Built to Sell Radio

John Warrillow
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Built to Sell Radio

Built to Sell Radio is a weekly podcast for business owners interested in selling a business. Each week, we ask an entrepreneur who has recently sold a business why they decided to sell their business, what they did right and what mistakes they made through the process of exiting their business. Built to Sell Radio is the ultimate insider's guide to approaching the most important financial transaction of your life.

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    Ep 468 The Hustler’s Guide to a Big Exit: How Shane Neman Conquered the Business of Partying

    What does it take to turn nightlife into big business? Med school dropout Shane Neman cracked the code on the nightclub industry, transforming its back office into a finely tuned, revenue-generating machine. From pioneering one of the first SMS platforms for small businesses to setting up his companies for top-dollar exits, Shane shares the technical strategies that turned his ideas into high-value assets.

    1h 4m

  2. NOV 8

    Ep 467 From High School Dropout to $419M Exit: Mike Fata’s Journey with Manitoba Harvest

    Few founders exemplify resilience like Mike Fata, co-founder of Manitoba Harvest. Growing up in a single-parent, low-income household, Fata dropped out of school in grade 10, struggled with health issues, and found himself weighing 300 pounds by age 18. A life-changing commitment to health led him to discover hemp as a nutritional powerhouse, sparking his path to founding Manitoba Harvest and building it into one of North America’s leading hemp food companies.  In his interview on Built to Sell Radio, Mike dives into the journey that saw him go from construction worker to the sale of Manitoba Harvest to Tilray for $419 million.

    53 min

  3. NOV 1

    Ep 466 Building a $35M Home Services Business, Overcoming Personal Tragedy, Private Equity ‘musical chairs’, and Securing a 10x EBITDA Exit with Carrie Kelsch

    When Carrie Kelsch was encouraged to start a garage door business back in 2004, she had no experience in the industry.     By 2022, her company, A Plus Garage Doors, was generating $35 million in revenue with 30% EBITDA margins. This week on Built to Sell Radio, host John Warrillow shares Carrie’s journey—from her first steps in the home services industry to the personal tragedy that ultimately pushed her to consider selling.

    56 min

  4. OCT 25

    Ep 465 Negotiation, Earn-Outs, and the Pitfalls of Stock Deals in His $4.6M Exit with Pete Neubig

    Pete Neubig started his entrepreneurial journey buying $35,000 houses with small down payments. After amassing 60 homes, he realized there was more money in managing properties for others.   Pete shifted focus to building a property management company, handling maintenance and rent collection for over 1,000 homes, and eventually sold the business for $4.6 million or 1.75 times recurring revenue to an industry giant.

    51 min

  5. OCT 18

    Ep 464 Built to Flip: How to Buy, Build, and Sell a Business with Jim Lindstrom

    In this episode of Built to Sell Radio, Jim Lindstrom discusses how he acquired BuzzWord, a company specializing in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting. Lindstrom explains how he built a killer culture by transforming contractors into full-time employees and incentivizing them with a two-part profit-sharing scheme focused on cash flow and EBITDA, setting the business up for future sale.

    57 min

  6. OCT 11

    Ep 463 How Luke Peters Turned a Used Bar Fridge into an $80M Acquisition Target

    Luke Peters started off by reselling everyday appliances like bar fridges online. Eventually he built a brand and shifted to selling his products on big e-commerce retailers. Peters grew NewAir to $80 million in revenue before selling it for a lifechanging windfall in 2022.

    1 hr

  7. OCT 4

    Ep 462 Matt Ebert on Selling Control to Private Equity and Expanding Crash Champions to 645 Locations

    Matt Ebert’s path to founding Crash Champions didn’t start with a grand plan—it began with a car wreck. At 16, he found himself needing to fix his own car, sparking an unexpected passion that led to building one of the largest collision repair companies in the United States.

    57 min

  8. SEP 27

    Ep 461 Aaron Levenstadt on Narrowing Your Focus to Broaden Your Appeal, Building an Advisory Board, and the Rule of 20 for a Successful Exit

    Aaron Levenstadt built Pedestal Search into a business worth selling by mastering one thing: SEO. While clients tempted him to offer other services, Aaron knew the real value lay in doing one thing better than anyone else. In this episode of Built to Sell Radio, Aaron shares how focusing on one service helped him stand out in a crowded market and achieve a successful exit.

    50 min
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Built to Sell Radio is a weekly podcast for business owners interested in selling a business. Each week, we ask an entrepreneur who has recently sold a business why they decided to sell their business, what they did right and what mistakes they made through the process of exiting their business. Built to Sell Radio is the ultimate insider's guide to approaching the most important financial transaction of your life.

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  • Creator
    John Warrillow
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2024
  • Episodes
    471
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Built to Sell Inc.
  • Show Website
    Built to Sell Radio

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