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 240

Build Series EP.1: Sarah Rowell on Utilizing Your Board – EP.240

This is the first episode in our new series called the Build Series, in partnership with Pacific Lake Partners and Trilogy Search Partners

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Episode 239

Heritage Holding’s Alex de Pfyffer & Ross Porter – EP.239

We talk about elements of a platform thesis in their view, integrating teams while supporting founders, future platforms, speed, and so much more.

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Episdoe 238

Jeff Homer – Music Schools and Consolidation Tactics – EP.238

My guest today is Jeff Homer, who’s pursued one of the most interesting consolidation theses I’ve ever heard, music schools and more recently dance studios through his company, Ensemble Performing Arts.

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Episode 237

Justin Watt – The Case for Automations, AI, Software – EP.237

My guest is Justin Watt, co-founder of Switchboard, a company that helps businesses become more efficient through automation and AI tools.

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Episode 236

Announcing Airframe: Acquiring Industrial Services and Value-Add Distributors

I formed Airframe Group to acquire and build a company in industrial services, infrastructure, or value-added distribution.

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Episode 235

Chris Hoffmann – Building Scale in Home Services – Ep.235 [Replay]

Chris Hoffmann is the President and CEO of Hoffmann Brothers, a home services business based in St. Louis. Hoffmann Brothers have scaled from $10 million in 2015 to over $100 million in revenue in 2023.

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Episode 234

Auren Hoffman – Growing Great Data Organizations – Ep.234

The conversation centers around Auren’s experiences in running data companies and his insights into the data as a service market.

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Episode 232

Sara Heston – Stanford Search Fund Study 2024 – Ep.232

We discuss the latest findings from the 2024 Stanford Search Fund Study, which reviews trends from the past two years.

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Episode 231

Rick Ruback & Royce Yudkoff – Think Big, Buy Small – Ep.231

Rick and Royce are Harvard professors for entrepreneurship through acquisition and co-authors of the most popular and well-known piece of content in search, the HBR book How to Buy a Small Business.

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Episode 230

Anand Sanwal – Developing Insurgent CEO Instincts – Ep.230

Anand and I talk about why he stepped out of the CEO role and the type of person he looked for to replace him, how new CEOs should start their first couple months in a new company, how CB Insights has shaped his views on private markets, and more.

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