Inspired Or Acquired

Clint Fiore, Patrick Dichter

The show where business owners get a valuation and share if they would sell or want to hold on. Real conversations, real numbers, real life.

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57 episodes
Updated Dec 17, 2025

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Sep 5, 2024 · 44 min
Baird Kleinsmith - Building a +$28M Storage Portfolio & LatAm Staffing Firm
Baird Kleinsmith loves to say he bought a few 'crappy little self storage' businesses. The reality is within 3 short years he took massive action and calculated risk to build up a self storage portfolio worth over $28M. He's also started HireLATAM, an offshore staff business that's growing steadily. We discuss if he'd want to sell, what he wants to do next, and trying not to get bored at this stage. Baird Kleinsmith on X: https://twitter.com/SultanofStorage Hire LATAM: https://hirelatam.com/ Bison Business: https://bisonbusiness.com/ Appletree: https://appletreebusiness.com/
Aug 28, 2024 · 38 min
Jeff Toren - Top Franchise Entrepreneur Shares Highs and Lows
Jeff Toren owns two franchise concepts in Philadelphia - 7 KitchenTuneUp locations and 2 iLoveKickBoxing locations. He's been the #1 franchisee for sales in KitchenTuneUp prior years and in the top performers for iLoveKickBoxing. But the last 2-3 years have been really hard going through massive growth, then not being profitable, and currently back to stable profits. Jeff admits he's debated selling with his wife and we discuss where he wants to be financially before he sells. Jeff Toren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefftoren/ Kitchen Tune Up PA website: https://www.kitchentuneup.com/main-line-pa/
Aug 21, 2024 · 35 min
Alex Forbes - To Scale? Or Sell His Custom Cabinetry Business?
Alex Forbes has built Lane17 Custom Cabinetry to +$1.5M revenue. They have great sales momentum and are really hitting their stride in ops to be able to keep scaling, but the business today might not be worth enough to temp Alex to sell. We discuss what size he might want to grow to, how hard this industry is vs other businesses, and the possibility of different ventures in the next few years. Lane17 Cabinet Co website: https://lane17.com/ Alex Forbes on X: https://twitter.com/alexforbes__ Bison Business: https://bisonbusiness.com/ Appletree: https://appletreebusiness.com/
Aug 14, 2024 · 33 min
Craig Hausz - Are Accounting Firms or Wealth Management Firms More Valuable?
Craig Hausz has grown a fantastic accounting firm and wealth management firm, CMH Advisors, with his wife Michelle. They've recently landed on the Inc5000 list for all their growth the last few years; they've also successfully completed six firm acquisitions. This Inspired Or Acquired episode is a fun discussion of the differences in valuation for accounting firms vs wealth management firms. Plus we estimate the value of CMH Advisors and ask Craig when they might sell the firm. Craig Hausz on X: https://twitter.com/CPATaxTeam CMH Advisors: https://www.cpataxteam.com/ Clint Fiore: https://twitter.com/ClintFiore Patrick Dichter: https://twitter.com/patrickdichter
Aug 7, 2024 · 56 min
Austin Linney - Crazy HVAC Acquisition Rollercoaster
Austin Linney shares a wild, winding journey of buying an HVAC business that involves huge risk, shady characters, and quickly growing it by +300% within 2 years. Austin Linney on X: https://twitter.com/AustinLinney Clint Fiore on X: https://twitter.com/ClintFiore Patrick Dichter on X: https://twitter.com/patrickdichter
Jul 31, 2024 · 34 min
Lauren Coleman - Turning Motel Acquisitions Into Development and Hospitality Brands
Lauren Coleman is a powerhouse entrepreneur, designer, and mom. She's bought and renovated two motels in Colorado, and has plans for more. Her holding company, The Sursy, is a mix of hospitality brands, retail concepts, and real estate development. We dive into all the adversity and challenges she's overcome to make things happen and the $30M plan she's working on currently. The Sursy website: https://www.thesursy.com/ The Sursy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesursy
Jul 17, 2024 · 44 min
Dustin Keller - Inspiring Rollup of Auto Repair and Real Esate
Dustin Keller bought a small auto repair business at 19 in Columbus, Ohio. Since then he's grown Alpha Automotive to 9 locations through acquisitions and organic growth. This year he's on pace for over $12M in revenue, and he also owns the real estate at each location. The interview is a great example of compounding, intentional growth, and building wealth through real estate. Alpha Automotive: https://alphaautomotivellc.com/
Jul 10, 2024 · 39 min
