Acquiring Minds

Business

Acquiring Minds

by Will Smith

Buying a business is an amazing path for many successful entrepreneurs. Learn how to buy a business from the entrepreneurs who have already done it. 2x per week: stories, insights, & valuable advice about acquisition entrepreneurship. Hosted by Will Smith, who is on his own path to acquire a business.

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1

How to Acquire 25 Franchise Units in 2.5 Years

1:54:17 Mar 30, 2026

2

Turning $25k into a $3.2m Exit in Under 4 Years

1:26:56 Mar 26, 2026

3

40% Growth in Year 1 of a Paving Business

1:33:22 Mar 23, 2026

4

Leaving Wall Street to Buy a $1m Manufacturing Business

1:30:40 Mar 19, 2026

5

A $6.5m Business Worth Flying To

1:06:00 Mar 16, 2026

6

Bricklayer to Blue-Collar Empire

1:34:36 Mar 12, 2026

7

No SBA Loan and $75k Out of Pocket

1:24:41 Mar 9, 2026

8

Growing Profits 30% in the First 1.5 Years

1:31:26 Mar 5, 2026

9

Second Time's the Charm as Owner of a $4m Business

1:21:22 Mar 2, 2026

10

Taking a Single-City Acquisition Nationwide

1:30:01 Feb 26, 2026

11

Year 1 in a $300k SDE Services Business

1:30:19 Feb 23, 2026

12

How to 4x a Small Manufacturer

1:14:12 Feb 19, 2026

13

Exiting for Millions vs. Long-Term Hold

1:22:15 Feb 16, 2026

14

How to Own 20% of Multiple SMBs

1:55:19 Feb 12, 2026

15

$20m Net Worth After 25 Years Buying Businesses

1:36:52 Feb 9, 2026

16

SBA Deal Structuring to Manage Risk in a Cyclical Industry

1:44:18 Feb 5, 2026

17

$250k SDE Acquisition: Limited Downside, Big Upside

1:13:50 Feb 2, 2026

18

The Late 40s Pivot Into Business Buying

1:36:18 Jan 29, 2026

19

The First Steps to a Family Holdco

1:34:55 Jan 26, 2026

20

Buying a Platform with an SBA Loan

1:41:58 Jan 22, 2026

21

The Contrarian Bet on a Digital Agency

1:44:30 Jan 19, 2026

22

Comfortable Concentration for a $800k SDE Business

1:23:42 Jan 15, 2026

23

Buying for Brand (Then Growing 4x)

1:25:20 Jan 12, 2026

24

8-Figure Exit After 5 Years

1:20:29 Jan 8, 2026

25

Complexity Hides Fragility: Losing a $20m Business

1:33:35 Jan 5, 2026

26

Buying Small to Then Buy Larger ($1m SDE)

1:43:10 Dec 31, 2025

27

Passion & Profit in an American Pastime

1:50:53 Dec 29, 2025

28

When You Buy a Glorified Job, Not a Business

1:45:16 Dec 24, 2025

29

Getting Unstuck by Buying a Business

1:54:33 Dec 22, 2025

30

How to Buy a Generational Brand with $20m in Sales

1:17:21 Dec 18, 2025

31

Reward for 17-Month Deal: $1.8m of EBITDA

1:36:56 Dec 15, 2025

32

The 7-Year Collapse of an SBA Acquisition

1:39:16 Dec 11, 2025

33

SBA Acquisition to $9m Cash Exit in 5 Years

1:27:51 Dec 8, 2025

34

ETA Unicorn: $1 Billion in Revenue in 5 Years

1:42:08 Dec 4, 2025

35

Buying for $600k, Selling for $35m

1:40:56 Dec 1, 2025

36

When a $2.8m Acquisition Is More Like Zero-to-One

1:15:18 Nov 26, 2025

37

When to Buy a Large Consumer Business

1:21:12 Nov 24, 2025

38

The Dream Outcome: From $300k to $5m EBITDA

1:53:59 Nov 20, 2025

39

Buy Well, Exit Better: A $67m Win in 4 Years

1:36:06 Nov 17, 2025

40

Buying to $4m Across 7 Sites in 3 Years

1:56:16 Nov 13, 2025

41

Why Choose Ownership Over Being a CEO

1:27:12 Nov 10, 2025

42

How to Build a $5m Media Business Into a $20m Flywheel

1:30:51 Nov 6, 2025

43

Timing is Everything: Buying a $30m Tutoring Business

1:57:25 Nov 3, 2025

44

Started Mid-Career, Grew to $38m in 3 Years

1:36:57 Oct 30, 2025

45

Buying a Wide Moat in a Consolidating Industry

1:29:07 Oct 27, 2025

46

From €4 Million, to Zero, to €12 Million

1:35:13 Oct 23, 2025

47

Building Trust as New Owner of a $3m Business

1:24:54 Oct 20, 2025

48

Buying a $1.6m Business for the Inventory Value

1:21:28 Oct 16, 2025

49

Buying 2 Rivals to Create a Dominant Leader

1:45:41 Oct 13, 2025

50

Trades Over Tech: Buying an Appliance Repair Business

1:10:06 Oct 9, 2025

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