Think Like an Owner

By Alex Bridgeman

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Episodes: 221

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Exploring how the most ambitious CEOs grow great companies. Each week we dive into the strategies and tactics that build transformative businesses with the operators doing it firsthand. Learn more at https://tlaopodcast.com/

Episode Date
Moises Eilemberg - Building in Life Science Asset Monitoring - Ep.221
Apr 30, 2024
Tom Klein - Pre-Close M&A Value Creation Playbook Ep.220
Apr 23, 2024
Craig Fuller - On The Intersection of Media and Data [Replay] Ep.219
Apr 16, 2024
Henry Schuck - Creating Ambitious Teams at ZoomInfo - EP.218
Apr 09, 2024
Mike Stone - Growing a $1B+ Painting Company - Ep.217
Apr 02, 2024
Ayman Al-Abdullah - How Companies Scale to $100M and Beyond - Ep.215
Mar 26, 2024
Dennis Dresser - High Performing SaaS Sales Orgs - Ep.214
Mar 12, 2024
Transforming Data at Coalesce - Armon Petrossian - Ep.213
Mar 05, 2024
Sieva Kozinsky - Long-Term Thinking is an Advantage - Ep.212 [TLAO Replay]
Feb 27, 2024
Eric Jorgenson - The Power of Writing Books - Ep.211
Feb 20, 2024
Studying CEO's, Data Businesses, and Chief of Staff Roles - Alex Bridgeman and Chris Powers Ep,210
Feb 13, 2024
Roland Lessard - The M&A Value Creation Playbook - Ep.209
Feb 06, 2024
[Re-Run] Richard Reese - Designing Incentives at Iron Mountain - Ep.208
Jan 30, 2024
Savneet Singh - Leading a Public Turnaround at PAR Technology - Ep.207
Jan 23, 2024
Tim Strickland - High Performing CROs and Designing Great Sales Orgs - Ep.206
Jan 16, 2024
Mike Wyman - The CFO Role in Search Funds - Ep.205
Jan 09, 2024
Mike Zani - The Science of Transformative Teams - Ep.204
Jan 02, 2024
[Re-Run] David Dodson - The Manager's Handbook - Ep.203
Dec 26, 2023
Scott Barstow - Keys to High Performing Product Teams - Ep.202
Dec 19, 2023
Gary Walter Jr - Scaling and Selling a Family Run Data Business - Ep.201
Dec 12, 2023
Justin Mazeka Vogt - Compounding, Leverage, and Thinking Bigger - Ep.200
Dec 05, 2023
Ann Rhoades - Building Values Driven Cultures That Outperform - EP.199
Nov 28, 2023
Joel Peterson - Engineering a Remarkable Life -Ep.198
Nov 21, 2023
Jason Anderson - Always Be Recruiting - Ep.197
Nov 14, 2023
Shikhar Saxena - Building Milan Laser as CEO - Ep.196
Nov 07, 2023
Cleo’s Mahesh Rajasekharan: Transforming Supply Chains Through Ecosystem Integration Software - Ep.195
Oct 31, 2023
Launch Series Ep.7: Spirit of Search with Coley Andrews and Mitch Cohen Ep.194
Oct 24, 2023
Jehiel Oliver - Helping Feed Africa at Hello Tractor - Ep.193
Oct 17, 2023
Chris Powers - Focus on What You’re Good At - Ep.192
Oct 10, 2023
Launch Series Ep.6: First 100 Days with Sam Krieg & Chris Hendriksen
Oct 03, 2023
Felix Brooks-Church - Fortifying Flour Across Africa as Sanku CEO - Ep.190
Sep 26, 2023
Dave Thrasher - Leading a 9-Figure Family Enterprise - Ep.189
