All Acquiring Minds Episode Recaps

Browse all episode recaps for Acquiring Minds hosted by Will Smith.

• A $6.5m Business Worth Flying To (2026-03-16)
• Bricklayer to Blue-Collar Empire (2026-03-12)
• No SBA Loan and $75k Out of Pocket (2026-03-09)
• Growing Profits 30% in the First 1.5 Years (2026-03-05)
• Second Time's the Charm as Owner of a $4m Business (2026-03-02)
• Taking a Single-City Acquisition Nationwide (2026-02-26)
• Year 1 in a $300k SDE Services Business (2026-02-23)
• How to 4x a Small Manufacturer (2026-02-19)
• Exiting for Millions vs. Long-Term Hold (2026-02-16)
• How to Own 20% of Multiple SMBs (2026-02-12)
• $20m Net Worth After 25 Years Buying Businesses (2026-02-09)
• SBA Deal Structuring to Manage Risk in a Cyclical Industry (2026-02-05)
• $250k SDE Acquisition: Limited Downside, Big Upside (2026-02-02)
• The Late 40s Pivot Into Business Buying (2026-01-29)
• The First Steps to a Family Holdco (2026-01-26)
• Buying a Platform with an SBA Loan (2026-01-22)
• The Contrarian Bet on a Digital Agency (2026-01-19)
• Comfortable Concentration for a $800k SDE Business (2026-01-15)
• Buying for Brand (Then Growing 4x) (2026-01-12)
• 8-Figure Exit After 5 Years (2026-01-08)
• Complexity Hides Fragility: Losing a $20m Business (2026-01-05)
• Buying Small to Then Buy Larger ($1m SDE) (2025-12-31)
• Passion & Profit in an American Pastime (2025-12-29)
• When You Buy a Glorified Job, Not a Business (2025-12-24)
• When You Buy a Glorified Job, Not a Business (2025-12-24)
• Getting Unstuck by Buying a Business (2025-12-22)
• How to Buy a Generational Brand with $20m in Sales (2025-12-18)
• How to Buy a Generational Brand with $20m in Sales (2025-12-18)
• Reward for 17-Month Deal: $1.8m of EBITDA (2025-12-15)
• The 7-Year Collapse of an SBA Acquisition (2025-12-11)
• SBA Acquisition to $9m Cash Exit in 5 Years (2025-12-08)
• ETA Unicorn: $1 Billion in Revenue in 5 Years (2025-12-04)
• Buying for $600k, Selling for $35m (2025-12-01)
• When a $2.8m Acquisition Is More Like Zero-to-One (2025-11-26)
• When to Buy a Large Consumer Business (2025-11-24)
• The Dream Outcome: From $300k to $5m EBITDA (2025-11-20)
• Buy Well, Exit Better: A $67m Win in 4 Years (2025-11-17)
• Buying to $4m Across 7 Sites in 3 Years (2025-11-13)
• Why Choose Ownership Over Being a CEO (2025-11-10)
• How to Build a $5m Media Business Into a $20m Flywheel (2025-11-06)
• Timing is Everything: Buying a $30m Tutoring Business (2025-11-03)
• Started Mid-Career, Grew to $38m in 3 Years (2025-10-30)
• Buying a Wide Moat in a Consolidating Industry (2025-10-27)
• From €4 Million, to Zero, to €12 Million (2025-10-23)
• Building Trust as New Owner of a $3m Business (2025-10-20)
• Buying a $1.6m Business for the Inventory Value (2025-10-16)
• Buying 2 Rivals to Create a Dominant Leader (2025-10-13)
• Trades Over Tech: Buying an Appliance Repair Business (2025-10-09)
• Acquisition Unlock: €210m in 5 Years (2025-10-06)
• $60m Roll-Up That Started With an SBA Acquisition (2025-10-02)
• Founder Mode for ETA: $6m to $25m in 3 Years (2025-09-29)
• Family Offices for Searchers: A Primer (2025-09-25)
• Deciding to Exit After 2 Years of Ownership (2025-09-22)
• So Much Fun: The Buyer of Choice in a Fragmented Industry (2025-09-18)
• From SBA Loan to High 8-Figure Exit (2025-09-15)