The Durable Small Business
The Durable Small Business
Podcast Description
The Durable Small Business connects business owners, operators, and investors to uncover what it takes to build businesses that thrive — and endure.
Each episode features candid conversations with seasoned company builders, sharing lessons, strategies, and real stories from the front lines.
Whether you're scaling, preparing for a transition, or just starting out, we’re here with practical advice and insights to help you build a durable, profitable business that lasts.
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The podcast focuses on entrepreneurship, business scaling, and long-term growth, featuring episodes that cover topics like insights from successful business acquisitions, lessons from the cannabis industry, and strategies for building resilient enterprises. Episodes delve into real-world experiences, such as Paul Henderson's transition into the cannabis sector and Will Smith's exploration of entrepreneurship through acquisition.
The Durable Business Podcast connects business owners, operators, and investors to uncover what it takes to build businesses that thrive — and endure.
Each episode features candid conversations with seasoned company builders, sharing lessons, strategies, and real stories from the front lines.
Whether you’re scaling, preparing for a transition, or just starting out, we’re here with practical advice and insights to help you build a durable, profitable business that lasts.
Entrepreneurship through acquisition has become one of the most talked-about paths into business ownership. But behind every closed deal is a much messier reality.
In this episode, CEO of GetOut Kyle Poll hosts a conversation with founders and operators who bought businesses across industries ranging from cleaning services to manufacturing to defense technology:
Blake Harber — CEO, Routine Holdings
Taylor Nielsen — CEO, Walton Trailers
Andrew Heer — CEO, Summit Mountain Cleaning
Caroline Chapelaine — CEO, Northstar Photonics
Together, they unpack what the acquisition process actually looked like — the deals that fell apart, the financing challenges, the operational surprises, and the pressure that comes with taking responsibility for a company and its people.
It’s a conversation about ownership in the real world: uncertain, demanding, and ultimately transformative.
For anyone exploring ETA, this episode offers something more valuable than a playbook — it offers perspective.
You’ll hear stories of:
A 50-year-old manufacturer run on sticky notes and memory
A defense-tech carveout forced to relocate under impossible timelines
A cleaning company one contract away from collapse
Customers, employees, and systems walking out the door after closing
More than anything, this is a conversation about resilience. About learning to lead under pressure. And about why business ownership — despite the difficulty — remains one of the most meaningful paths a person can choose.
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