Register for the webinars:

• Understanding the Waterfall - Thu Nov 21 - https://bit.ly/4ftXfl8

Carley Mitus bought a home inspection business doing $380k SDE that runs leans & requires only 10 hours per week.

Topics in Carley’s interview:

• Her goal to retire at 35
• Partnering to do a search (maybe too quickly)
• Building relationships with brokers
• Buying a home inspection business
• Rocky transition to ownership
• Taking existing clients to dinner (25+ times)
• Getting referrals from real estate offices
• How they keep great inspectors
• Tricky relationship with the seller
• Earning the respect of their older colleagues

References and how to contact Carley:

• Instagram
• Insight Home Inspection Services

Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:

• Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR

Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

• Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Work with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital Advisory

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

Register for the webinars:

• Understanding the Waterfall - Thu Nov 21 - https://bit.ly/3AMj6Fk

Francisco Del Rio & Diego Silva are 5 acquisitions into a venture to consolidate veterinary practices in Chile & beyond.

Topics in Francisco & Diego’s interview:

• Vetting each other before partnering
• Teaming up to roll up vet clinics in Chile
• Pitching themselves to clinic owners
• Searching during strict Covid lockdowns
• Educating owners about business valuation
• Understanding the seller’s perspective
• Making variable compensation work
• Teaching receptionists to use sales scripts
• Finding investors and growing the business
• Vision to expand to neighboring countries

References and how to contact Francisco & Diego:

• Diego Silva LinkedIn
• diego@latamvet.com
• Francisco del Rio LinkedIn
• francisco@latamvet.com
• Latam Vet

Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:

• Email Nick Akers at nick@inzotechnologies.com, and tell him you’re a searcher

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

• The Acquisition Lab

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

• Book a call with Tim or email hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter

Register for the webinars:

• Where Searchers Go Wrong - Thu Nov 14 - https://bit.ly/3O0im2a

• Legal Office Hours: Understanding the Waterfall - Thu Nov 21 - https://bit.ly/3O3zqo2

Sam Rosati & partners built the Sunbelt's largest commercial fencing contractor in 3 years. But the origins were modest.

Topics in Sam’s interview:

• His background in accounting and law
• Being inspired by Chenmark and Brent Beshore
• Acquiring Alpha Dumpsters with his brother
• Birth of SMBash
• Origin story of SMB Law
• How an independent sponsor differs from a self-funded searcher
• Investing in a commercial fencing business
• The role of luck in success
• Acquiring and consolidating fence businesses
• Partnering with private equity

References and how to contact Sam:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• SMBootcamp
• Chandler Reed on Acquiring Minds: Boom, Bust, Boom: Buying a Whiplash Business
• John Hubbard on Acquiring Minds: Why Buy a Small Manufacturing Business? and Time to Sell? Growing EBITDA from $750k to $2m

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

• Book a call with Tim or email hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds

Work with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

• Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital Advisory

Get a complementary pre-acquisition HR & PEO review for your target business:

• Contact mark@aspenhr.com or visit Aspen HR

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

• See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
• Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
• Follow Will on Twitter