Owner Operated with Jonah Pollone

Jonah Pollone
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Owner Operated with Jonah Pollone

Hi, I'm Jonah, host of the Owner Operated Podcast. This show features my conversations with small business owners and other small business professionals. I'm here to share the success, failures, and everything in between about the people behind small businesses in America.

  1. Losing Everything in '08 to Excellence in Disaster Restoration, with Kevin Reinert, Professional Restoration Services

    07/15/2022

    Losing Everything in '08 to Excellence in Disaster Restoration, with Kevin Reinert, Professional Restoration Services

    We're back! Things have heated up at MidStreet, so Owner Operated is on pause for the time being. I plan on launching something very special as a V2.0, so stay tuned... Kevin Reinert is the owner of Professional Restoration Services, a property damage remediation company based in Raleigh, North Carolina. PRS covers fire damage, mold removal, smoke odor, and more. He is a licensed general contractor with previous experience in running Kevin Reinert Homes, a residential homebuilder he ran until work stopped coming in the housing market crash of 2008. Know someone with a property damage issue in the Triangle area of NC? Visit https://prshelp.com/. --- Thank you to our sponsors: MidStreet Mergers & Acquisitions: https://midstreet.com/ On Tops Roofing: https://www.ontopsroofing.com/

    53 min
  2. Acquiring an Advantaclean Franchise at 28 Years Old, with Artem Lopatchenko

    03/10/2022

    Acquiring an Advantaclean Franchise at 28 Years Old, with Artem Lopatchenko

    Artem Lopatchenko is a real estate investor and owner of the Cary-Apex Advantaclean franchise in North Carolina. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Accounting at Western Connecticut State University and is a licensed CPA. Along with his business partner Dan, he recently acquired the rights to an ACE Handyman Services business in the Greater Triangle and Johnson County area of North Carolina. For a summary of the episode, visit https://jonahpollone.com/newsletter/ Email Artem to support his efforts to help the people of Ukraine: artem.lopatchenko@gmail.com Visit Advantaclean here: https://www.advantaclean.com/cary-nc/ --- Thank you to our sponsors: MidStreet Mergers & Acquisitions: https://midstreet.com/ On Tops Roofing: https://www.ontopsroofing.com/

    1h 3m
  3. Who's Your Who? with Alex Mihajlov and Trevor Chambers, Olde Raleigh Financial Group

    02/14/2022

    Who's Your Who? with Alex Mihajlov and Trevor Chambers, Olde Raleigh Financial Group

    Alex Mihajlov and Trevor Chambers are wealth advisors at Olde Raleigh Financial Group, an independent financial advisory firm in Raleigh, NC. For a summary of the episode, check out https://jonahpollone.com/newsletter/ Visit Olde Raleigh Financial Group: https://www.olderaleighfinancial.com/

    55 min
  4. Buying and Operating a Landscaping Company with Billy Van Eaton, Cumberland Landscape Group

    01/29/2022

    Buying and Operating a Landscaping Company with Billy Van Eaton, Cumberland Landscape Group

    Billy Van Eaton is the owner of Cumberland Landscape Group, a regional, full-service commercial landscaping company in Atlanta, Georgia. He also runs a holding company for business acquisitions called Talents Equity. For a summary of the episode, check out https://jonahpollone.com/newsletter/ Support Cumberland Landscape Group here: https://cumberlandlandscapegroup.com/

    1h 8m
  5. A Journey Into Main Street with Jeff Johnson, Power Mulch Inc.

    01/11/2022

    A Journey Into Main Street with Jeff Johnson, Power Mulch Inc.

    Jeff Johnson is the owner of Power Mulch, a material blowing company based in Smithfield, North Carolina. For a summary of the episode, check out https://jonahpollone.com/newsletter/ Support Power Mulch here: http://powermulchinc.com/

    56 min
  6. Advising Families with >$25 Million in Net Worth with Katherine Dunlevie, Managing Director of Synovus Family Office

    11/30/2021

    Advising Families with >$25 Million in Net Worth with Katherine Dunlevie, Managing Director of Synovus Family Office

