Too Good to Be True: Year 1 in a $700k SDE Business
May 14, 2026•1 hr 25 min
Episode description
Zack Mutnik thought he bought a $1.5m electrical contracting business for 2.3x. The numbers weren't what they seemed.
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Topics in Zack’s interview:
- Learning leadership in the Navy
- Managing chaos with ADHD
- Undisclosed surprises after acquisition
- Replacing 8/10 employees
- Heavy emphasis on company culture
- Deciding to change the business name
- Training his employees to be independent
- Growing revenue despite a rocky start
- Marketing is not a quick fix
- Finding employees in a rural market
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Edited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron
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