Crow Companies

Permanent Equity with Michael Crow

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Permanent Equity is a show for buyers and owners of small businesses, offering insights on how to search for, acquire, and grow your SMB to achieve economic freedom. Tailored for mid-career professionals considering entrepreneurship, it teaches the time-tested SEARCH process that boosts success likelihood. Hosted by Michael Crow, founder and CIO of Crow Companies, a family-owned permanent equity holding company. Michael engages guests who've taken action, sharing candid discussions about challenges and strategies. As Michael says, "Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want"

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Systematize to Scale: Adi Klevit on Process Power in Small Business 20.10.2025 41:37

In this episode of Permanent Equity, Michael Crow sits down with Adi Klevit, founder of the Business Success Consulting Group and host of the System Simplified podcast. With decades of experience as an industrial engineer and management consultant, Adi specializes in documenting and implementing business processes that help owners regain time, reduce chaos, and build scalable companies. Together,...

The SBA Advantage: How Matthias Smith Helps Entrepreneurs Buy Businesses 13.10.2025 42:53

In this episode of Permanent Equity , Michael Crow sits down with Matthias Smith , founder of Pioneer Capital Advisory and an expert in SBA 7(a) acquisition financing . Since launching his firm in 2022, Matthias has built an eight-person team that’s helped close more than $100 million in SBA-backed transactions. He shares how a chance entry into banking led to a career empowering entrepreneurs to...

Cash Flow, Valuation, and the Future of Small Business Ownership with Thomas Manglaviti 10.10.2025 38:19

In this episode of Permanent Equity, host Michael Crow speaks with Thomas Manglaviti about his transition from commercial real estate into the small business M&A world. Thomas reflects on his career path, from working on non-traded REITs to building a $500M real estate portfolio and then shifting focus to advising and acquiring small businesses. The conversation covers the parallels between re...

From Corporate Boardrooms to Small Business Freedom 03.10.2025 11:14

In the first episode of Permanent Equity, host Michael Crow shares his personal journey from corporate finance to small business ownership. Michael reflects on early success in consulting and banking, a life-altering battle with cancer, and the lessons learned through building and losing companies along the way. He explains why owning a business provides real security in a changing world, why comp...

Permanent Equity with Michael Crow (TRAILER) 13.08.2025 1:31

Are you a mid-career professional, someone who's 45 or older, wondering if entrepreneurship could be your path to economic freedom? Welcome to Permanent Equity, the podcast that offers buyers and owners of small businesses the insights they need to navigate the journey of acquiring, owning, and growing a business with one ultimate goal: economic freedom. Your host, Michael Crow, is the founde...