Ayo Phillips – Small Company Firefighting
March 23, 2021
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Ayo Phillips has the wildest story I’ve ever heard on the podcast.
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.
Ayo Phillips has the wildest story I’ve ever heard on the podcast.
My guest, Mark Valdez, is starting a new permanent capital holding company called Eads Bridge Holdings to acquire small profitable, durable companies with a long-term focus.
Mark is a co-founder of KLH Capital in St. Petersburg, Florida and has been a part of deals all over the country from all walks of life.
Nick and I talk through his thesis on why you should start off acquiring a small company.
Mike Botkin has recently acquired a landscaping company in Orlando, FL and has finished his first 30 days in the business.
Lacey runs her recently started search investment fund called Hunter Search Capital and has been conducting research on female searchers and unique challenges they encounter while seeking and operating a business.
My guest, Mark Sinatra, acquired an HR company called Staff One HR. There were significant ups and downs running the company including moving the company from Southern Oklahoma to Dallas.
My two guests for this episode are Ryan Lechner and Nico Gimenez who have raised a traditional search fund together as partners called Bonsai Group and are a few months into their search.
My guest is Brian Vanderheyden who ran a search from Chicago starting in 2015 and 2 years later in 2017 acquired a company called Richmond Alarm Company in Richmond, VA.
In this episode exploring search funds, Betsy Brandt joins me to talk her preparation in launching her search fund, Forest Park Capital.