companies for sale this week:- $1.25mm HVAC Business - $4.1mm Blast Structure ManufacturerEnjoy!-----* D...
$13.9mm Erosion Control Business - $30mm Digital Marketing Business / e30
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two deals analyzed this wee:- a $13.9mm erosion control business in the southeast- $30mm Digital Marketing Business we think is in the political adver...
$30.2mm Revenue Private Label Cake Manufacturer - $4mm Construction Equipment Dealer / e29
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We talk two businesses currently for sale this week:- $30.2mm Revenue Private Label Cake Manufacturer in the Northeast- $4mm Construction Equipment De...
$1.7mm Revenue Amazon Automotive Tool Business / $22mm Civil Heavy Contractor in Corpus Christi - e28
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we discuss two businesses for sale:- $1.7mm Revenue Amazon Automotive Tool Business- $22mm Civil Heavy Contractor in Corpus Christi (Do yo...
$5.9mm Revenue CCTV/Security installer in SE US / $6mm Distributor of Women's Fashion - e27
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two deals discussed this week:- $5.9mm Revenue CCTV/Security installer in SE US - $6mm Distributor of Women's FashionEnjoy!-----* Do you love Ac...
A $4mm EBITDA apparel manufacturer in Iowa and Vietname / an ice machine service rental and service business in Northern CA - e26
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back this week with special guest Eric Newman (@newmanea) who is a successful searcher based out of the SF Bay Area.We talked two deals for...
A $5mm Grandstand Installation Company in Midwest / A $780k Bookkeeping and Accounting Firm - e25
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joined by our special guest, Hayden Cohen of Effectual Ventures this week.We talk about two small businesses currently for sale, both listener submitt...
$5mm pool services and lifeguard staffing co / $2mm septic services business - e24
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New Episode Alert featuring baller @WilsonCompanies as a special guest!We talk about 2 businesses for sale!-$5mm pool services and lifeguard staffing ...
A $519k ARR Shopify-ecosystem Saas business / A $1.1mm DTC sexual wellness company - e23
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New episode alert!We talk two businesses for sale on @microacquire with CEO @agazdecki.-a $519k ARR Shopify-ecosystem Saas business-a $1.1mm DTC sexua...
A $1.1mm funeral home service provider - A $700k custom sign manufacturer and installer - e22
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by special guest Deepa Talwar (@deepatalwar1) this week!Deepa is a former early Uber and Stripe employee who is running a self-funde...
A $4mm niche manufacturer in the middle of nowhere / A graffiti removal business - e21
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We examine two small businesses for sale:- A $4mm niche manufacturer in the middle of nowhere- A graffiti removal businessIf you have a small business...
A $1.6mm revenue Amazon-based supplier of pet products / $300k vendor of bath tools and brushes - e20
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New episode with special guest Molson Hart of Viahart!We look at two companies for sale:- a $1.6mm revenue Amazon-based supplier of consumable pet pro...
A $73k ARR Shopify Connector - Colorado $5mm CNC Machine Shop - e19
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two companies for sale get discussed this week:- A $73k ARR Shopify Connector Saas - A Colorado front-range $5mm CNC Machine Shop -----* Do you love...
A $10mm hard-money lender in Texas - A $2.7mm equipment rental business in CO / e18
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we examine two listener-submitted small businesses for sale:- A $10mm hard-money lender in Texas - A $2.7mm equipment rental business in C...
A process server in the southeast US & a nursery business with land in the midwest - e17
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk two businesses for sale.-A process server in the southeast US-A nursery business with land in the midwestGot a small biz listing fo...
Two Men and a Truck Franchises - e16
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We go deep into a couple of franchises of Two Men and Truck for sale with a strategic acquirer, Nathan Bocock (not on Twitter).-----* Do you love Acqu...
A niche motorcyle accessories manufacturer - A falling knife e-commerce business / e15
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Back to talk two small businesses for sale this week:- A niche motorcycle accessories manufacturer - A falling knife e-commerce business / S1e15-----...
A Family Entertainment Center Chain in the South / A tiny hardwood flooring contractor - Acquisitions Anonymous e14
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back for the new year with another episode!We analyze two fun small businesses for sale this week:-A Family Entertainment Center Chain in t...
Dumpster Roll-off Business in SE USA - Acquisitions Anonymous e13
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two special guests this week:Mikel Berger and Daryl Starr of LEV Capital join us to nerd out about a dumpster business for sale in the SE USA!Great ep...
Small community real estate publication / Anesthesiology service provider - Acquisitions Anonymous e12
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we discuss two businesses for sale (both user-submitted!):- A small community real estate for sale publication in a resort town- An anesthe...
A Crawlspace Repair Franchise for Sale / A Small Watch Broker Business - Acquisitions Anonymous e11
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we discuss two businesses for sale:- A Crawlspace Repair Franchise for Sale- A Small Watch Broker BusinessThanks for listening!-----* Do yo...
A branded highly-rated Amazon FBA pet consumables brand / Yet another Saas for web scraping - Acquisitions Anonymous e10
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New episode published!We analyze two companies for sale/sold:- A branded highly-rated Amazon FBA pet consumables brand - Yet another tiny Saas for we...
A chain of transmission repair shops - A FBA by Amazon maker of beard oils - Acquisitions Anonymous e9
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about two businesses for sale:- A chain of transmission repair shops on the East Coast of the US- A FBA by Amazon maker of beard oil...
Graphic design firm / A Texas-focused niche media business - Acquisitions Anonymous e8
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk about two small businesses for sale:- an "all you can eat" graphic design firm (user submitted!)- a Texas-focused niche m...
A Gov't contractor that does *everything* / Orange Theory Franchises - Acquisitions Anonymous e7
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk about two businesses for sale:-A Gov't contractor that does *everything*-Orange Theory Franchises-----* Do you love Acquanon a...
A seasonal costume company moving online; An electrical contractor in farm country - Acquisitions Anonymous e6
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have two deals:* A seasonal costume company moving online and struggling a bit with that* An electrical contractor in farm country with a...
Tiny Saas for high velocity hiring of low-level people, High variety construction firm - Acquisitions Anonymous e5
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for Episode 5!This week, we talk about two deals:- A tiny saas focused on hiring process acceleration- A very profitable construction com...
A micro-sized D2C beauty Co, West Coast Solar Installer - Acquisitions Anonymous e3
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about two SMB M&A deals:* A micro-sized D2C beauty company* A large, fast growing west coast residential solar installer-----* D...
Acquiring a Houston Bar, A Mud Beauty Mask Co, Another Beauty Mask Co - Acquisitions Anonymous e2
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about three SMB M&A deals:* Acquiring a Houston Bar* A Mud Beauty Mask Co* Another Beauty Mask Co-----* Do you love Acquanon and...
Vertical Saas, Painting Contractor, Engineering firm - Pilot Episode - E1
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Topics this week:- What the heck is this podcast about?- We look at three businesses for sale:1) Vertical Saas Software for asset managers2) A very sp...