Brian Anderson
Former hedge fund portfolio manager who left Wall Street to buy, operate, and later sell Deco Manufacturing; shared lessons on acquiring and scaling small manufacturing businesses.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 1h 31min
Leaving Wall Street to Buy a $1m Manufacturing Business
Brian Anderson, a former hedge fund portfolio manager who bought, scaled, and sold Deco Manufacturing. He shares the pivot from Wall Street to hands-on manufacturing. He discusses buying with little debt, learning every operational role, a costly COVID consolidation, hiring COOs to rebuild operations, and ultimately selling to his COO.
