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Rise & Grind Business Podcast | Learn from top entrepreneurs

Antonio Da Mota interviews top entrepreneurs to help YOU build your business

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Every week, your host, Antonio Da Mota interviews the most exciting and inspiring entrepreneurs, business experts and top performers of today to reveal their strategies, actionable tips and secrets. Rise & Grind was created for YOU, the Entrepreneur, the Sidepreneur, the Solopreneur or for someone who wants the become one! We discuss topics ranging from entrepreneurship, self-improvement, money mindset, SEO, social media, networking, productivity, life-hacking, e-commerce and branding. Looki ...
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Every week, we talk to the "Top M&A Entrepreneurs" today to ask them about their Acquisition Journey. When and why they started and what was the call to adventure. We talk about where and how they source their deals, how they analyze deals, how they do valuation, and how they negotiate a deal. We talk about how they finance a deal and how they raised capital to acquire the deal. We talk about their successes, failures and what keeps them inspired.
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keith870/subscribe An interview program hosted by former journalist turned Silicon Valley deal maker and entrepreneur Keith Newman sitting down with guests who share their stories of success, pain and impact with a bit of humor and nostalgia mixed in. 70+ Episodes including talks with guests like Mark Cuban (Shark Tank, Dallas Mavs), Kathy Kolder (Fry's Electronics), Brad Smith (Intuit), Ron Conway, Roger McNamee, Ann Winblad ...
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Jordan Evans, an accidental M&A Roll-Up entrepreneur, shares his journey of acquiring his family's language service business and turning it into a successful roll-up strategy. He discusses the importance of earning and learning while working for someone else, the value of self-teaching and optimizing for roles that provide real-world experience. Jo…
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The Fox in the Hen House > I just finished a great chat with former Apple and Cisco executive Keith Fox. Keith walks us thru his journey from the growth daze at both Co's and how that led him to a late career in philanthropy and mentorship. Great lessons shared and special attention to his new project https://www.civiltalk.com/ - wow, love to see t…
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Duke Heninger's journey from CFO to acquisition entrepreneur is a tale of resilience, adaptation, and learning. Taking on a failing restoration company, Duke faced the steep challenges of an industry built on trust and relationships, grappling with cash flow issues and operational hurdles. An unexpected large job opportunity provided a lifeline, al…
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Ross Turner Raised $235 Million for Ecomm Acquisitions in the Women's niche Summary Ross Turner shares his journey from digital marketing to raising $235 Million for acquiring e-commerce companies. He started in direct response and grew a successful survivalist company before transitioning to direct response e-commerce. Ross emphasizes the importan…
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Achieving Success in the Lower Middle Market: an Interview with CEO Sier Capital Partners, Kevin Ramsier Summary Kevin Ramsier, CEO of Sier Capital Partners and Rival Capital, shares his journey in the M&A industry. He discusses his background and the motivation behind starting his own business. Ramsier reflects on the importance of aligning person…
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The Look Back welcomes Mitch Kapor -- Founder of Lotus Development and CEO of the groundbreaking spreadsheet 1-2-3. Kapor converted his early software success into building the Kapor Center and Kapor Capital. Now, he is an advisor and investor to 150+ under-represented founders and rocking his mission of creating an Inclusive & Equitable Technology…
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Proof of Funds & Down Payment Investors for SMB Business Buyers: A Capital Raise Solution Summary William Fry, CEO of Mainshares and founder of Beacon Business Brokerage, discusses how Mainshares helps SMB buyers close the gap in equity funding. Mainshares provides a network of credit investors interested in owning a piece of SMBs, allowing searche…
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Taking Startup Shots with Lean and Mean Steve Blank. Steve Blank is an Adjunct Professor @Stanford and co-founder @Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. He’s also been described as the Father of Modern Entrepreneurship and Credited with launching the #Lean Startup movement, Blank has changed how startups are built; how entrepreneurs…
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I finally nailed Michael Byars down for an Interview! From Single Family Home Real Estate Portfolio to 22 Vertically Integrated Home Services Acquisitions (50+ in 20 plus years) Summary In this conversation, Michael Byars shares his journey as a serial entrepreneur and his experience in acquiring and managing multiple companies. He started his entr…
