How Austin Smoak raised money from investors to buy a very profitable roofing business that he found on BizBuySell.
Topics in Austin's interview:
- How Goldman Sachs prepared him for business ownership
- Passively owning franchises
- Why he recommends local brokers over proprietary search
- Finding “business-buyer fit”
- His plan to scale via roll-up
- His philosophy on change management
- Pros and cons of being funded by a family office
- The scope of his residential roofing business
- The roofing industry in Florida
- How he uses digital marketing
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