JackQuisitions - Small Business Acquisitions in Home Service
Episodes
Why Modular Car Washes Are Going To Dominate the Next Decade
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jack believes the next big opportunity in the car wash industry isn’t another massive tunnel wash—it’s modular in-bay automatic car washes.In th...
How to Start a Septic Business in 2026 (Without Wasting Money)
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most people think starting a septic business begins with a truck, a logo, or a website. According to Jack, that’s exactly backwards.In this episode ...
Why Coca-Cola Paid $4.1B for Vitamin Water
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Coca-Cola didn’t buy Vitamin Water for the product—it bought relevance.As consumers moved away from soda, Coke made a $4.1B bet on positioning, di...
Why Gamers Become Elite Business Owners (5 Traits That Win)
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gamers make some of the best business operators—and it has nothing to do with coding or screen time.This isn’t about hobbies. It’s about how hig...
Keurig’s $10B Coffee Play: The Private Equity Strategy Hiding in Plain Sight
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Keurig Dr Pepper is making a massive move—acquiring one of the largest coffee platforms in the world. But this isn’t just another beverage deal. I...
When Growth Hides Bad Economics (Epic Games Case Study)
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Epic just laid off over 1,000 employees—nearly 20% of the company. Not because Fortnite failed, but because growth slowed—and the model behind it...
Ownership > Endorsement: Shaq’s Business Playbook
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Shaq lost his biggest shoe deal—at his peak.Not because he failed, but because it forced him to rethink the game entirely.In this episode, Jack brea...
Why Eddie Bauer Failed After 100 Years
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie Bauer is shutting down its stores—after more than 100 years in business.Not because people stopped buying jackets, but because the business sl...
Why Apple Killed the iPod at Its Peak (And What It Means for Your Business)
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apple killed the iPod—at its peak.Not because it was failing, but because they saw what was coming next.In this episode, Jack breaks down why Apple ...
Thinking About Buying a Car Detailing Business? Watch This First.
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thinking About Buying a Car Detailing Business? Watch This First.Car detailing looks like the perfect business.Low startup cost. Strong margins. Flexi...
How Car Wash Businesses Make Money (And Where They Fail)
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Car Washes Aren’t What You Think — The Models That Make (or Lose) MillionsCar washes look like the perfect “easy business.”Recurring membershi...
The Best Business to Start After AI Takes Your Job
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI Is Crushing Graphic Design Jobs — Here’s the Business I’d Start InsteadAI has already started commoditizing large parts of graphic design. Ca...
Ford’s $40B Bet: Why Killing Their Sedans Saved the Company
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ford’s $40B Bet: Why Killing Their Sedans Saved the CompanyIn 2018, Ford made a shocking decision: they killed almost their entire sedan lineup in N...
The Slow Collapse of Red Robin
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Red Robin was once one of the biggest gourmet burger chains in America.In the early 2000s, it was booming — bottomless fries, high-energy casual din...
Watch This BEFORE Your Buy/Start A Laundromat Business
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Watch this before buying a laundromat.It’s marketed as passive income. Simple. Set it and forget it. That’s not reality.A laundromat can absolute...
Watch This BEFORE Your Buy/Start A Junk Removal Business
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Junk Removal: The Easiest Business to Start — And the Easiest to Overpay ForJunk removal might be the simplest home service business to launch — n...
Watch This BEFORE Your Buy/Start An Electrical Business
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Electrical is one of the best home service businesses to own in 2026 — but it’s also one of the easiest to mess up if you enter it the wrong way.I...
Why We Quit Buying Service Vans — And You Probably Should Too
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Should Home Service Companies Stop Buying Vans?In this episode bonus feed dropped episode Owned and Operated, John Wilson is joined by Nashville opera...
The Best & Worst Businesses to Buy in 2026
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack breaks down one of the most important acquisition questions heading into 2026:What industries should you avoid...
The Real Way to Find Off-Market Deals (And Why Your First Deal Takes Longer)
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most first-time buyers take more than a year to close their first acquisition—and rushing the process is how people wash out.In this episode of Jack...
How SBA Rule Changes Are Reshaping Home Service Acquisitions
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack welcomes back Alan Peterson (First Internet Bank) to break down the SBA SOP changes that are reshaping home se...
How Peer Groups Help Operators Survive (and Scale) After Their First Acquisition
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Rand Larson, owner of Scale Path, to talk about the real reason so many operators struggle afte...
The Best $5K/Month Passive Business You Can Buy Today (Nightlife Vending)
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Micah Stanley, founder of a rapidly scaling nightlife vending business that went from one colle...
From $2.5M to $7M in 12 Months: Landscaping Roll-Up + Irrigation Acquisition Lessons
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Ian Smith, partner at South River Capital, to break down what it actually looks like to scale t...
Watch This BEFORE You Buy/Start a Pressure Washing Business
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack breaks down why pressure washing is one of the most misunderstood businesses in America—and why the “low s...
Is Rolling Up Alarm Companies the Best ETA Play in 2025?
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Collin Trimble of Alarm Masters and Entry & Exit to dig into what it really looks like to r...
Your First Acquisition Will Probably Be Your Worst (Here’s Why)
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Nathan Lindley of Done Right to dig into what it really looks like to roll up small HVAC compan...
Should YOU Buy a Business or Build One First?
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Stephen Olmon to unpack one of the spiciest ETA questions out there: should you buy a business ...
Buying a Business: How Entrepreneurs Build Real Deal Flow
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits back down with Chris Barr to talk about what real leverage looks like in a self-funded search: building s...
Why No One Is Looking at Septic… and How to Buy One Cheap
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buying a septic company is one of the highest-ROI moves in home-service M&A… if you know where to look.In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack b...