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100% Seller-Financed $8 Million Dollar Deal to Raising a $100 Million Acquisition Fund Summary Renan Cortez, known as the unicorn guy, shares his journey of buying an $8 million Restore Pro Franchise business with 100% seller financing and his subsequent launch of Syndicate Venture Group. He discusses the importance of building relationships with s…
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Boring Business: Big Success Building a HVAC Empire with John Akhoian Summary John Akhoian, the founder of Rooter Hero Plumbing, shares his journey of starting and growing his plumbing and HVAC company through acquisitions and rapid expansion. He discusses the strategy behind acquiring other companies, the importance of targeting specific demograph…
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In the Startup Dictionary with the definition of "entrepreneur" is a picture of Mark Goldstein. An old friend who always cuts to the quick and tells it straight even if it hurts....An old friend who I met way back when post college Mark was at Apple and while there caught the startup bug - which manifested into RealityTech, BlueLight, Loyalty Lab a…
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Summary In this conversation, Sharon Heaton, an M&A advisor, discusses various aspects of selling a business. She emphasizes the importance of building a transferable company and transitioning from an owner-dependent to a management-driven company. Sharon also explains the factors that affect the valuation of a business, including EBITDA and compan…
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Summary In this conversation, Jon Lowrance shares his journey of acquiring companies. He discusses his background in entrepreneurship and the decision to sell his grading and excavating business. Jon emphasizes the importance of taking action and not being afraid to make mistakes. He also highlights the conflict between traditional education and th…
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JOIN the DEALFLOWSYSTEM Community Learn How to Buy a Business https://www.dealflowsystem.net Adam Coffey's book, "Empire Builder: The Road to a Billion," serves as a comprehensive guide for businesses aspiring to scale from zero to a billion dollars in revenue, particularly focusing on the use of Private Equity. Key elements of the book include: 1.…
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The Look Back welcomes the head of Plug and Play, Saeed Amidi, who takes us thru the 20+ year evolution and the new model @ PnP as an innovation platform. The VC firm-incubator with major companies and sponsors has touched 50,000 startups, 500+ world-leading corporations, and hundreds of venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies …
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In a recent interview with Heather Endresen, a seasoned SBA Lender, a range of pertinent topics were discussed. 1. M&A Strategies: Discussing the importance of patience and strategy when merging and acquiring businesses, and methods to identify the right business to purchase. 2. SBA Regulations 2023: An overview of the new regulations introduced by…
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Investors for Your Acquisition: How FruitionCap Helps Self-Funded Searchers Buy a Business. In this interview we talk with Jason Ehrlich, principle at FruitionCap. Jason talks about a new fund to help Self-Funded Searchers buy a business. This new fund turns the search fund model upside down. The self funded searcher, the buyer, keeps the majority …
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How to Invest in Online Businesses with Webstreet / EmpireFlippers. Jon talks with Justin Cooke, Co-Founder Empire Flippers & WebStreet about Webstreet. Justin explains how WebStreet empowers investors to diversify their investments into passive and cash flowing portfolios of online content sites, Amazon storefronts and micro SAAS businesses. JOIN …
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David Strom is my go-to guy for all things Networking and Security -- the two hottest topics for the last 20 years. He's also an alumni friend who ran Network Computing, eWeek and has contributed or led many other tech-oriented media products. Strom was coerced to join me for a chat on The Look Back and in return I feel obliged to mention his must-…
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In this video, we have John Martinka, a seasoned M&A advisor with 20 years of experience and the author of 5 books on business buying. John has a no nonsense approach that comes from helping over 100 clients grow through acquisitions. John is here to shed light on the 7 most common mistakes (that almost every) first time business buyers make. Wheth…
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Tune in, strap in, and get ready to remix! We were somehow able to get the man who I consider to be the creator of multimedia and one of the coolest software geeks out there, Marc Canter, to sit down and do The Look Back podcast session with me. We hit on those early days of Apple, Mac, multimedia and head into Metaverse, VR and of course AI - he h…
