Christian Haack is a Business Development and Strategy Consultant. He helps business owners and executives to make their business acquisition ready, investable and sellable. Christian is known as "The Exit Angel" because he prepares and positions SMEs for maximum growth and exits. Christian is on a mission: No business should be closed because it is unsellable. So he created the Dealbuddies Platform where business owners and executives can access the best M&A knowledge that makes their busin...
Mar 15, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marc's new book is "The Soul of the Deal-creative frameworks for buying, selling, and investing in any business". He's the Mentor-at-Large for UC Berkeley's $100MM seed fund and $50MM Opportunity Fund and their portfolio companies, and taught Berkeley's "Street Smart Startups" course. He Co-Founded software company Within3 which was sold to global PE powerhouse Insight Partners. As Founder and Managing Partner of Blue Mesa Partners, he was the first outside investor in OfficeMax, CadenceCounsel,...
Mar 10, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Nghiem is a business broker and M&A advisor who specializes in helping digital agencies, B2B consulting firms and SAAS companies exit at $2M and above. He's also a partner in the SAAS Mastermind who helps SAAS companies scale and exit. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling the world, salsa dancing and watching movies. Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/w6Or7DcZsiw -------------------------------------------------- Contact Alex on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexnghiem/ Web...
Mar 08, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joe is an international lawyer who started his career at the number one international M&A and finance law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Joe also clerked at the Securities and Exchange Commission, worked at Baker & McKenzie, Morgan Lewis Bockius, and the Seattle City Attorney's Office. Joe specializes in mergers and acquisitions and gives clients world class legal advisory at a local market price. Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/iF___k4rOTk ----------------------------------...
Mar 03, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gia Cilento is an acquisition entrepreneur and a co-founder of a couple of projects that I'm working on. In this conversation, Gia shares her origin story and how she got into the space of acquisition entrepreneurship. She started her own project when she was only 8 years old and wanted to make some money for her family. She eventually made her way into corporate and then book publishing and also started her own marketing agency. She loves the challenge of being deadline driven and enjoys workin...
Mar 01, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Blake Hutchison is the CEO at Flippa, the largest marketplace to buy and sell online businesses. He's seen more entrepreneurs exit than perhaps anyone else and specializes in growth marketing, marketplace dynamics and leadership. Flippa - #1 Marketplace to Buy & Sell Online Businesses -------------------------------------------------- Contact Blake on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakehutchison/ Website: http://flippa.com/ -------------------------------------------------- How2Exit ...
Feb 24, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Peter is the founder and CEO of Axial, an online M&A platform that connects exit-seeking American business owners with M&A advisors and acquirers. Peter started Axial in 2009 after working in private equity. Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/I-QgjAm0fuU -------------------------------------------------- Contact Peter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/plehrman/ Email: peter@axial.net Website: https://www.axial.net/ -------------------------------------------------- How2Exit Joi...
Feb 22, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jan Simon is the managing partner of Vonzeo Capital Partners, a fund that invests in search funds globally. He is the Director of the International Search Fund Center at IESE Business School. Jan worked for nearly two decades in the investment industry, including Salomon Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. He teaches the Entrepreneurial Acquisition course at Berkeley, Cambridge, IESE, and Oxford. He is the author of Search Funds and Entrepreneurial Acquisitions, The Roadmap for Buying a B...
Feb 17, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Former M&A lawyer turned entrepreneur. Sold his last company for $26M and now the CEO of Dealmaven where they help entrepreneurs scale their businesses using mergers and acquisitions. -------------------------------------------------- Contact Raleigh on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raleigh-williams-32477042/ Website: dealmaven.io -------------------------------------------------- How2Exit Joins ITX's Channel Partner Network! -Why ITX? Since 1998, ITX has created $5 billion in value ...
Feb 15, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Steve Baker - Vice President, The Great Game of Business, Inc. Steve coauthored Get in the Game as well as the update of the number one bestseller, The Great Game of Business—20th Anniversary Edition. Known for his engaging and irreverent style, Steve is a top-rated, sought-after speaker and coach on open-book management, strategy and execution, leadership, and employee engagement. His audiences range from Harvard University to the Department of Defense, and he is a regular at Inc. magazine’s In...
