Episodes

The Think Like an Owner podcast seeks out conversations with small company owners and investors to learn how to acquire and run small companies, with a focus on search funds, micro private equity, and permanent capital.

Episode 182

Launch Series Ep.4: Managing Seller Relationships with Jim Vesterman – Ep.182

Today’s conversation with Jim Vesterman focuses on seller relationships during the deal process.

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Episode 181

Ben Tagoe – Building Better Sales Teams – Ep.181

My guest today is Ben Tagoe, CEO of Objective Management Group who through a partner network provides sales assessments to sales teams and individual salespeople.

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Episode 180

David Dodson – Author of The Manager’s Handbook – Ep.180

David is an investor, former CEO, professor at Stanford, and as of July 13th, 2023, an influential author having published his first book, The Manager’s Handbook.

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Episode 179

Julian Scadden – CEO of Nexstar – Ep.179

My guest today is Julian Scadden, CEO of Nexstar, an industry education, coaching, content, and data business all-in-one for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical companies.

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Episode 178

Launch Series Ep.3: Diligence and Closing with Ryan Turk and Keith Gross – Ep.178

This is our third episode in our Launch Series, this conversation focused on managing the due diligence process after a signed LOI with past guest Ryan Turk, CEO of Radiation Detection Company, and Keith Gross, Partner at Pacific Lake.

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Episode 177

Sieva Kozinsky – Long-Term Thinking is an Advantage – Ep.177

My guest on this episode is Sieva Kozinsky, co-founder of Enduring Ventures, a holding company founded in 2019 with 17 acquisitions to date. Sieva and I met at a dinner following the Berkshire Hathaway meeting in Omaha, his first time attending.

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Episode 176

Mark Stiving – CEO’s Guide to Pricing – Ep.176

My guest on this episode is Mark Stiving. Mark is a pricing expert and consults with companies on developing stronger pricing and product positioning strategies.

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Episode 175

Philip Hussey – Designing a Luxury Service Experience – Ep.175

My guest on this episode is Philip Hussey, CEO of Outerland, a landscape maintenance, new build, and snow removal business in Cape Cod, owned by Chenmark.

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Episode 174

Launch Series Ep.2: Search Startup with Nikita Sunilkumar and Alex Thinath – Ep.174

This episode is the second in our Launch Series partnered series with Pacific Lake Partners and Trilogy Search Partners focused on starting a search. We walk through the various phases before and after the search begins.

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Episode 173

Clayton Collins – Acquiring In Your Industry – Ep.173

Today’s episode was recorded live in late April 2023 at SMBash in Austin, Texas, with my boss, Clayton Collins, CEO of HW Media.

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