Sep 19, 2023
Edward Coady - Value in Repetition as CEO - Ep.188
Sep 12, 2023
Launch Series Ep.5: Legal Diligence and Structuring with Scott Alderman and Alex Temel - Ep.187
Sep 05, 2023
Brian Yormak - Venture Investing in Data - Ep.186
Aug 29, 2023
Michael Horowitz - Primer on Franchises - Ep.185
Aug 22, 2023
Nick Huber - Next Growth Phase - Ep.184
Aug 15, 2023
Mark Valdez - Software Defined Investing - Ep.183
Aug 08, 2023
Launch Series Ep.4: Managing Seller Relationships with Jim Vesterman - Ep.182
Aug 01, 2023
Ben Tagoe - Building Better Sales Teams - Ep.181
Jul 25, 2023
David Dodson - Author of The Manager's Handbook - Ep.180
Jul 18, 2023
Julian Scadden - CEO of Nexstar - Ep.179
Jul 11, 2023
Launch Series Ep.3: Diligence and Closing with Ryan Turk and Keith Gross - Ep.178
Jul 05, 2023
Sieva Kozinsky - Long-Term Thinking is an Advantage - Ep.177
Jun 27, 2023
Mark Stiving - CEO's Guide to Pricing - Ep.176
Jun 20, 2023
Philip Hussey - Designing a Luxury Service Experience - Ep.175
Jun 13, 2023
Launch Series Ep.2: Search Startup with Nikita Sunilkumar and Alex Thinath - Ep.174
Jun 06, 2023
Clayton Collins - Acquiring In Your Industry - Ep.173
May 30, 2023
Doug Cook - Empathy and a CEO's Journey - Ep.172
May 23, 2023
Justin Nassiri - CEO Guide to Social Platforms - Ep.171
May 16, 2023
Launch Series Ep.1: Industry Research with Aaron Perrine and Kevin Oxendine - Ep.170
May 09, 2023
Amir Haboosheh - How CEOs Develop Empathy - Ep.169
May 02, 2023
Daniel Hudspeth - Scaling Concierge Medicine - Ep.168
Apr 25, 2023
Chris Hoffmann - Building Scale in Home Services - Ep.167
Apr 18, 2023
Ed Redden - Operating at the Intersection of Hardware and Software - Ep.166
Apr 11, 2023
Chenmark Series 3: Recruiting CEOs and Future Planning - Ep.165
Apr 04, 2023
Chenmark Series 2: Ethos and Incentives - Ep.164
Mar 28, 2023
Chenmark Series 1: Founding Ideals - Ep.163
Mar 21, 2023
Orlando Remak and Jalen Ross - HOA Management Holding Company - Ep.162
Mar 14, 2023
CEO Series Ep.3: Daniel Reese - Ep.161
Mar 07, 2023
CEO Series Ep.2: Adam Ilowite and Michael Upex - Ep.160
Feb 28, 2023
CEO Series Ep.1: Ryan Galea - Ep.159
Feb 21, 2023
Trilogy Search Series Ep.6: Stijn Hendrikse - Ep.158
Feb 14, 2023
[Re-Run] Ross Brendel - Investing in Permanent Capital Vehicles - Ep.157
Feb 07, 2023
Sandy Paige - Managing Teams for Scale - Ep.156
Jan 31, 2023
Michael Coscetta - Sales Teams that Perform - Ep.155
Jan 24, 2023
Nick Buchanan - Company Data Dashboards at BUCS Analytics - Ep.154
Jan 17, 2023
Carl Streck - Building a Commercial Real Estate Data and Software Company - Ep.153
Jan 10, 2023
Sean Joy - CEO Journey within Chenmark - Ep.152
Jan 03, 2023
Alex de Pfyffer & Ross Porter - Investing Strategies in Data - Ep.150
Dec 20, 2022
Johnny Lieberman & Zack Miller - "Only the Paranoid Survive" - Ep.149
Dec 13, 2022
Richard Reese - Designing Incentives at Iron Mountain - Ep.148
Dec 06, 2022
Judd Lorson - Designing a Healthy Mindset as CEO - Ep.147
Nov 29, 2022
Luis Reyes - Fire Protection Thesis in Spain - Ep.146
Nov 22, 2022
On Revenue Quality with Bradley Roofner and Logan Brown - Ep.145
Nov 17, 2022
Josh Schultz - Scaling CaneKast - Ep.144
Nov 15, 2022
Selling your Business with Brandon Kuchta - Ep. 143
Nov 10, 2022
A.J. Wasserstein - Living a Happier Life - Ep.142
Nov 08, 2022
Lessons from Family Businesses with Jamie Shah - Ep. 141
Nov 03, 2022
Nevin Raj - Building a Data Software Company at Grata - Ep.140
Nov 01, 2022
Jessica Markowitz - On Culture and Values - Ep.139
Oct 27, 2022
Trevor Flannigan - "People Grow Businesses" - Ep.138
Oct 25, 2022
Paul Yancich and Ryan Beaver - Lessons from 14 Months Acquiring in Software - Ep.137
Oct 18, 2022
Juan Ruiz - Student-led Search Investing - Ep.136
Oct 11, 2022
Alexis Grant - Covering Company Exits at They Got Acquired - Ep.135
Oct 04, 2022
Kurt Leedy and Kyle Coots - The Three Methods to Grow Capital - Ep.134
Sep 27, 2022
Adriana Garcia Ceja - The Power of Role Models - Ep. 133
Sep 20, 2022
Mark Brooks - Building Transformative Teams - Ep. 132
Sep 13, 2022
Sara Heston & Peter Kelly - Stanford Search Fund Study - Ep.131
Sep 06, 2022
Jay Davis and Jason Pananos - Serial Acquisition Strategies and Holding Companies - Ep.130
Aug 30, 2022
Nick Haschka - Reversing Course on a Holding Company - Ep.129
Aug 23, 2022
Andy Cagnetta - How Business Brokers See the M&A World - Ep.128
Aug 16, 2022
Trilogy Search Series Ep.5: Kevin Knoepp and Zach Seely - Ep.127
Aug 09, 2022
Freddie Bellhouse - Building a Holding Company in the U.K. - Ep.126
Aug 02, 2022
Rob LeBlanc - Designing an International Search Investment Firm - Ep.125
Jul 26, 2022
Brendan Anderson - Building a Compounding Advantage - Ep.124
Jul 19, 2022
Trilogy Search Series Ep.4: Kristen Glenn, Jennie Ellis, and Cyrus Symoom - Ep. 123
Jul 12, 2022
Joe Heieck - Time to Sell or Keep Going? - Ep. 122
Jul 05, 2022
Craig Fuller - On The Intersection of Media and Data - Ep. 121
Jun 28, 2022
Poppy MacDonald - Uncovering Government Data at USAFacts - Ep.120
Jun 21, 2022
Ujwal Velagapudi - "I'll close in 2 emails" - Ep.119
Jun 14, 2022
Trilogy Search Series Ep.3: Tom Klein and Roland Lessard - Ep.118
Jun 07, 2022
Michael Arrieta - Building the World's Best Holding Company - Ep.117
May 31, 2022
Caroline Matthews & Connor McCarthy - Acquiring Youth Summer Camps - Ep.116
May 24, 2022
Ayo Phillips & Peter Lohmann - All Things EOS - Ep.115
May 17, 2022
Kaustubh Deo - NYC Private Equity to a Tree Service Acquisition in Seattle - Ep.114
May 10, 2022
Alex Mears - Lessons for Search from Large-Cap Private Equity - Ep.113
May 03, 2022
Tony Layne - A Turbulent Journey of Entrepreneurship - Ep.112
Apr 26, 2022
Tom Birchard - Kicking Off a Home Services Rollup - Ep.111
Apr 19, 2022
Trilogy Search Series Ep.2: Ryan Turk - Ep.110
Apr 12, 2022
Preston Holland - Transforming Flying Magazine - Ep.109
Apr 05, 2022
David Dodson - Searching, Investing, Teaching - Ep.108
Mar 29, 2022
Glenn Gonzales - How to Fly Private as a Business Owner - Ep.107
Mar 22, 2022
Trilogy Search Series Ep.1: Nikita Sunilkumar & Kush Das - Ep.106
Mar 15, 2022
Michael Curry & Keith Burns - Earn The Right to Lead - Ep.105
Mar 08, 2022
Lori Harrington & Bruce Vanderzyde - Searcher and Seller Perspectives - Ep.104
Mar 01, 2022
Live From SMBash: Justin Burris and Tim Ludwig on Majority Search - Ep.103
Feb 22, 2022
Cross-Post: Owned and Operated with Alex Bridgeman
Feb 15, 2022
Greg Geronemus - Traditional Search Misconceptions - Ep.102
Feb 08, 2022
Mehtab Bhogal - How to Fix a Failing Ecommerce Business - Ep.101
Feb 01, 2022
Sam Shepler - Video Testimonials for Growing Companies - Ep.100
Jan 25, 2022
Robert Graham – Running Two Businesses, in the Healthcare Space and in the Search Fund Space - Ep.99
Jan 18, 2022
Eric Friend – A Conversation About the 100+ Year Old Friend Family Business of Print – Ep.98
Jan 11, 2022
John Puskar – A Journey of Growing and Selling a Professional Services Company - Ep.97
Jan 04, 2022
Jordan Evans – Acquiring and Growing a Family Business in the Industry of Language Services - Ep.96
Dec 28, 2021
Chris Williams - Running a Search and Acquiring and Operating a Small Business - Ep.95
Dec 21, 2021
Austin Hall & Palmer Higgins - Lessons Learned Operating in Lawn Care - Ep.94
Dec 14, 2021
Ryan DeCaire - What Rapid Growth in Small Business Looks Like - Ep.93
Dec 06, 2021
Sandro Mina - From Camera World to Relay Investments: Capturing the Early Days of a Search Fund - Ep.92
Nov 29, 2021
Timi Okah - Kingsway's First Acquisition in CEO Accelerator Program - EP.91
Nov 23, 2021
Collin Hathaway - What You Learn Acquiring 12 Home Service Companies - Ep.90
Nov 16, 2021
Jason Jackson - Rebuilding a Profitable Dental Care Business - Ep.89
Nov 09, 2021
Mike Botkin - Central Florida Landscape M&A Playbook - Ep.88
Nov 02, 2021
Matt Moldenhauer- Rolling Out Technology and Systems in the Timber Industry - Ep.87
Oct 26, 2021
Heather Endresen - SBA: Government’s Strategic Loan Program for Entrepreneurs - Ep.86
Oct 19, 2021
[Re-Run] Collin Hathaway – Investing and Operating in Home Services – Ep. 85
Oct 12, 2021
Paul Yancich & Daniel Eisen - Taking Inspiration From Constellation and Leveraging a Long Time Horizon - Ep.84
Oct 05, 2021
Badge Stone - Earning His Badge and Making His Mark in Search Fund Investments - Ep.83
Sep 28, 2021
Andrew Sohn & Michael Novielli - Running an Education Business in China - Ep. 82
Sep 21, 2021
Announcing: The Operator’s Handbook with a Special Interview by Tim Ludwig
Sep 16, 2021
Reg Zeller - Quitting Corporate to Roll Up Foundries - Ep. 81
Sep 14, 2021
Mia Jackson - Applying Experience and Passion in Health Care - Ep. 80
Sep 07, 2021
Craig Fuller - Acquiring Flying Magazine and Building a Media Playbook - Ep. 79
Aug 31, 2021
John Rood - Business Building is System Building - Ep. 78
Aug 24, 2021
Peter Bell - Growing an Emergency Equipment Distribution Business - Ep. 77
Aug 17, 2021
Brent Beshore - Building and Growing a Competitive Advantage at Permanent Equity - Ep. 76
Aug 10, 2021
Peter Kang - 15 Years In And Just Getting Started - Ep. 75
Aug 03, 2021
Dave Waters - Lessons from Investing in Small Public Companies - Ep. 74
Jul 27, 2021
Nick Fedele - Death, Taxes, and Stuff Goes Sideways - Ep. 73
Jul 20, 2021
Tony Cappaert - “Every Company is Underpricing” - Ep. 72
Jul 13, 2021
Manny Saxena - Buying Into the World of Commercial Sweeping - Ep. 71
Jul 06, 2021
RE Miniseries Part 3: Chris Powers - Boring Businesses and Industrial Real Estate - Ep. 70
Jun 29, 2021
RE Miniseries Part 2: Moses Kagan - How Business Owners Should Invest in Residential Real Estate - Ep. 69
Jun 22, 2021
RE Miniseries Part 1: Nick Huber - Operating a Moving Company and a Self-Storage Portfolio - Ep. 68
Jun 15, 2021
Eric Factor & Austin King - Operating in the Crane Business - Ep. 67
Jun 08, 2021
Sam Rosati - An Incubator, Conference, and a Business Sale - Ep. 66
Jun 01, 2021
Elliot Epstein - Running a Model Aircraft Business - Ep. 65
May 25, 2021
Chase Murdock - Buying Not Boring Businesses - Ep. 64
May 18, 2021
Victoria Sylvester - Growing a Training Company with a Global Focus - Ep. 63
May 11, 2021
Steve Ressler - How to Invest in Search Funds - Ep. 62
May 04, 2021
Palmer Higgins - Removing Sales Roles at Mainely Grass - Ep. 61
Apr 27, 2021
Jason Hill - Benefits to Making Food a Stronger Priority at Work - Ep. 60
Apr 20, 2021
Justin Vogt & Ed Redden - Creating a Long-Term Holdco at Evermore Industries - Ep. 59
Apr 13, 2021
Deepa Talwar - From Silicon Valley to Searching on Main Street - Ep. 58
Apr 06, 2021
Ross Brendel - Investing in Permanent Capital Vehicles - Ep. 57
Mar 30, 2021
Mark Valdez - From a16z to Eads Bridge Holdings - Ep. 55
Mar 16, 2021
Mark Hunter - Lessons from a Career in Micro Private Equity - Ep. 54
Mar 09, 2021
Kelcey Lehrich - Building an E-Commerce Portfolio - Ep. 53
Mar 02, 2021
Ryan Callaghan - Oilstop’s Customer-Focused Culture - Ep. 52
Feb 23, 2021
Rob LaBonne - 6th Gen Family Grocery Store and Self-Storage - Ep. 51
Feb 16, 2021
Jason Hill - Growing a Custom Countertop Business - Ep. 50
Feb 09, 2021
Nick Haschka - Buying Small - Ep. 49
Feb 02, 2021
Mike Botkin - First 30 Days in a Small Landscaping Business - Ep. 48
Jan 26, 2021
John Wilson - Growing the Family Plumbing Business - Ep. 47
Jan 19, 2021
Bill D’Alessandro - Acquiring and Scaling E-Commerce Brands - Ep. 46
Jan 12, 2021
Matthew Hinson - Acquiring Orthopedic Surgery Practices - Ep. 45
Jan 05, 2021
David Krock - Operating for Serendipity - Ep. 44
Dec 29, 2020
Palmer Higgins - Moving to the Operating Side - Ep. 43
Dec 22, 2020
David Johnson - Building a Jeep Ecommerce Business - Ep. 42
Dec 15, 2020
Brandon Laughridge - Blending Real Estate and SMBs - Ep. 41
Dec 08, 2020
Matt Estep - Picking Low Hanging Fruit Off the Ground - Ep. 40
Dec 01, 2020
Aaron Green - The CEO Role in a Growing Company - Ep. 39
Nov 24, 2020
Mitchell Blackmon - Operating and Growing a Chimney Service Business - Ep. 38
Nov 17, 2020
Lacey Wismer - Getting More Women in Search - Ep. 37
Nov 10, 2020
Rich Jordan - Buying a Small Plumbing Business - Ep. 36
Nov 03, 2020
Mark Sinatra - Going Off-Playbook as CEO - Ep. 35
Oct 27, 2020
A.J. Gordon - Running a 3rd Generation Family Business - Ep. 34
Oct 20, 2020
Jared Henderson - Operating with a Social Mission - Ep. 33
Oct 13, 2020
Collin Hathaway - Investing and Operating in Home Services - Ep. 32
Oct 06, 2020
Ryan Lechner & Nico Gimenez - Searching with a Partner - Ep. 31
Sep 29, 2020
Brian Vanderheyden - Owner of Richmond Alarm Company - Ep. 30
Sep 22, 2020
Scott Picker - Founder & Owner of Aspen Creek Landscaping - Ep. 29
Sep 15, 2020
Ben Rudman - Investing in Consumer Businesses - Ep. 28
Sep 08, 2020
Mason Myers - Buffett Inspired Ownership at Greybull Stewardship - Ep. 27
Sep 01, 2020
Joel Blake - Entrepreneurship through Apprenticeship - Ep. 26
Aug 25, 2020
Betsy Brandt - Preparing to Search - Ep. 25
Aug 18, 2020
Jules Brenner - Life as a Searcher - Ep. 24
Aug 11, 2020
Trish Higgins - Chenmark Five Years Later - Ep. 23
Aug 04, 2020
JR De Agostini & Max Artz - All About Owner Outreach - Ep. 22
Jul 28, 2020
Defensive Capital - Searching in the Defense Industry - Ep. 21
Jul 21, 2020
Permanent Capital and Infinite Games with Ali Aydar, CEO of Sporcle - Ep. 20
Jul 11, 2020
Investing Through ESOPs with Chris Fredericks and Spencer Springer from Empowered Ventures - Ep. 19
Jul 07, 2020
Clearing Fog - Ep. 18
May 27, 2020
Greg Geronemus, Footbridge Partners - Ep. 17
Apr 28, 2020
Update with Justin Turner, Traction Capital Partners - Ep. 16
Mar 31, 2020
Update with Mikel Berger, Little Engine Ventures - Ep. 15
Mar 24, 2020
Michael Girdley, Dura Software - Ep. 14
Feb 22, 2020
Will Schoeberlein, Golden Southeast - Ep. 13
Jan 30, 2020
Lui Pangiarella & Akram Sabbagh, Second Squared - Ep. 12
Nov 27, 2019
Sam Rosati, Pursuant Capital - Ep. 11
Oct 24, 2019
Mikel Berger, Little Engine Ventures - Ep. 10
Sep 05, 2019
Tim Ludwig, Ohana Capital - Ep. 9
Aug 08, 2019
Andy Ellis, Localize Capital - Ep. 8
Jul 11, 2019
Kevin Graham, Site Arrow - Ep. 7
Jun 14, 2019
David Krock, Sunset Coast Capital - Ep. 6
May 03, 2019
Author's Chat: Walker Deibel & Searchfunder
Apr 19, 2019
Nick Haschka, Cub Investments - Ep. 5
Apr 03, 2019
Peter Bell & Justin Turner, Traction Capital Partners - Ep. 4
Mar 07, 2019
Team from Searchfunder.com - Ep. 3
Feb 05, 2019
Mike Boyd, Vroom Vroom Vroom and Mudbrick Capital - Ep. 2
Jan 10, 2019
Trish Higgins, Chenmark Capital - Ep. 1
Nov 26, 2018