Best Podcasts & YouTube for Searchers
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Acquiring MindsInterviews with people who bought a business.David C. Barnett (YouTube)Hundreds of videos on buying and valuing SMBs.Acquisitions AnonymousFour investors tear apart real listings.In The Trenches (Steve Divitkos)A podcast about the part after the wire.Owned and OperatedRunning and growing home-service companies.Think Like an OwnerInterviews on growing the company after the buy.UpFlipInterviews with owners on how the business works.
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| Acquiring Minds | FreePodcast free; platform also runs webinars and a community (pricing for extras not separately verified). | Calibrating what buying and running a small business actually feels like, through hundreds of first-person accounts |
| Acquisitions Anonymous | FreeEntirely free: 500+ episodes on all major platforms with no paywall or premium tier, and the weekly deal newsletter is free per acquanon.com/newsletter. Monetized via sponsorships (current sponsors listed at acquanon.com/sponsors include Acquisition Lab, BuyAndSellABusiness.com, Plane, and Acquire); sponsorship rates are not published. | Aspiring and early-stage self-funded searchers who want to build deal-screening pattern recognition passively, learning to read listings, spot sketchy add-backs, and gauge SBA financeability by osmosis. Not for someone who needs a structured curriculum or hands-on help with a specific live deal. |
| David C. Barnett (YouTube) | FreeChannel and podcast free; Barnett sells separate online programs (multi-hour courses for a few hundred dollars) and advisory. | Absorbing deal mechanics and seller-side psychology before and during screening, especially seller-financing and 'why is this listing priced insane' questions |
| In The Trenches (Steve Divitkos) | FreeFree on all podcast platforms; roughly two episodes a month since 2021, with 141 episodes as of April 2026. The host also publishes companion essays and invests in searchers through his own firm. | Searchers under LOI and owners in their first years post-close; it fills the operator-content gap that the deal-focused shows leave open |
| Owned and Operated | FreeThe podcast and weekly newsletter are free (ownedandoperated.com, July 2026). Paid offerings around the brand change over time; confirm directly before buying anything. | Searchers targeting the trades who want operator-level detail on pricing, hiring, marketing, and service economics from someone currently running the playbook at scale |
| Think Like an Owner | FreeFree on all podcast platforms; 297 episodes as of early 2026, publishing about twice weekly. | Searchers and new owners who want operator and investor perspectives beyond deal mechanics, including hiring, systems, and growth after the acquisition |
| UpFlip | FreemiumThe channel is free. UpFlip Academy membership is offered at $97 per month with periodic lifetime-access promotions (upflip.com, July 2026). | Calibrating an industry thesis by watching owners in that industry walk through revenue, margins, and daily operations before you ever read a CIM |