Buy Big: How to Acquire a $3m EBITDA Roofing Business

Acquiring Minds

How Austin Smoak raised money from investors to buy a very profitable roofing business that he found on BizBuySell. 

Topics in Austin's interview:

  • How Goldman Sachs prepared him for business ownership
  • Passively owning franchises
  • Why he recommends local brokers over proprietary search
  • Finding “business-buyer fit”
  • His plan to scale via roll-up
  • His philosophy on change management
  • Pros and cons of being funded by a family office
  • The scope of his residential roofing business
  • The roofing industry in Florida
  • How he uses digital marketing

Links and how to contact Austin:

  • LinkedIn
  • Grove Oaks Capital
  • Axial
  • Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?: How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire by Reginald Lewis and Blair S. Walker

Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:

  • Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

  • Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

  • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel 
  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn 
  • Follow Will on Twitter

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