Feb 10, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast In Sept. of 2021, Mark O’Donnell and eight of his colleagues scaled Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the continental U.S. Then came the more challenging part: When one of the hikers showed signs of severe altitude sickness, the team had to join forces to get her down to safety as soon as possible — which they did, saving her life. Perhaps no story better encapsulates why Mark is not only a successful entrepreneur in his own right but someone who’s also dedicated to helping other entrepreneurs na...
Feb 08, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hans is the Founder and Principal of Sperling Law Corporation, a leading law firm that helps businesses close the best deals while also protecting their legal interests. They've represented hundreds of small and billion-dollar companies in a wide range of business transactions, including M&A and joint ventures, intellectual property protection, and general corporate matters. Hans has 20+ years experience in corporate law and spent his first seven years as an attorney in Japan, working on lar...
Feb 03, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Robert has been buying small businesses since 1999. They are now partnering with individuals who are ready to buy their first small business but don't know exactly how to begin. Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/lTSCXIbr5nA -------------------------------------------------- Contact Robert on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smallbizbuyer/ Website: www.smallbizacquisitions.com FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/SmallBizAcquisitions Phone: 305-520-9261 ------------------------------------...
Feb 01, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Willis, CFP®️ is a man on a mission to help you think differently about your money, your economy and your future. Mark is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™️, a three-time #1 Best Selling Author and the owner of Lake Growth Financial Services, a financial firm in Chicago, Illinois. As co-host of the Not Your Average Financial Podcast™️, he shares some of his strategies for investing in real estate, paying for college without going broke, and creating an income in retirement you will not outlive. M...
Jan 27, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Been buying and selling since 2012, with over $4mil in sales across 165+ transactions, primarily on Flippa.com. Flippas number one broker 2 years running. Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/bz7E3Vzayj4 -------------------------------------------------- Contact Joe on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-burrill/ Website: https://www.justwebsitebrokerage.com/ -------------------------------------------------- How2Exit Joins ITX's Channel Partner Network! -Why ITX? Since 1998, ITX has crea...
Jan 25, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chrisine McDannell is a serial entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She is the Principal and Lead Business Intermediary of The Magnolia Firm, a boutique M&A brokerage firm helping business owners achieve the perfect exit. Since its recent inception, Christine’s firm has already helped countless women cross the chasm from business ownership to their first successful exit, all without compromising their values or dream outcome. The Magnolia Firm proudly upholds a 100% success rate for its client...
Jan 20, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Wes is a Lancaster, PA based entrepreneur operating the second largest Fastsigns Franchise in the world. He is the husband of an amazing florist and flower farmer Jenelle and the father to two amazing children Emma and Luke. Wes is an avid Premier League fan and Tottenham supporter. His favorite board game has been and always will be monopoly, and a huge Lord of the Rings Nerd. Wes began his entrepreneurial journey in 2003 with the purchase of a small camera repair company in Lancaster PA. By 20...
Jan 18, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Larry Kaplan has built the nation's leading ESOP investment banking practice at CSG Partners. Since 2000, his team of employee stock ownership plan advisors have guided hundreds of middle market companies through the building and financing of leveraged ESOPs. Employee-owned companies nationwide also trust CSG with secondary sales, plan maintenance, and M&A transactions. Prior to starting CSG, Larry co-founded two growth companies, which he developed and sold. ----------------------------...
Jan 13, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast After a brief stint in the Army, he worked in the corporate world for a little over a decade before acquiring his first business in 2008. That first acquisition was a hair salon/spa that he helped grow from less than $4 million in revenues to over $7 million in ten years through opening a second location and acquiring a small manufacturing company in their supply chain. During those ten years, he was also part of a startup team that launched a Jamba Juice franchisee in St Louis, as well as a cou...
Jan 11, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast 💎 Darren Jacklin has trained 157 Fortune 500 companies. 💥Traveled 48 countries on 4 continents. 💥 World-Class Speaker, Corporate Trainer who has personally trained over 1 million people in person Globally. 💥 Has rang the Closing Bell 🔔 at Nasdaq twice in New York City. 💥Global Traveler committed to raising $100 Million USD for Global Philanthropy Projects through his Family Foundation. 💥Board of Directors eXp World Holdings (Nasdaq: EXPI) and multiple other paid Boards in Cyber Security a...