    Katherine Dunlevie is the Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the Family Office at Synovus, a family office headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, focusing on families with wealth in excess of $25 million. We covered: - What is a family office? - When does it make sense for a family to hire a family office? - Starting in the business right before signing a 55-family member client with 17 family units. - Single vs. Multifamily Office - Qualities of successful family businesses - Using trusts as planning entities - Using communication to solve family issues - Top recommendations for family business owners - UNC Family Enterprise Center Resources - Family business peer councils - Servant leadership - Seeking out mentors - Family Business Magazine --- Subscribe to my newsletter to get updated every week with a new episode at https://jonahpollone.com/ Know a business owner looking to exit in the next few years? Visit https://www.midstreet.com/ Have a neighbor in the Triangle who needs a new roof? Check out https://ontopsroofing.com/ Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahpollone/ --- Learn more about Synovus here: https://www.synovusfamilyoffice.com/ Reach out to Katherine here: KatherineDunlevie@Synovus.com Learn more about the UNC Family Enterprise Center: https://familyenterprise.unc.edu/ Connect with the Family Enterprise Center on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/family-enterprise-center-kenan-flagler-business-school/

    1h 13m
  7. $56 Million in Real Estate Development with Nick Earls and Eric DiNicola, Winterspring Capital and PWN Development

    10/21/2021

    $56 Million in Real Estate Development with Nick Earls and Eric DiNicola, Winterspring Capital and PWN Development

    Nick Earls and Eric DiNicola are co-founders and managing principals of Winterspring Capital and co-owners of PWN Development based in the Greater Boston area. Winterspring Capital is a real estate syndication firm with a portfolio of $56 million in multifamily assets under ownership throughout the Southeast and Boston. We covered: - Getting started in real estate development - Balancing development with long-term hold investment propertiesSelf-funding deals vs. raising capital - Real estate syndication: 506B vs. 506C rules - Buying real estate under LLCs vs. starting a real estate fund - Hiring and managing sub crews and employees - Handling partnership disagreements and best practices - Don’t blame people. Even if it’s someone else’s fault - The benefits of stoicism for small business and real estate professionals - Dealing with inflation through investing in real estate - Fractional ownership of properties through investing in real estate syndicationsWhy you should call local lenders first - DTI (Debt-to-Income) Ratio when starting out in residential real estate"House Hacking" as a way to get into real estate investing - How to protect yourself as a small business owner Relevant show links: - https://winterspringcapital.com/small-business/ - https://winterspringcapital.com/retire-early/ - https://winterspringcapital.com/what-is-a-real-estate-syndication-for-multifamily-investing/ - https://www.equitymultiple.com/blog/commercial-real-estate-practice/preferred-return - https://www.samofinancial.com/what-is-syndication-and-why-use-different-rules-506b-versus-506c/ - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/accreditedinvestor.asp - https://www.crowdstreet.com/resources/topics/investing/internal-rate-return - https://dailystoic.com/ --- Want to learn about selling or buying companies? Visit https://www.midstreet.com/blog Have a neighbor in the Triangle who needs a new roof? Check out https://ontopsroofing.com/ Subscribe to my newsletter to get updated every week with a new episode at https://jonahpollone.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahpollone/ --- Learn more about https://winterspringcapital.com/ Support https://luckypuppysociety.org/

    1h 3m
  8. From 6 to 70 Employees in Environmental Remediation with Mel Phillips, Product Recovery Management (PRM)

    09/22/2021

    From 6 to 70 Employees in Environmental Remediation with Mel Phillips, Product Recovery Management (PRM)

    Mel Phillips is the president and co-owner of Product Recovery Management, PRM Filtration, and Triangle Stainless, alongside his brother, Brian Phillips. Operating out of a 150,000 square-foot facility in Butner, North Carolina, PRM manufactures environmental treatment systems and offers field services for equipment, including installation, setup, and maintenance. We covered: - Overcoming growth barriers in a small business -The journey from electrical contracting to environmental remediation - The benefits of acquiring companies in related industries - Growing up in the family business - Keeping work at work - How to learn and improve from mistakes - Why Mel recommended his daughters go to college - A decade of financial hardships – what you don’t see - How to hire and keep good people - Where the business is headed - More --- Visit shop.prmfiltration.com --- Subscribe to my newsletter to get updated every week with a new episode at jonahpollone.com Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahpollone/

    52 min
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Hi, I'm Jonah, host of the Owner Operated Podcast. This show features my conversations with small business owners and other small business professionals. I'm here to share the success, failures, and everything in between about the people behind small businesses in America.

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