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🎙SMB15: From Patent Law to Shark Tank: Brandon Karam’s Journey with Pristine Sprays

🎙SMB15: From Patent Law to Shark Tank: Brandon Karam’s Journey with Pristine Sprays

Brandon Karam left a career in IP law to launch Pristine Sprays, a toilet paper spray alternative to wet wipes. He shares the journey from kitchen experiments to Shark Tank and Amazon success.

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: Buying a Distillery Out of Bankruptcy with Jordan Griffie, Co-Owner of Valor Peak Distillery

🎙SMB15: Buying a Distillery Out of Bankruptcy with Jordan Griffie, Co-Owner of Valor Peak Distillery

Jordan Griffie went from buying assets out of bankruptcy to building a veteran-backed distillery in Colorado, with lessons on cashflow, culture, and not treating business like a hobby

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: Lessons 4 Months In with Scott Crosby, Owner of American Services

🎙SMB15: Lessons 4 Months In with Scott Crosby, Owner of American Services

From tech sales to running a commercial HVAC company, Scott Crosby is four months into ownership and already has plenty of lessons to share.

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: From Bartender to Business Owner: Matt Carlson’s Journey in Residential Painting

🎙SMB15: From Bartender to Business Owner: Matt Carlson’s Journey in Residential Painting

From getting fired as a bartender to running a multi-state residential painting company, Matt Carlson has seen it all. He shares his journey and the lessons learned along the way.

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: Starting a 3D Printing Business from Scratch with Ryan Baskins, Owner of Chatelet Manufacturing

🎙SMB15: Starting a 3D Printing Business from Scratch with Ryan Baskins, Owner of Chatelet Manufacturing

When COVID hit, Ryan Baskins was selling HVAC systems to hotels. He quit to launch a 3D printing business, initially focused on building their own products for Amazon.

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: Scaling to $70K/mo in Less Than a Year with Julia Callahan, Owner of Jubilee Cleaning

🎙SMB15: Scaling to $70K/mo in Less Than a Year with Julia Callahan, Owner of Jubilee Cleaning

Julia Callahan quit a stable career in medical sales to knock on doors one weekend. A year later, she's grossing over $70K/mo and employing a team of 17.

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: From Door-Knocking to $7M in Revenue: Ryan Robinson’s Roofing Journey

🎙SMB15: From Door-Knocking to $7M in Revenue: Ryan Robinson’s Roofing Journey

Ryan shares what it really takes to run a roofing company: how crews are hired, how insurance claims are processed, and why class 4 shingles aren’t always worth the hype.

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: Quitting a Life on the Railroad for SMB Ownership with Scott Gunter

🎙SMB15: Quitting a Life on the Railroad for SMB Ownership with Scott Gunter

Scott quit a life on the Union Pacific Railroad to launch a packaging business. He's since acquired a local print business and is building a one-stop shop for midsized F&B companies.

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: Modernizing California's Industrial Base with Jules Brenner, Founder of Industrial Succession

🎙SMB15: Modernizing California's Industrial Base with Jules Brenner, Founder of Industrial Succession

California has 6,000 metal fabrication shops and very few successors to run them. Jules Brenner is on a mission to fix that.

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: Buying and Growing a Remote Accounting Firm with Chris Williams, Owner of System Six

🎙SMB15: Buying and Growing a Remote Accounting Firm with Chris Williams, Owner of System Six

Chris walks us through his experience acquiring and growing an accounting firm. We discuss how he approaches pricing, the impact of AI, and why PE has entered the $150B market.

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: Buying & Operating a Commercial Printing Business with Connor Pera, Owner of The Print Authority

🎙SMB15: Buying & Operating a Commercial Printing Business with Connor Pera, Owner of The Print Authority

Connor takes us inside the $40B market of commercial printing. In this interview, we get into specialized vs. non-specialized, his web-to-print niche, and how he thinks about growth.

William Fry
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🎙SMB15: Building a 5-Star Fence Business with Paul Montenegro, Owner of Hawk Fences

🎙SMB15: Building a 5-Star Fence Business with Paul Montenegro, Owner of Hawk Fences

In this episode, we get into how Paul grossed $400K in their first year of operations, why 75% of his customers are pet owners, and his moves to grow their fence business.

William Fry