Truth About Exits

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Truth About Exits is about every side of the deal. Your host Coran Woodmass and guests discuss what it really takes to close 7 or 8 figure business sales. By interviewing clients and friends who have sold their businesses, raised capital or actively acquire businesses.

Coran Woodmass


    • Jul 21, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    The State Of The Market And What To Do - Jeff Lieber (Turnkey Management)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 62:21


    In this week's episode, Marissa, VP of Marketing at The FBA Broker leads a roundtable chat with Geoff Matthews and Julie Siragusa from The FBA Brokers' Deal Team and Jeff Lieber, Founder of Turnkey Management. During this conversation, they discuss the state of the market and how consumer behavior has been affected, as well as which buyers are still acquiring. We end with the MASSIVE opportunities for eCommerce business owners scaling a brand in this economy and trust me, you don't want to miss this one! Throw another shot of espresso in your coffee, grab your comfy slippers, and lean into this riveting podcast episode; enjoy! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Founder Mindset Podcast - Starting a business based on your calling - Kevin Graham

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 22:26


    In this week’s episode, Coran sits down for a chat with Kevin Graham on his podcast Founder Mindset. During the interview, they discuss a number of topics including how Coran found his passion for acquisitions and his goal to get a piece of a billion dollar transaction” that he’s been working towards over the last few years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Building the first DTC Private Equity Brand - Brent Beshore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 54:05


    Brent Beshore is the CEO of Adventur.es went from acquiring companies using debt and equity to raising a $50M fund. Now they look at over 2000 deals per year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    $3 Billion Invested Now Looking For Consumer Brands - Brien Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 48:02


    Brien Davis, Partner at Altacrest Capital he and his partners have completed over $3 billion of investments during their 20+ year careers. Today we’ll be talking about their acquisition of Barton Watch Bands an Austin based consumer product company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    $200M+ In SBA Loans For Ecommerce Acquisitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 34:51


    Stephen has closed over $200M in SBA loans for e-commerce business acquisitions. Find out why SBA Loans are so popular and also why buyers and sellers should have an SBA lender on their deal team even before buying or selling a business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    3 Year Build. $4MM in Sales. 6 Months to Sell. Repeat! - Chris Nowak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2019 31:10


    Chris built his company to around $4M in sales and sold his business in just 3 short years. The buyer used an SBA loan and the sales process took 6 months to close! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    $25M In Annual Revenue Via Acquisitions - Shakil Prasla

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 42:47


    In today's episode we talk to Shakil Prasla who has acquired a number of e-commerce business to reach over $25M in annual revenue through more than 7 acquisitions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    What It Takes To Close Deals 4 Real Examples

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 36:47


    Today's episode is with your host Coran Woodmass breaking down four real world examples of consumer product brands that sold for $1MM, $10MM, $100MM and $1B. Coran discusses what drives value from the buy-side in each of these transactions and how to think about this if you want to sell your business in the future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Part 2 Roll Ups - Mark Sancrant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 46:45


    Mark Sancrant is back on TAE to talk more about Roll Ups. What they are and what to think about if you are planning to undertake a roll up or being acquired as part of a roll up. Make sure to check out part 1 if you haven’t heard it already https://truthaboutexits.com/tae-ep-15-part-1-roll-ups-mark-sancrant/. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Part 1 Roll Ups - Mark Sancrant

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 53:22


    Mark Sancrant is back on TAE this time to talk about Roll Ups from his first hand experience on being on all sides of roll up transactions. What they are, why they are so popular and what to think about if you are planning to undertake a roll up or being acquired as part of a roll up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    When To Raise Capital From VCs - Chris Rawlings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 56:57


    An injury from partying too hard led Chris to create products to help others. This then lead to raising capital from VCs to start Judolaunch a company to help brands scale their Amazon sales channel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Turning Around a 189-Year-Old Company Then Exiting - Nate Collins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 45:46


    From a hippie commune to the board room, Nate had a career as an investment manager at a Private Equity Group focused on real estate before becoming CEO of Samuel French a Theatrical Licencing Company founded in 1830 an insolvent company he turned around and eventually exited. Now Nate is moving on from Samuel French and Concord onto his next adventure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Acquiring 9 Businesses In 12 Months - Kevin Graham

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2019 40:25


    Kevin went from building and selling affiliate websites to building and acquiring hosting companies. After reaching $1mm in annual revenue run rate he and his partner have decided to pause the acquisition plans for now. Listen in to find what acquiring 9 companies in under 12 months looks like and what Kevin would do if he was to start over. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    How And When To Take A Company Public - Martin Higginson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 34:27


    Martin Higginson is an ultimate entrepreneur he’s built multiple companies, exited four of them and raised capital for another 7 through the public markets. He now builds companies, puts a management team in place, takes them public and moves on to the next deal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Lessons from the buy-side - Ace Chapman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 58:53


    Ace is a seasoned investor who has acquired multiple businesses, both online and offline. On this week’s jam-packed episode, Coran talks with Ace about acquiring his first acquisition, the lessons he learned from his previous acquisitions and how he works in the private equity sphere. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    From Exit To Launching Two Startups - Raymond Kaminski

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 33:44


    From NASA to launching Two startups, Coran talks to Raymond about his journey from the space program to being apart of not one but two rapidly growing startups. Having also been a part of an acquisition by one of the leading investment banks in the USA. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    The Right Questions Can Make You Millions - Nate Ginsburg

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 61:48


    Coran talks with Nate about selling his Amazon FBA business after its rapid growth to becoming an investor and making sure his team was looked after in the process. They also dig into life after the sale and its meaning. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    20 Years and $2.8B in Deals - Mark Sancrant

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 32:38


    In this action-packed episode, Coran talks with his colleague Mark about raising debt and capital, working with entrepreneurs and acquiring business for growth versus building from scratch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    The Decision NOT To Exit - Mark Brenwall

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 41:21


    Mark talks with Coran about why he initially decided to sell his business but after going through the sale process, decided to not sell his business and what he is doing instead. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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    The 302 Day German Exit - Leon Hendrix

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 18:54


    Coran discusses with former client Leon about the extended transfer process and the emotional rollercoaster that turned into a 302-day exit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Mindset and Lifestyle - Marcin Chaszczewski

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 32:06


    On this week's episode, Coran talks to former client Marcin about the business he sold including sticking to a target audience, systemising his business and the handover process after selling. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Investing After An Exit - Rob Barry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 27:51


    On today's episode, Coran talks with Rob about life after selling his e-commerce business and how he now invests the money. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Life After The Sale - Jason Regan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 30:19


    Coran talks to former client Jason Regan about building up his Amazon FBA brand, the deal structure of selling the business and all the emotions involved. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    The Hijacked Interview - Dan Andrews

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 51:50


    In this first-ever podcast episode, Coran talks with his good mate Dan about the idea and concept behind the Truth about Exits podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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