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The Rise of Long-Term Holding Companies in ETA

In Season Two, Kent Weaver, one of the most experienced operators and investors in the search ecosystem, joined Rick and Royce for a wide ranging conversation about entre

Season Three Questions and Answers with Rick and Royce

Hosted by producer Katie Zandbergen, Rick and Royce return for their end-of-season dive into listeners’ most pressing questions – those that many aspiring acquisition ent

Partnership, Purpose, and the ETA Path to Concierge Medicine

Partners in search, Nick Kerr and Shaquille Walker, join Rick and Royce to share their journey from risk-averse upbringings to acquiring HealthBridge, a concierge primary

Navigating Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition as a Family

In this special “Friends and Family Night” episode, Rick and Royce speak with Meghan Orzetti about the experience of entrepreneurship through acquisition from the perspec

Reshaping One’s Career Through Acquisition Entrepreneurship

Ike Ukawuba was a self-funded searcher whose path to entrepreneurship began far from the boardroom. Raised in a single-parent household in Chicago, he began his career in

Pioneering Search in Frontier Markets

In this episode, Rick and Royce sit down with Rob LeBlanc, Co-Founder at Ambit Partners, to explore the evolution of search fund investing beyond traditional markets. Rob

CEO Success in Operating Small Business Acquisitions

Michael Aubrey, having walked the path from searcher to successful operator and investor, draws on his wealth of experiences to offer a masterclass in small business grow

Bonus Episode: The Art and Strategy of Negotiation, with Jim Sebenius

In this bonus episode, hosted by Adam Outland, we're featuring a conversation from our friends at The Action Catalyst, a top-rated leadership and entrepreneurship podcast

Climbing the Revenue Ladder: Understanding Quality in Business Acquisitions

In this episode, Rick and Royce are joined by A.J. Wasserstein, Senior Lecturer at the Yale School of Management, for a deep dive into one of the most critical – and ofte

The Journey From Engineer, To Entrepreneur, To Exit

Rick and Royce sit down with a former student of theirs, Paige Sopcic, an engineer turned entrepreneur, to discuss her inspiring entrepreneurship through acquisition jour

An Experienced Lender’s Perspective on Acquisition Financing

In this episode, we’re joined by Bruce Marks, a veteran SBA lender with decades of experience and well over 1,000 business acquisition deals under his belt. Bruce draws o

You Don't Need an MBA to Pursue ETA

It's always fascinating to hear the journey of someone who doesn't have a conventional MBA background but still finds their way to ETA, identifies high-quality acquisitio

A Bird’s Eye View of ETA

Will Smith, Partner at Minds Capital, has been host of the Acquiring Minds podcast for over four years and, during that time, has had the opportunity to speak with hundre

The Value of Roll-Ups As Seen Through the Lens of Music Schools

Jeff Homer is the founder of Ensemble Performing Arts, an organization that provides back-of-house support to music schools, allowing teachers to focus on what’s most imp

Where Are They Now? A Conversation with Nick Wheeler 

Last summer when, after a self-funded search, Nick Wheeler was only a few months into his new role as President at Tra-Cal, Rick and Royce had a chance to speak with him

Questions and Answers with Rick and Royce

At the end of each episode, Rick and Royce ask listeners to reach out with any questions they may have related to entrepreneurship through acquisition. In response, we’ve

A Successful Model for Roll-Ups in Automotive and Beyond

A few years ago, Logan Leslie began his search with the goal of rolling up smaller, same-industry enterprises under the umbrella of one company. Fast forward to today and

The Journey and Impact of a Mission-Driven Searcher

In the last three years, Adriana Garcia Ceja graduated from Harvard Business School, became a mother and, after a funded search, acquired an aging life care management bu

Learnings From a Former Searcher, Current Investor, and Industry Wise Man

Kent Weaver was an early participant in the world of search, completing a self-funded search that led to his acquisition of a healthcare company in 2002 and then, four ye

Acquiring Outdoor Recreation Programs as Co-CEOs and Spouses

Connor McCarthy and Caroline Matthews are not only a married couple and new parents, but they’re also funded searchers turned co-CEOs at Canyonlands Camps. The outdoor re