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Buy Build Exit is the podcast for entrepreneurs, investors, and business owners ready to grow wealth through acquisitions. Hosted by M\&A strategist Roy Redd, we break down how to buy companies, scale operations, and exit at maximum value. We also help business owners understand what drives their company’s value—and how to position it for a top-dollar exit. Real deals, real playbooks, no fluff.

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This is my full conversation with Mike Kruckeberg. Mike has owned businesses in five industries over 17 years, from insurance agencies to restaurants to home care to a pool company, and now he advises owners on buying and selling through NorthStar Bu... more

This is the full episode with Charles and me. A chip company just agreed to an all-stock deal at a $115B enterprise value, and PwC's 2026 midyear outlook projects about $4T in global deal value this year, up 13 percent. The number of deals is down 13... more

Buying a business with an SBA loan changed on October 1, 2026, and I brought in someone who has seen the lending side from the inside. Sterling Birdsong spent more than a decade in banking, produced over $50 million in SBA loans in a single year, and... more

This week three buyers wrote checks most of us will never see, and every one of them ran the same playbook you use on a $3 million deal. Charles and I take apart Paramount closing its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Schneider Electri... more

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Recent Guests

Mike Kruckeberg
Business owner and M&A advisor with 17 years of experience across five industries
NorthStar Business Advisors
Episode: Buying Home Care and Home Service Businesses: Mike Kruckeberg Full Podcast
Sterling Birdsong
SBA lender and broker with nearly 15 years of industry experience
Lendstra
Episode: SBA Lender Reveals What Gets Your Business Acquisition Approved in 2026
Fei-Fei Fei
Scientist, Visionary in AI (World Labs)
World Labs / AMD collaboration
Episode: Anthropic IPO: The $518 Billion Bill Behind the $2 Trillion Valuation
Jensen Huang
CEO of NVIDIA (referenced in discussion)
NVIDIA
Episode: Anthropic IPO: The $518 Billion Bill Behind the $2 Trillion Valuation
Chris Britz
Chime co-founder and CEO
Chime
Episode: SBA Buyers, Wake Up: $85 Billion in Megadeals Just Rewrote Your Playbook
Richard Parker
M&A strategist with 36+ years in buying/selling businesses; mentor to Ray Dalio's son
Independent consultant / M&A advisor
Episode: Buying a Business in 2026: Richard Parker on Seller Financing vs SBA Debt
Michael Gerber
Author of The E-Myth Revisited and proponent of working on the business
Author and business educator
Episode: The E-Myth Author Michael Gerber on Why SBA Lenders Fund Failing Businesses
Elliott Holland
Harvard MBA, guardian of self-funded buyers, Guardian Due Diligence
Guardian Due Diligence
Episode: SBA Loans Just Doubled to $10M and Half These Deals Are Hiding Something
Nimi Natan
Lender with Gulf Coast Bank, expert in SBA lending
Gulf Coast Bank
Episode: SBA Loan Rules Just Changed: What Every Business Buyer Needs to Know in 2025

Hosts

Roy Redd
Host of the show, M&A strategist with a focus on buy-build-exit playbooks.
Charles Oglesby
Co-host and strategy partner, contributes practical perspectives on acquisitions and exit planning.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 11 ratings
  • Great source of inspiration for entrepreneurs!

    So glad I came across this show! My team and I also produce a podcast geared toward entrepreneurship so it’s always exciting to find like-minded people who are putting out great content around the same topic. I especially enjoyed the episode on manifesting what you want in life and business. Looking forward to hearing more!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Michele510
    United States2 years ago
  • Amazing show!

    I am so glad I came across this show! I’ve taken so many actionable and practical nuggets of advice to implement. Love tuning in!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Walk 2 Wealth
    United States4 years ago
  • Love this Podcast

    This is a great podcast for anyone that wants to learn how to excel in everything they do. Roy is a great host that gets the most out of all his guests.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Wyattham
    Canada4 years ago
  • Great podcast!!!!

    This is a great podcast.Hearing this has benefited my business a lot.Thank you soo much Roy Redd

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jamesroy@1234
    United States5 years ago
  • Getting the Underdog the Upper Hand!

    Roy Redd does a phenomenal job at presenting the hidden opportunities and makes it easy to understand the tried and true strategies to give the Underdog the upper hand and prove the haters wrong. Can't wait to binge listen to see what more I can learn from The Entrepreneur Underdog!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Nicole: VirtualATeam
    United States5 years ago

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Buying Home Care and Home Service Businesses: Mike Kruckeberg Full Podcast
Q: If you were advising this gentleman, what will be the first, second and third things you'll clean up so that in 24 months, we could buy them smoothly?
He would first identify and reduce the owner's bottlenecks, then organize accounting workflows, bookkeeping responsibilities and transaction updates so the financial records stay current.
Buying Home Care and Home Service Businesses: Mike Kruckeberg Full Podcast
Q: One issue we had was churn rate with employees because it's a lot of hard work dealing with the elderly. Did you have that issue and if you did, how did you handle that?
Kruckeberg found that thorough orientation, clear standards, and scheduled check-ins with staff at one month, 90 days, six months and annually improved engagement and retention.
$110 Billion Hollywood Takeover Explained: Who Overpaid, Who Got Paid, and the AI Cash Burn
Q: Why would one of the biggest drug distributors in America buy 49 percent of a business instead of the whole thing?
The hosts describe the structure as a staged acquisition that gives McKesson a minority stake while CD&R retains majority control, with a framework for a possible later buyout.
$110 Billion Hollywood Takeover Explained: Who Overpaid, Who Got Paid, and the AI Cash Burn
Q: Can someone explain why the Paramount deal is 110 billion but shareholders only got about 81 billion?
The hosts explain that enterprise value includes debt as well as equity, while the amount paid to shareholders reflects the equity portion of the transaction.
SBA Lender Reveals What Gets Your Business Acquisition Approved in 2026
Q: What should a buyer do if their lender pulls out before closing?
Birdsong advises moving quickly to another lender and restarting the process with the assembled loan package, since the new bank will need much of the same documentation.

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1. Mike Kruckeberg
2. Sterling Birdsong
3. Fei-Fei Fei
4. Jensen Huang
5. Chris Britz
6. Richard Parker
7. Michael Gerber
8. Elliott Holland

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