Honest conversations about acquiring, operating, and growing small businesses.
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Bought the Biz is the podcast for anyone who has acquired a small business, is in the process of buying one, or is seriously thinking about it.
We go beyond the deal. While most content in the acquisition space focuses on searching and closing, we dig into what happens on Day 1 and every day after. Operations, team management, growth challenges, the wins, and the honest mistakes.
If you are an operator, a searcher, or just curious about the world of small business acquisitions, this show is for you.
"Nobody prepares you for what happens after you sign the papers. That is exactly what we talk about."Christi Loucks, Co-Host
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Christi Loucks is a founder and operator who bought, ran, and rebuilt a small business after spending nearly a decade in high-growth tech. She acquired a Canadian lead generation agency and later founded DealBuff, a company that helps search funders and acquisition entrepreneurs connect with small business owners who may be open to selling.
Before becoming an operator, Christi led go-to-market strategy, sales enablement, and revenue operations across several fast-scaling companies, including Ping Identity and Chainalysis. Her work focused on building systems that help teams grow efficiently while staying grounded in purpose and people.
With Bought the Biz, Christi brings a candid, emotionally honest lens to life after the deal - sharing what it really feels like to operate, grow, and evolve once you own the business.
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Garth acquired Top Dog, an outsourced sales organization supporting 100+ franchise and small business owners across North America, and later founded Raynmaker, an AI-powered sales platform built to democratize enterprise-grade selling for SMBs.
Before becoming an operator, Garth advised Fortune 100 companies at Deloitte and Boston Consulting Group, focusing on scalable sales and customer experience transformations. He also teaches ETA and small business operations at CU Boulder, mentoring the next generation of searchers and operators.
With Bought the Biz, Garth is on a mission to share the real, gritty side of running a company post-close. The decisions, emotions, and lessons that rarely make it into the highlight reels but define the life of every small business owner.
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