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 273

Right to Win Series EP.2: Building Trust as Second-Time CEO with Dan Calano – EP.273

Dan Calano joins the show for the second episode in this Right to Win series

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Episode 271

Right to Win Series EP.1: Patience and Persistence with Kyle Baer – EP.271

Alex Bridgeman talks with Kyle Baer about his path from Accruent to Datacor to CEO of Crystal, sharing lessons on growth, leadership, and acquisitions.

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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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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 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 226

A.J. Wasserstein – Living a Happier Life – Ep. 226 [Replay]

A.J. and I talk about being a professor and how to get involved if you’d like to teach, why students do not pursue entrepreneurship through acquisition and work-life integration as CEO, a topic A.J. has written and thought very deeply about, and more

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Episode 208

[Re-Run] Richard Reese – Designing Incentives at Iron Mountain – Ep.208

My guest on this episode is Richard Reese. Richard took over as CEO of Iron Mountain, a physical records management business, in 1981. He ran the business as CEO through going public in 1996 before retiring from the role in 2013.

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Epiosode 203

[Re-Run] David Dodson – The Manager’s Handbook – Ep.203

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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