Acquiring Minds

From SBA Loan to High 8-Figure Exit

Sep 15, 2025 · 2 hr 9 min · 124.7 MB
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Jerod Pierce bought an HVAC business with $500k of SDE. Five years later, private equity was desperate to buy him out.

Topics in Jerod’s interview:

  • Challenging upbringing in foster care
  • Adaptability as a survival skill
  • Joining the investment club in college
  • Getting his MBA from Harvard Business School
  • Learning about ETA from Rick and Royce
  • Searching only in Seattle by cold calling
  • Buying HVAC before it was cool
  • Value of being there every day
  • Exiting for $90 million-ish
  • His nightmare second acquisition

References and how to contact Jerod:

Work with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:

Get a complimentary IT audit of your target business:

Get a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

Edited by Anton Rohozov
Produced by Pam Cameron