Peter Lohmann - Could he be tempted to sell his property management business soon?
Peter Lohmann has built a great property management business in Columbus, Ohio that does nearly $3M in revenue and only takes 15 hours/week of his time these days. We discuss that journey, how much EOS has helped, and what it could sell for. Peter Lohmann on X: https://twitter.com/pslohmann EOS: https://www.eosworldwide.com/ Clint Fiore on X: https://twitter.com/ClintFiore Patrick Dichter on X: https://twitter.com/patrickdichter
Jun 27, 2024 · 39 min
Alan Pentz - A Clear Vision For A Big Exit
Alan Pentz has grown his government contracting business to $35M in revenue. It hans't been easy and he's stalled out at some previous stages. But he has his sights on a very big exit in a few years and knows what it'll take to get there. Alan Pentz on X: https://twitter.com/apentz Small Business Mentor newsletter: https://www.smallbusinessmentor.co/subscribe
Jun 20, 2024 · 41 min
All Alaska Outdoors - How do you value this incredible fishing lodge and real estate?
Dr. Bob Ledda has built an incredible fishing lodge in Alaska, All Alaska Outdoors. The world class fishing, bear viewing, and remote access has made them famous - as evidenced by a recent viral YouTube video from Wild Fly with +2.2M views. We discuss how the business continues to grow, what it could be worth, and if Dr Bob would sell soon. The lodge: https://www.allalaska.com/ WildFly YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFf-csP-bro
Jun 11, 2024 · 45 min
Eversite with Joe & Rob Benson - A Business Model Buyers Love
On this episode of Inspired Or Acquired we have the Eversite founders. Joe Benson and Rob Benson have been in digital marketing for +15 years. They're created Eversite, which is a fast growing 'website as a service subscription' that has happy customers, recurring revenue and great margin. As they keep growing it becomes an ideal target for business buyers where Clint Fiore could see it being worth $20M in the future if they continue on this path. Visit eversite.com to check out their business model or follow Joe on X at https://twitter.com/joebensonx
May 31, 2024 · 38 min
Josh Hall - Josh Hall - Making Web Designer Pro To A Sellable Asset
Josh Hall successfully sold a web design agency in 2020. Since then he's been creating podcasts, courses and community to help other web designers grow their business. Clint gives a valuation, and we look ahead at a 5 year forecast. We also discuss his pivot in the last year to a paid community model and the decision to create the Web Designer Pro brand.
May 21, 2024 · 33 min
Bryant Suellentrop Discusses Selling Part of His Company
Bryant Suellentrop has quickly built a great recruiting agency, Elevate and Delegate, for US companies to hire team members in the Philippines. Clint Fiore gives a valuation for his company, and Bryant discusses the possibility of selling part of his company. Plus we chat about the recent news of another agency Support Shepherd selling and the future of offshoring. Companies mentioned: https://elevateanddelegate.com/ https://www.appletreebusiness.com/ https://bisonbusiness.com/
May 11, 2024 · 45 min
Kriss Berg - 7 Figure Profits DTC Business & Car Washes
Kriss Berg, aka Car Wash Guy on X, has two incredible businesses. His online supplement business drives 7 figures of profit per year, and his car wash businesses eliminate his taxes. Is it too good to sell?
May 3, 2024 · 43 min
Valuing Nolan Gore's Landscaping Business Today and 5 Years Out
Nolan Gore runs a landscaping business in Austin that's in the top 25% for top line revenue. We discuss his recent acquisition of another landscaping company, why he probably shouldn't sell now, and what his business could be worth in 5 years.
Apr 26, 2024 · 47 min
Sam Leslie Shares Debating Selling His Plumbing Company
Sam Leslie, @samtleslie on X, bought a plumbing business in Boulder, CO a few years ago. He shares the roller coaster he's been on as operator wanting to sell, then creating the ideal business for him and his team. Plus Sam is a hilarious open book with the audience.
Apr 15, 2024 · 28 min
Would Brian Beers sell or hold is $5M EBITDA Midas franchise group?
Brian Beers joins to breakdown how he's grown to +33 Midas locations and +$5M of EBITDA. Clint Fiore gives a current valuation of the business, and we ask Brian if he'd sell now or wants to keep going. We also look at a forecast in excel to see what the numbers could look like in 5 years based on Brian's projected growth rate and Clint's updated valuation. Brian Beers, @brianbeers on X, www.brianbeers.com/ Clint Fiore, @clintfiore on X, www.bisonbusiness.com/ Patrick Dichter, @patrickdichter on X, www.appletreebusiness.com/