Buy Build Exit

On this episode of Buy Build Exit, Charles and I sit down with Nimi Natan, President and CEO of Gulf Coast Small Business Lending, the national SBA arm of Gulf Coast Bank and Trust. Nimi has spent more than 30 years in finance, but his path is anything but ordinary. He started in commercial photography at Polaroid, grew up around small businesses, ran a burger operation himself, and built an SBA l...

Wall Street just announced a 170 billion dollar media merger, private equity is on track to do 5.3 trillion in deals this year, and the biggest buy side firms on earth just admitted they are not sure the businesses they are buying will be worth anything in five years because of AI. In this episode Charles and I go topic to topic on what is actually moving in M and A and small business right now, a...

Most first business deals do not die because the business was bad. They die because nobody understood the money. On March 1st, 2026 the SBA quietly rewrote who is even allowed to get one of these loans, and most buyers have no idea it happened. In this episode Charles and I sit down with Alan Peterson, Senior SBA Business Development Officer at First Internet Bank and one of the top SBA lenders in...

Private equity is buying law firms now using a structure most people have never heard of, the SBA just rewrote the rules on acquisition financing, and dental and vet roll ups are showing us exactly how this movie ends in every boring industry. In this episode Charles and I go topic to topic on what is actually happening in M and A and small business acquisitions right now. No listener questions to...

Three of the biggest private companies on earth are hitting the public market in the same window. SpaceX just priced the largest IPO in history at around 1.77 trillion dollars. Anthropic, the maker of Claude, filed to go public at nearly a trillion. And while everyone is staring at the trillion dollar tickers, the real money in 2026 is being made buying septic companies, HVAC shops, and landscapin...

In this episode of Buy Build Exit I sit down with Chris Barnard, the CEO and owner of Dedicated Logistics Partner and CGB Express, two companies doing around 20 million dollars combined across five locations and four states. Chris started out as an A and P aircraft mechanic, spent more than thirty years in logistics, and built his operation by buying up the small trucking and last mile businesses...

Most companies buying AI licenses are wasting their money. Not because the tools are bad because nobody's actually using them. In this episode of Buy Build Exit, I sit down with Kamil Banc, fractional Chief AI Officer, founder of AI Adopters Club, and one of the sharpest practical AI minds in the game right now. Kamil breaks down why AI adoption fails inside mid-market companies, what he calls...

I sat down with Gregory Kofsky, owner of IBA one of the most established business brokerage firms in the Pacific Northwest who has personally closed over 300 transactions ranging from 500K neighborhood businesses to 30 million dollar manufacturing operations, wineries, staffing firms, and tech companies. He took over the firm at 33 years old and has been running it for 32 years. In this episode we...

Hadley Nightingale grew up in New Zealand wanting to be a farmer, spent 8 years driving road trains in the Australian Outback hauling iron ore, came back in 2015, and went all in on building a property portfolio. His first buy was a house other people literally walked out of at the open home. Mold on the ceilings, drug paraphernalia on the windows, buyers calling it disgusting. He bought it, renov...

Most people on Instagram are still trying to start a business in 2026 — picking niches, building Shopify stores, praying the algorithm hits. Meanwhile thousands of profitable businesses are listed for sale right now with customers, revenue, and systems already running, and almost nobody is looking at them. Today's guest figured that out. Kenna XAI left her 9 to 5, traveled the world, tried eve...

Boring businesses make millionaires while everyone else chases the next sexy AI startup or drop shipping play. In this episode of Buy Build Exit, Roy Redd and Charles Oglesby sit down with Andre Harrison, a retired mobile notary instructor who bought his first house at 22 with no degree, built 3 notary companies in New York and New Jersey, and steered them straight through the 2008 financial crash...

The most expensive thing a profitable business owner does is make big decisions alone. In this episode of Buy Build Exit, Roy Redd and Charles Oglesby sit down with Brad Rochefort, founder of Top Quarter, a peer advisory room for verified operators doing 2 to 25 million in revenue. No coaches. No theory. Just real operators sharing actual P&Ls and making expensive decisions together. Brad brea...

David got fired at 63 after 18 years with the same company. He did the math and realized he would be completely broke by 65. No pension, no plan B. Instead of folding, he went all in no salary, no safety net and built a 7-figure investment portfolio by age 69 using a strategy that fits on one page. In this episode of Buy Build Exit, Roy Redd and Charles sit down with David to break down exactly ho...

