Masters in Small Business M&A

Welcome to the “Masters in Small Business Mergers and Acquisitions podcast.” I am your host, Peter Lehrman, and I’m the Founder and CEO of Axial (www.axial.net), a trusted online platform for business owners & their ...more

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July 18, 2024 00:52:38
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Tom Barber on the Design of Winning Private Equity Firms

Today’s conversation is with Tom Barber, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at SBJ Capital (https://www.sbjcap.com), a California-based private equity firm investing into the consumer and...

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June 04, 2024 00:45:23
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Marshall Lockton: from family business to family office to acquisition #1

Today’s guest is Marshall Lockton. Marshall spent 15 years in sales, sales strategy and sales training roles within his family’s storied private insurance brokerage...

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May 21, 2024 00:56:23
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Rafa Quinn - Building A Diversified Lower Middle Market Holding Company

Today’s guest is Rafael "Rafa" Quinn, co-founder and President of Alternative Holdings, a diversified holding company with subsidiaries in food services, retail, industrial sales,...

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April 04, 2024 01:00:42
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Private Credit Arrives in the Lower Middle Market: A Conversation with Bridgepoint’s Matt Plooster

Today’s guest is Matt Plooster, founder and CEO of Bridgepoint, a boutique investment bank based in Omaha, Nebraska. We start the conversation with a...

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March 19, 2024 01:12:20
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Bob Falahee’s Founder’s Journey: 15 years Building SunPro Motorized Awnings & Screens from Day 1 to a Strategic Exit

In this episode, we interview Bob Falahee, the recently exited founder of SunPro Motorized Awnings & Screens.   Bob’s entrepreneurial origin story starts in Michigan,...

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January 31, 2024 00:58:54
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28 Years and Counting at The Top of the LMM: A Conversation with Mangrove Equity's Glenn Oken

In this episode, Glenn Oken, Managing Director at Mangrove Equity Partners, sits down with host Peter Lehrman to discuss the evolution of Small Business...

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