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In this episode, Ramsey breaks down why he bought a business he'd never shop in himself, how he got it financed after two banks turned him down, and what it takes to run it from another state.

◼️ Why a business he would never walk into as a customer turned out to be the only one that cleared every number on his list
◼️ How two banks turned him down over the category, and why he said no when the seller offered to finance the entire purchase
◼️ The visit he made to the store as an ordinary customer before he ever bought it, and what he was watching for
◼️ What running two stores from another state actually looks like, and why he says even when he's not there, he's there
◼️ Why he still has not taken a single dollar out of the business, and the three-year plan that changes that

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In this episode, Jay breaks down why he walked away from a 25-year Wall Street career to buy a business that was already running, how he closed a $2M deal in about seven months, and what his first month as an owner actually taught him.

◼️ Why he stopped building other people's wealth at a New York hedge fund and decided to own the whole thing himself
◼️ How he found his business within a day of joining and beat six other buyers without hiring a lawyer to write his offer
◼️ The add-backs he uncovered in diligence that pushed his multiple below 3x and lowered the price he paid
◼️ How a deal that was 30% real estate cleared SBA financing and an environmental review without blowing the timeline
◼️ What running a 40-year-old plant leasing business in 40 hours a week looks like with a 12-year manager on the day-to-day

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In this episode, Mary breaks down how she went from a tech layoff to buying a $1.05 million medical billing business she knew nothing about, what her first year of ownership actually cost her, and how she has grown it 35% since taking over.

◼️ Why she let the previous owner keep 10% of the company instead of buying him out completely

◼️ The single client that made up too much of the revenue, and how she got a lender comfortable with it

◼️ How the business went from signing three new clients a year to a dozen in fifteen months

◼️ The one thing she skipped before closing that she would never skip again

◼️ Whether AI is coming for medical billing, from someone who runs one

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