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What are the characteristics of an irresistible acquisition? Learn the essential strategies on how to sell your business for millions from Randy Woods, who not only sold his company, Nonlinear Creations, to Valtech but also currently spearheads acquisitions for his acquirer. Discover the key characteristics that make your business an irresistible a…
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Vertical farming enables more land efficient agriculture closer to urban areas. The Ukrainian entrepreneur Aleks Prykhodko is the CEO and founder of a vertical farming startup, Smart Oasis. While focused on Ukraine, the company also has a pilot project in the UK. Mr. Prykhodko talks about vertical farming technology and how he hopes to take his com…
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SUMMARY Meet Brian Slipka, a seasoned entrepreneur celebrated for his prowess in business acquisitions. Discover the mind behind the success. **Mentorship Motivation - Defining Your Goals** Uncover the pivotal role mentorship plays and the driving forces that fuel individuals to fervently pursue the art of business acquisitions. **The First Acquisi…
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This episode was brought to you by The Magnolia Firm. Helping business owners sell their company. https://exit.themagnoliafirm.co/top SUMMARY Dive into a high-value podcast featuring Kevin Petersen, an accomplished authority in the SaaS acquisition sphere. The interview offers a succinct yet enlightening introduction to Petersen's background and hi…
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This episode was brought to you by The Magnolia Firm. Helping business owners sell their company. https://exit.themagnoliafirm.co/top SUMMARY In this episode focused on ecommerce mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Josh Marsden takes center stage as an expert in the field. The episode, sponsored by The Magnolia Firm's Deal of the Week, delves into vari…
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Great discussion on the future of Transportation with none other than @AnnabelChang, Director of Public Policy @Waymo, who is trying to to make driverless cars a reality. Already a hit in Arizona and SF, Chang is a change agent who came to Waymo from @AlaskaAirlines and @Lyft where she ushered in the world of #RideShare #GigWork and disrupting the …
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Tony Uphoff has media instincts in his DNA -- as a child born into a media active family, Tony was destined to a world of publishing -- but at the helm of eWeek and InformationWeek and many other well known brands, and is not lending his experience and energy to Media/Research disruptor, @Acceleration Economy. Tony also led the turnaround and succe…
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This episode was brought to you by The Magnolia Firm. Specialty M&A Business Brokerage firm helping business owners sell their company. https://exit.themagnoliafirm.co/top SUMMARY In this video interview, Jon Stoddard talks with Mike Finger, an entrepreneur who has been involved in four successful business exits and now runs a company called Exit O…
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This episode was brought to you by The Magnolia Firm. Specialty M&A Business Brokerage firm helping business owners sell their company. https://exit.themagnoliafirm.co/top Mohit Tater shares his acquisitions and investment journey, including growth strategies, revenue verification, and a focus on content sites and affiliates. He discusses raising c…
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SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Episode brought to you by The Magnolia Firm 00:51 intro to Malcolm Peace and his first look at acquisitions 04:10 Acquisitions are about "Buying Time" 05:56 Getting Inspiration 08:30 How his mentors guided him 11:10 Was the ERP project a skill test or real customer? 13:45 The Pieces start coming together when you are intentional 1…
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This episode was brought to you by The Magnolia Firm. Specialty M&A Business Brokerage firm helping business owners sell their company. https://exit.themagnoliafirm.co/top Bill Snow shares his journey in the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and provides valuable insights into the industry. He introduces himself and talks about his background…
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This episode was brought to you by The Magnolia Firm. Specialty M&A Business Brokerage firm helping business owners sell their company. https://exit.themagnoliafirm.co/top In this YouTube video, Craig Dickens from JD Merit Group is interviewed about his experiences in the world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Craig begins by sharing his backgrou…
