Built to Sell Radio
Built to Sell Radio is a weekly podcast for business owners interested in selling a business. Each week, we ask an entrepreneur who has recently sold a business why they decided to sell their business, what they did right and what mistakes they made through the process of exiting their business. Built to Sell Radio is the ultimate insider's guide to approaching the most important financial transaction of your life.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 512
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Ep 409 Minority vs. Majority Partners with Mark Ferrier
Mark Ferrier built the marketing agency TRAFFIKGROUP to more than $2 million of EBITDA before it was acquired by the private equity group Onex in an eight-figure exit. In this first of a two-part in…
Ep 408 Why Thomson Reuters Paid $124 Million for a $9 Million Business with Jon Coss, Founder of Pondera Solutions
When Jon Cross founded Pondera Solutions in 2011, his goal was to reduce fraud in U.S. government programs like Medicaid and Unemployment Insurance. By 2020, Cross and his partners had built Pondera…
Ep 407 Bootstrapping His Way to $23 Million Exit with Lloyed Lobo
In 2017 Lloyed Lobo and his partner, Alex Popa, founded Boast, a software application designed to simplify the process of applying for research and development tax credits. The bootstrapped company s…
Ep 406 Exit, Rest, Restart: Rob Walling on Navigating the Entrepreneurial Lifecycle
At the age of 41, Rob Walling sold Drip, an email marketing software for enough money that he "would never have to work again".
His only problem? Figuring out what to do next.
In this special editio…
Ep 405 Betting It All to Build a $100 Million Outdoor Luxury Empire with Sarah Dusek
Sarah Dusek and her husband started Under Canvass, which offered large-scale tented hotels (think “glamping”) outside national parks around the U.S.
The business got off to a successful start, and wi…
Ep 404 How Michia Rohrssen Sold Prodigy For 65x Revenue
In 2015, Michia Rohrssen co-founded a SaaS business called Prodigy to help car dealerships sell online. He grew the company to $3.3M in annual revenue when he faced a difficult decision.
Rohrsse…
Ep 403 Should You Hire a COO? with Casey Cavell
Casey Cavell has plenty of party stories: he dropped out of college to become a professional poker player, tried his hand (successfully) at buying self-storage facilities and apartment complexes, and…
Ep 402 Fetching an 8-Figure Exit with Amman Ahmed
In 2017, Amman Ahmed founded MusicForPets, which launched the YouTube channels "RelaxMyDog" and "RelaxMyCat." Th ese channels aim to alleviate pets' anxiety, whether due to stress or their owners' …
Ep 401 Capitalizing on the Shift From Bricks to Clicks with Chad Rubin
In 2006, Chad Rubin built Skubana, a tool specifically designed to streamline the operation of his e-commerce store across diverse channels. Sensing the software's potential, Rubin decided to offer S…
Ep 400 How Alex Macdonald Sold Velocity Black to Capital One for a Reported $297 Million
In 2014, Alex Macdonald co-founded Velocity Black, a global digital concierge service for affluent clients. Unlike the basic concierge services of some credit cards, Velocity Black leverages technolo…
Ep 399 How to Teach Your Employees Your Secrets with TXG's Ian Fraser
Ian Fraser, a former professional golfer from Scotland, turned his expertise in fitting golfers with the right clubs into a successful venture, Tour Experience Golf (TXG), in 2016.
His aim was to b…
Ep 398 Building to Sell: The Molzi Journey from Startup to Brainlabs Acquisition with Chris Mole
In 2017, Chris Mole, based in the UK, founded Molzi, a full-service digital marketing agency catering to Amazon sellers. As pioneers in the field, the company witnessed significant growth. By 2020, a…
Ep 397 Inside 23andMe's $400 Million Acquisition of Lemonaid Health with Paul Johnson
In 2013, Paul Johnson founded Lemonaid Health, one of the first digital healthcare platforms designed to offer virtual medical consultations and prescription services online.
While the company got…
Ep 396 Inside the Mind of an Acquirer with ASG’s CEO, Steve Reardon
In 2009, Steve Reardon sold Peldon Technologies, a company he founded which provided pharmacies and retailers with photo printers and multifunctional kiosks. Following his departure, Reardon develope…
Ep 395 How to Avoid Post-Sale Regrets: A Conversation with Dr. Sherry Walling
This week on Built to Sell Radio, we're excited to feature a special episode with clinical psychologist, speaker, and author, Dr. Sherry Walling. Dr. Walling is renowned for her work with entrepreneu…
Ep 394 5 Lessons on Building to Sell Mark Wright Learned from Billionaire Alan Sugar
In 2014, Mark Wright, who won BBC's The Apprentice, used the $250,000 prize to co-found Climb Online, a digital marketing agency, in collaboration with business tycoon, Lord Sugar.
Their collective …
Ep 393 Inside the Mind of an Acquirer with Valtech’s Randy Woods
After a 23-year journey building Non-Linear Creations into a marketing giant with more than 120 employees, Randy Woods sold it in 2017 to Valtech. Valtech is a distinguished digital agency offering m…
Ep 392 Inside Fidelity's $80 Million Acquisition of SkySlope with Tyler Smith
In 2011, Tyler Smith, one of the top three real estate agents in California, launched SkySlope, a software platform that enables real estate professionals to efficiently manage their transactions…
Ep 391 Riding the Wave of an Industry Roll Up with Miles Faulkner
In 2017, Miles Faulkner partnered with Martin Cleaver to establish Blended Perspectives, a reseller specializing in Atlassian products, which offer software solutions for large teams.
To distinguis…
Ep 390 Josh Abramson, founder of Vimeo, CollegeHumour.com and TeePublic on growing a fanatical following, avoiding an earn-out, mastering SEO, accelerating acquisitions and his $41 million exit
Josh Abramson has an impressive track record of building valuable companies. In 1999 Abramson started CollegeHumor.com and before he could even graduate, Abramson had received an offer of $9 million …