Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF The Small Business Buying Blueprint with Codie Sanchez
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Apr 8, 2026 
Codie Sanchez, Wall Street veteran turned business acquisition expert and author, teaches people how to buy and scale 'boring' small businesses. She explains why unsexy businesses can outperform, what to watch for in P&Ls and deal terms, and how to compete with private equity. She also names sectors to consider and pitfalls to avoid.
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Dealmaking Beats Spreadsheet Skills
- Dealmaking is the core transferable skill from finance that matters more than spreadsheet work.
- Codie defines deals as choices about timing, sizing, and value that apply to hiring, mortgages, and investing.
Two Weeks From Bankruptcy Turnaround
- Codie Sanchez nearly ran a company into bankruptcy after trusting an operator who mismanaged cash.
- She discovered they were millions off and turned the business around in two weeks using urgent hands-on fixes and lender outreach.
Buy A Small Boring Business First
- Start with a small, boring business to de-risk your first acquisition and learn operations.
- Codie bought a $100K laundromat sight unseen, paid ~67K in operator salary profit, then cleaned and improved it.