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The Look Back gets into product mode after chatting with Product Marketing Guru SC Moatti, a Partner @Mighty Capital and President of Products That Count and Managing Partner of Mighty Capital and Board Chair of Products That Count. SC touches on her views on opportunity in AI (Are we having a Netscape moment?), the fallacy of Product Market Fit an…
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This episode was brought to you by The Magnolia Firm. Specialty M&A Business Brokerage firm helping business owners sell their company. https://exit.themagnoliafirm.co/top Adrian Pinto is CEO of Georgia Scapes. Georgia Scapes is a licensed and insured provider of landscape services, including: commercial maintenance and installation, irrigation, an…
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This episode was brought to you buy https://themagnoliafirm.co/ Specialty M&A Business Brokerage firm helping business owners sell their company. Eric Hsu (on Twitter at Lawyer4SMBs) 2nd degree connection2nd Business Acquisition Lawyer | M&A, SBA Deals, SMB | I help self-funded entrepreneurs negotiate/structure/close SMB acquisition deals SHOW NOTE…
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Jenny is the Author of Future of Food is Female and Founder of the Vegan Women’s Summit and a passionate and compelling voice on changing the direction of food production and consumption to more environmentally conscious and secure. It's an important topic of conversation and one that The Look Back is happy to explore and promote. "I created VWS be…
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🆓 FREE LinkedIn Deal Flow Course - https://www.dealflowsystem.net/free 👉Learn More about How to Buy a Million Dollar Business www.DealFlowSystem.net Ron Holt Former CEO & Founder of Two Maids & A Mop. Current Founder of Pink Zebra Moving. SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Intro to Ron Holt 01:20 Where did he get the inspiration? 03:48 How he launched Two Maids and…
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The deal Camilo negotiated was: -$8.95M at close -$2.5M in equity in the PE firm that was acquiring him -$1M holdback to be released after 12 month (standard when dealing with PE, it's usually 10% but I capped it at $1M) -$500k to be paid out as a salary for 12 months for the owner to stay running the company during the first year doing only the th…
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In this insightful podcast interview, join us as we dive into the world of private equity with Chris Younger, the founder and managing partner of Class VI Partners. Discover the secrets behind Class VI Partners' success as Chris shares his extensive expertise and experience overseeing 27 acquisitions during his tenure at Expanets. Explore the strat…
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SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Intro to Jason 01:00 How he started 02:40 Raising $406M Capital to Acquire 05:27 Tell us the story of the Trillium Healthcare acquisition 06:36 Types of companies you acquire and why 08:58 Why did you buy a company where 88% of revenue came from one customer? 12:40 Do you replace management? 15:09 How long do you give yourself to …
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The Dean of the Personal Technology product review was Walt Mossberg and now he joins The Look Back and reviews his early days in journalism to the transition into the most followed column @WallStreetJournal that instantly became a MUST READ for everyone in the PC industry. Walt shares his approach to proper product reviews and also reflects on his…
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📢 Get How to Buy a Million Dollar Business for 60% Off Use Coupon Code APRIL60 https://www.dealflowsystem.net/offers/BzZw66mg/checkout Eddie Wilson is a husband, father, avid real estate investor, CEO, national speaker, and has a passion for business growth. Over the course of his career, he has built or run more than 100 different businesses, mana…
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A real Ted Talk with the one and only Ted Schlein. Ted's excellent adventure was a 25 year roller coaster ride at Tier 1 VC firm Kleiner Perkins, by way of Symantec where he talked the company into entering the cybersecurity business. Now he turns full circle and has started Ballistic Ventures where he serves as Chairman and GP. Ted serves on the B…
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Learn from the expertise of John McNabb, CEO of CanaDent Corporation and Managing Partner at Integra Dental Group, in M&A, structured finance, risk management, and multi-site healthcare. With over four decades of experience as an executive in corporate restructurings, venture capital, investment banking, and M&A, he has been involved in more than 6…
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The Fox in the Hen House > I just finished a great chat with former Apple and Cisco executive Keith Fox. Keith walks us thru his journey from the growth daze at both Co's and how that led him to a late career in philanthropy and mentorship. Great lessons shared and special attention to his new project - https://www.civiltalk.com - wow, love to see …
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