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Acquiring Minds
Trailer
Bonus
Episode 336
Season 1
From Tech Sales to Forklift Repair
Register for the webinar:
- How to Reduce Surprises with Operational Diligence - Web March 26 - https://bit.ly/4kVYn3U
Recently laid off and a baby on the way, Shaugn Lindley pivoted into SMB ownership by buying a business with $550k SDE.
Topics in Shaugn’s interview:
- Getting laid off from tech
- Reaching out to 600 local landscaping companies
- Finding a mentor through Acquiring Minds
- Why he decided against landscaping
- Acquiring a forklift repair business
- The importance of follow up
- Being the second best option
- Challenge of hiring technicians
- Standing out from the competition
- Getting the business listed on Google
References and how to contact Shaugn:
- R&R Lift
- Mike Loftus Twitter
- Adrian Pinto & Mike Botkin on Acquiring Minds: One Acquiring Minds Guest Buys Another
- Matt Bauer & Chris Hartman on Acquiring Minds: Exited but Tired: 5 Years in a Hard Business
Get $200 off your ticket to the M&A Launchpad Conference in Houston on May 3rd:
- https://www.malaunchpad.com & enter code ACQUIRINGMINDS
Listen to Meeting of the Minds, our new sister podcast about independent sponsors and deal-by-deal private equity:
Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):
- Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring Minds
Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:
Work with an SBA broker who focuses exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:
Connect with Acquiring Minds:
- See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
- Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
- Follow Will on Twitter
Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron
Produced by Pam Cameron