The Biggest Red Flags in Home Service Acquisitions
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buying a company is hard. Buying a job by accident is worse. In this roundtable, John Wilson (Owned & Operated) and Jack Carr break down the bigg...
From a $15K Acquisition to an $8M Home Service Business (In Just 14 Months)
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on JackQuisitions, Jack talks with Dustin Marx, founder of Mother (Modern Plumbing) — the Texas-based plumbing company that went from $15K a m...
How to Build a Security Company That Actually Closes New Deals (Entry & Exit Feed Drop)
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MORE Entry & ExitHosts Stephen Olmon and Collin Trimble get practical and tactical on winning new logos in security & life-safety. They break ...
How Regular People Get Rich Buying Boring Businesses
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should you stay sector-agnostic in ETA (entrepreneurship through acquisition) or plant a flag with a clear buy box brokers, CPAs, and attorneys can re...
#25 Watch This BEFORE You Buy/Start an HVAC Business
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should you start an HVAC business in 2026? This business is hot—sometimes literally—and it’s vital to most Americans. In this episode of JackQu...
#24 What NOBODY Tells You About Being an Entrepreneur!
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack flips the mic to bring on seasoned operator, investor, and podcast host Michael Crow. From beating stage four ...
#23 Would You Buy This? $2M Pool Business vs. 221 ATMs
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack flips the mic to bring on… JackQuisitions favorite and Owned & Operated’s own John Wilson. Together th...
#22 Why Most Plumbing Businesses Get Stuck at $1 Million!
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Patrick Lange of Business Modification Group to unpack what really drives (and drags down) HVAC...
#21 What Happens When Your Boss Is Younger Than You?
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this part two, Jack sits back down with Chris Cisneros of Diamond Plumbing—this time diving deep into acquisitions, market entry strategy, and le...
#20 What We Wish We Knew Before Our Business Journey
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Chris Cisneros of Diamond Plumbing live at the Miami Meetup. Chris shares his incredible journe...
#19 Is Buying A Small Business Worth It In 2025?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down in Akron, Ohio with Matt, who just closed on his very first acquisition: a 75-year-old HVAC and refr...
#18 SBA Acquisition Gone Wrong? Here’s Why the Deal Collapsed
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack catches up with Chris Barr, who returns with a hard but valuable update: his most recent deal is officially de...
#17 From a Truck to $10M+ HVAC Empire
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Jeff Bates, a Michigan-based operator who went from running trucks in the heat to owning and gr...
#16 How to Buy a Profitable Company with Almost No Cash
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with Matthew Railla, a former wine industry operator turned termite company owner. After years runni...
#15 Why This HVAC Startup Failed in 10 Months | Build vs Buy
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this revealing episode of JackQuisitions, Jack sits down with his good friend Scott Horman, who attempted to build an HVAC business from the ground...
#14 This Operator Bought a Plumbing Company for $1.9M (Here’s What Went Wrong)
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
📉 Lessons From the Trenches: The Real Cost of a $1.9M Plumbing Acquisition In this brutally honest episode of Owned and Operated, John sits down w...
#13 The TRUTH About SBA Loans & Business Acquisitions
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Jackquisitions, Jack sits down with Alan Peterson from First Internet Bank to demystify the world of SBA lending for business acqui...
#12 This Deal Nearly Fell Apart, Here's What Saved It
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Jackquisitions, Jack sits down with Chris Barr—an aspiring business owner deep in the trenches of due diligence after signing a...
#11 Leaving Finance to Build a Legacy in HVAC
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buying a service business with the idea of passive income? In this episode of Jack Acquisitions, host Jack interviews Thomas Beebe, a financial adviso...
#9 How One Operator Is Making Big Waves in Business Acquisitions
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Want to buy a small business using smart deal structures like earnouts, seller financing, and low-risk offers? In this episode of Jackquisitions, host...
#10 What It Really Takes to Buy a Local Service Business in 2025
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buying a small business? In this episode of Jackquisitions, we follow Chris Barr’s journey to acquiring a pressure washing company using smart finan...
#8 Behind the Scenes of Buying a Business
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Owned and Operated, we’re diving into real-world strategies for sourcing and securing small business acquisitions. From outreach ...
#7 Trying to Buy a Business: Here’s What No One Tells You
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we’re back with part two of the Chris Barr series on Jackquisitions. Chris is three months into his journey to acquire a business ...
#6 SBA Loan Strategies for Acquiring a Business | Expert Advice
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thinking about buying a home service business with an SBA loan? This episode is your go-to guide. Jackquisitions sits down with Alan Peterson—who cl...
#5 Top 5 Key Experts You NEED to Buy a Business in 2025
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Jackquisitions, we break down the essential expert team every acquisition entrepreneur must build before buying a business. Whether...
#4 Turf Takeover and the Rise of Tier Two Business Acquisitions
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Jackcquisitions, we explore profitable small business acquisition strategies with Peter De Baptiste, owner of Joe Cole Plumbing in ...
#3 This ONE Mistake Can Tank Your First Acquisition
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t Fall for the Buyer’s Trap: Why No-Marketing Businesses Aren’t Easy Wins In this episode of Jackquisitions, we dive into a common pitfall ...
#2 The From Zero to 10 Million Cold Calling
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Looking to break into the home service industry through business acquisitions? In this episode of Jackquisitions, we sit down with Elias Yusef, a 24-y...
#1 The Ultimate Playbook to Buy & Scale Small Businesses
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Ultimate Playbook to Buy & Scale Small BusinessesWant to grow your business through smart acquisitions, direct outreach, and personal branding...