The SMB Investor
The SMB Investor
Podcast Description
Forget startups. Forget climbing the corporate ladder.
The real path to wealth? Owning profitable small businesses.
Hosted by Sean Smith and Nick Bryant, The SMB Investor dives into how investors, operators, and dealmakers are building wealth through small business acquisitions, syndicates, and holding companies.
We talk to the pros—fund managers, investors, searchers, and service providers—who are making SMB investing the next big asset class.
Whether you want to invest, operate, or build your own holding company, this podcast is your playbook.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers a range of content themes centered on small business investing, including evaluating small business acquisitions, building supportive communities for entrepreneurs, and the nuances of creating a profitable SMB portfolio. Specific episodes highlight important factors such as Quality of Earnings evaluations, effective community building for success, and strategies for distinguishing successful SMB investing approaches.
Forget startups. Forget climbing the corporate ladder.
The real path to wealth? Owning profitable small businesses.
Hosted by Sean Smith and Nick Bryant, The SMB Investor dives into how investors, operators, and dealmakers are building wealth through small business acquisitions, syndicates, and holding companies.
We talk to the pros—fund managers, investors, searchers, and service providers—who are making SMB investing the next big asset class.
Whether you want to invest, operate, or build your own holding company, this podcast is your playbook.
In this episode of The SMB Investor Podcast, Sean Smith talks with Ricky Bouchard — a former insurance professional turned disciplined SMB investor. Ricky walks through his transition from backing friends to building a strategic investment approach grounded in familiar industries, strong operator communication, and resilient capital structures.
He also exposes hidden risks in insurance coverage, shares real-life diligence lessons, and explains how to recognize deals where he can truly add value as an investor.
A candid and tactical conversation filled with insights for operators, LPs, and anyone navigating the world of small business acquisitions.
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