Acquiring Minds

Buying to $4m Across 7 Sites in 3 Years

Why Choose Ownership Over Being a CEO

How to Build a $5m Media Business Into a $20m Flywheel

Timing is Everything: Buying a $30m Tutoring Business

Started Mid-Career, Grew to $38m in 3 Years

In this episode of Acquiring Minds, Will Smith interviews Shaun Stimpson, who shares his journey from a 20-year career in wealth management to becoming an acquisition entrepreneur in his 40s. Shaun details how a client's success in buying companies inspired him to study and eventually acquire Mitten Fluid Power, an ind...

Buying a Wide Moat in a Consolidating Industry

From €4 Million, to Zero, to €12 Million

Building Trust as New Owner of a $3m Business

Buying a $1.6m Business for the Inventory Value

Buying 2 Rivals to Create a Dominant Leader

Trades Over Tech: Buying an Appliance Repair Business

Acquisition Unlock: €210m in 5 Years

$60m Roll-Up That Started With an SBA Acquisition

Founder Mode for ETA: $6m to $25m in 3 Years

Will Smith interviews Aizik Zimmerman, owner of J. Blanton, a plumbing business, about his vision for building a large home service company. Aizik discusses his entrepreneurial background, his decision to buy a business instead of starting one, and his love for the home services industry due to its size, fragmentation,...

Family Offices for Searchers: A Primer

Deciding to Exit After 2 Years of Ownership

So Much Fun: The Buyer of Choice in a Fragmented Industry

From SBA Loan to High 8-Figure Exit

The Flywheel of Buying Businesses in a Single Region

Hiring a CEO to Run Things (and Get Life Back)