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What does it take to get laid off 3 times, hear 100 investor nos, and still build one of the most important networking companies in Silicon Valley history? In this episode of Buy Build Exit, we sit down with Kanwal Rekhi — the first Indian-American founder to take a VC-backed company public on a U.S. stock exchange. He founded Excelan, merged into Novell as EVP & CTO, backed 200+ companies (in...

He took a SaaS company from 10% to 35% EBITDA in 8 months. Built marketing from zero and drove a 50x increase in inbound leads. And he did it not once but across three companies as both CEO and CFO.In this episode of Buy Build Exit, Roy Redd sits down with Nick Jain Dartmouth triple major (math, physics, economics), Harvard MBA, McKinsey alum, Bain Capital PE veteran, and 3x turnaround CEO/CFO acr...

What does it look like to build a company, get acquired, and keep building all in under 12 months? In this episode of Buy Build Exit, Roy Redd sits down with Michael Noffsinger former criminal investigator turned AI founder, who built BidData from scratch in early 2025, submitted $25M+ in government bids, grew a 124,000-subscriber newsletter, and got acquired by LotusPetalAI before the year was ou...

Founders focus on EBITDA and clean books, but they're leaving millions on the table by ignoring the one thing that makes buyers fight over their company. Learn the PR strategies that directly increase enterprise value before you even think about selling. What if the story you tell is worth more than your balance sheet? In this episode of Buy Build Exit, we sit down with Lyanna Zavo, a self-mad...

Most entrepreneurs brag about revenue — but that number lies. In this episode of Buy Build Exit, host Roy Redd sits down with Lonny Wall — corporate strategist and financial operator — to break down how to really tell if a business is healthy or not.💡 Here’s what you’ll learn:– Why revenue ≠ profit (and what you should look at instead)– How to read a business like a CFO– The 3 financial statement...

💥 In this groundbreaking episode of *The ReddZone*, Dr. Elliot Justin—ER doctor turned sexual health innovator—drops MAJOR truths about male performance, testosterone, orgasms, and the shocking science behind FirmTech’s wearable tech.🧠 What you'll learn: The REAL science behind orgasms, ejaculation, and testosterone Why most “ED” is NOT dysfunction—just bad blood retention How tracking your...

🔥 In this no-holds-barred interview, entrepreneur and performance coach *JM Ryerson* reveals how he built and exited three companies, saved his marriage, and found true fulfillment—not just wealth. From redefining leadership to practicing vulnerability, JM shares real, actionable insights on how to *win in life and business*.🎯 What You'll Learn: How JM Ryerson scaled and sold 3 companies 💼...

What happens when you mix raw truth, hot takes, and unfiltered opinions? In this episode, I sat down with Trick Shot Cop and we went all the way in — on free speech, cancel culture, algorithm games, and what really gets you shadowbanned 👀If you’ve ever felt like you’re being silenced or filtered online… this one’s for you.📌 Topics we hit:Shadowbanning & censorshipFree speech in today’s cultu...

🚨 WARNING: This Interview Will Shock You 🚨Former Colombo crime family hitman Larry Mazza breaks his silence on The ReddZone Podcast, revealing the darkest secrets of the mafia. From carrying out hits to surviving in a world of betrayal, power, and violence, Larry holds nothing back in this exclusive tell-all interview.🎙 In This Episode, We Discuss:✅ How Larry Mazza got involved with the Colombo...

Join us for an exclusive, in-depth conversation with Jay Hard—one of LA’s top promoters, business minds, and marketing experts in hip hop. Discover how Nipsey Hussle’s legacy fueled the LA music explosion, learn the secrets behind unstoppable hustle, and get inspired by raw, real insights that bridge business acumen with hip hop culture. This is a tribute, a blueprint, and an unfiltered look into...

Join us LIVE on The ReddZone as we sit down with Todd Capital (Todd Billy), a lawyer and entrepreneur who made millions with his groundbreaking options trading course. Discover the secrets behind his success, his strategies for mastering money, and his advice for building wealth in today’s world. Whether you want to learn about trading, financial freedom, or scaling your business, this is the epis...