Jan 06, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Empire Flippers is the #1 curated marketplace for buying and selling online businesses. With 16 unique business models, including e-commerce, SaaS, content sites, FBA, and more. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Gregory joined Empire Flippers in 2016 as their Content Manager. Now as Director of Marketing, his goal is to take Empire Flippers more mainstream as an M&A brand and to help investors see the power of digital assets while helping sellers have life-changing exits. Watch it on Youtube: https...
Jan 04, 2023•53 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast The Death of Mentors and Gurus - How2Exit interviews ChatGPT to Learn About M&A And How To Buy A Business SUMMARY In this conversation, artificial intelligence Ali Penman a pen name he gave ChatGPT by Openai, and the host of How2Exit discuss what an SMB is, why buy versus build as an entrepreneur, and the steps to acquire a business. Ali Penman and Ronald Skelton discuss the reasons why an entrepreneur might choose to buy an existing business rather than start one from scratch. They also out...
Jan 02, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Pavlik is the former Founder and President of pavliks.com and The Portal Connector. An IT solutions company based out of Ontario Canada with Customers and Partners around the Globe. Ian was a former professional Alpine ski racer who transitioned into the business world in the early 90's when he took over the family marketing and advertising business and pivoted it towards the IT space in the late 90's. He then grew it from a father/son small business to a 70 person, $10MM+/yr IT organization...
Dec 30, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hayden is the founder of Kingmakers Inc, a holding company that makes investments in acquisition entrepreneurs and the companies they purchase. He is also the founder of Acquira, an Accelerator for acquisition entrepreneurs that helps people not only find, finance and purchase a business, but also helps them become management-run and introduce best practices. -------------------------------------------------- Contact Hayden on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayden-miyamoto-8a06941/ Websit...
Dec 28, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sendinblue, an all-in-one digital marketing platform that supports more than 400,000 active users across 180 countries. In his role, he is responsible for overseeing global M&A strategy and scaling Sendinblue’s growth in North America. He has over 15 years of experience as a business and digital marketing leader. Prior to joining Sendinblue, Steffen was the founder and co-CEO of Newsletter2Go, the leading email marketing provider in the German market. Under his leadership, Newsletter2Go beca...
Dec 23, 2022•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Dealmaker’s Academy At The Dealmaker’s Academy, our team of business experts have a wealth of knowledge regarding business mergers and acquisitions. Our team is led by Jonathan Jay, a seasoned businessman with a host of successful business purchases to his name. With more than two decades as CEO of The Dealmaker’s Academy, Jonathan not only has the experience and skills to masterfully handle acquisitions but the know-how to teach it. Finding someone with business acquisition track records as...
Dec 21, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Bradley is a world-renowned author, speaker and business growth expert, who works with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors, building high-value companies. Over the last decade, he has built, bought and sold 26 businesses with a combined valuation of $5.2 billion dollars. He also works with Private Equity and Venture Capital firms across the UK and the US leading business turnarounds, mergers, acquisitions, and scale-ups. -------------------------------------------------- Contact ...
Dec 16, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mushfiq has been active in the online business space since 2008, with over 215 website exits to date. He acquires assets and applies his skillsets of digital marketing to grow them. Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/4S6050Fw5xk -------------------------------------------------- Contact Mushfiq on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mushfiqsarker/ Website: http://thewebsiteflip.com/ https://webacquisition.com/ -------------------------------------------------- How2Exit Joins ITX's Channel P...
Dec 14, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ryan Tansom started his entrepreneurial career at his family business where he was the Executive VP and responsible for the strategic, operational, and financial strategy of the $21 Million company. Ryan helped turn the company around and bring intentional focus to the right strategies which enabled it to be sold for 8 figures to a local competitor in 2014. Ryan took his experience and founded Arkona to create the Intentional Growth™️ Framework which helps owners view – and run – their company l...
Dec 09, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast How2Exit Episode 76: John Kettley - Serial Entrepreneur, Business Investor & Turnaround Specialist Serial entrepreneur, business investor & turnaround specialist. He is fast becoming known as one of the SME communities most inspirational M&A business development speakers and deal JV Partner Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ko7utsddq_w -------------------------------------------------- Contact John on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkettley/ Website: www.johnfkettley.com Email: joh...
Dec 07, 2022•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast