M&A Launchpad
by Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa
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About this podcast
Welcome to The M&A Launchpad Podcast hosted by Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa with Equity Launchpad. On this podcast, you will gain insights on acquiring, investing in, and selling profitable businesses in the lower to middle market. Whether you are a business owner, investor, or aspiring entrepreneur, at Equity Launchpad, we will provide you with the knowledge, guidance, and capital to navigate the world of mergers and acquisitions.
Episodes
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- The Businesses AI Can't Replace: Finding Opportunities in the Lower Middle Market with Jesse Welch · 39 min · Episode 113In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Feras Moussa and Casey Minshew welcome Jesse Welch, founder of Mid Cap Global, a boutique M&A and capital advisory firm, and…
- From Failed Search to a Successful Acquisition with Megan McGee · 38 min · Episode 111From Failed Search to a Successful Acquisition with Megan McGee In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Feras Moussa and Casey Minshew welcome Megan McGee, owner of…
- How to Unlock Hidden Profit in an Acquired Business Through Smart Pricing with Etinosa Agbonlahor · 33 min · Episode 112In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Feras Moussa and Casey Minshew welcome Etinosa Agbonlahor, CEO of Decision Alpha, a pricing strategy and consumer research…
- Sub-$100M Deals as an Independent Sponsor with Ian Reynolds · 35 min · Episode 109In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa sit down with fellow Houstonian Ian Reynolds of Thesis Capital Partners. Ian shares how he…
- QoE Over $3M, 10% Down & the New SBA Rules with Sarah Andrews · 39 min · Episode 108In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa sit down with Sarah Andrews, SBA Senior Business Development Officer at Northwest Bank, who…
- Make It Recurring: Building a Scalable Service Business with Antoine Campbell · 30 min · Episode 107In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa sit down with Antoine Campbell, founder of CEO 929 Business Solutions, to talk about building…
- Building a $360M Bank in 23 Months with Hazem Ahmed · 36 min · Episode 106Hazem Ahmed co-founded a bank in 2007, grew it to $800M, and sold it. Then he did it again — building Integrity Bank, SSB from scratch into a $360M institution in just 23 months…
- $2.2M Raised to Insure the SBA Personal Guarantee with Jason Hunt · 33 min · Episode 105In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Feras Moussa and Ben Suttles sit down with Jason Hunt, founder and CEO of Ink Insurance, to unpack one of the biggest hidden…
- How a Banker Bought a 40-Year-Old Business and Survived the J-Curve with Joseph Cruz · 32 min · Episode 104In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Ben Suttles sit down with Joseph Cruz, who left a decade-long career in leveraged finance and investment…
- From Horror Story to $25M Exit with Mike Krupit · 35 min · Episode 103In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa sit down with Mike Krupit, founder of Trajectify, to talk about mentoring and coaching leaders…
- The Capital Stack, Decoded: Search Funds, Self-Funded Deals & Independent Sponsors with Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa · 31 min · Episode 102This is a milestone episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast — Episode 100. In lieu of a guest interview, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa look back on how they got started in…
- From 27% to 11%: Cutting $4.2M in Taxes on a $25M Business Sale with Nick Saloom and John Blanchard · 44 min · Episode 101In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa sit down with John Blanchard and Nick Saloom of Engineered Tax Mitigation to unpack how…
- The $1M Mistake That Made a Broker with Mark Hartmann · 36 min · Episode 100In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa sit down with Mark Hartmann, Lower Middle Market M&A Advisor and Business Broker at…
- The $14M Deal That Almost Closed with Betsy Kauffman · 31 min · Episode 99In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa sit down with Betsy Kauffman, Founder & CEO of Cross Impact, a Charlotte-based leadership…
- 1,500 Deals, 20 Acquisitions, 1 Gut Punch with Sequoya Borgman · 32 min · Episode 98In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa sit down with Sequoya Borgman, Founder & CEO of Borgman Capital, a Milwaukee-based independent…
- The $13M Deal That Unlocked Scale with Christopher Burke · 35 min · Episode 97In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Feras Moussa and Ben Suttles sit down with Christopher Burke — Australian entrepreneur, founder of Brickendon Consulting and…
- Stop Chasing Sexy Deals: Why This Buyer Chose Sheet Metal with Andrew Kurzrok · 36 min · Episode 96In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa sit down with Andrew Kurzrok, owner-operator of Hopewell Sheet Metal Manufacturing in…
- Inside the ER Rollup Serving 1.5 Million Patients with Kevin Baker · 38 min · Episode 92In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras Moussa sit down with Kevin Baker of Emergency Care Partners (ECP) to unpack the business side of…
- Why 20% of Small Business Owners Close Instead of Sell | Mike Ehrle · 29 min · Episode 95In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Ben Suttles sit down with Mike Ehrle, founder of FinParency, to discuss one of the most overlooked problems…
- How PE-Backed Companies Scale Fintech Revenue with Robert Checchia · 27 min · Episode 94**Please note: There are periodic audio distortions. Thank you for bearing with the tech glitches. In this episode of the M&A Launchpad Podcast, hosts Casey Minshew and Feras…
