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Sam Mahmood
Business Buyer
Hold Co Operator
Writer
Podcast Host
Sam Mahmood builds and buys cash-flowing businesses.
He recently exited The Pave, a holding company that consolidated paving and asphalt businesses across the U.S. Before that, he founded Surgical Republic, now one of the most recognized direct-to-consumer surgical instrument brands in the country, with products manufactured in Germany and distributed across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
Sam hosts the Built in America Podcast (65K+ YouTube subscribers) and writes a monthly newsletter on acquisitions, Hold Co building, and entrepreneurship.
He recently exited The Pave, a holding company that consolidated paving and asphalt businesses across the U.S. Before that, he founded Surgical Republic, now one of the most recognized direct-to-consumer surgical instrument brands in the country, with products manufactured in Germany and distributed across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
Sam hosts the Built in America Podcast (65K+ YouTube subscribers) and writes a monthly newsletter on acquisitions, Hold Co building, and entrepreneurship.
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What Sam speaks about?
Buying Your First Business
How to find, evaluate, and close on a business acquisition without prior experience. Real frameworks from someone who's done it multiple times across different industries.
Building a Hold Co
The mechanics of structuring a holding company, raising capital, and managing multiple portfolio companies simultaneously.
Roll-Up Strategy
How to identify fragmented industries, acquire platform companies, and execute add-on acquisitions that actually create value.
Raising Capital for Acquisitions
Navigating conversations with family offices, private credit funds, and individual investors. What they look for and what kills deals.
Operator vs. Investor Mindset
Why running the business you buy changes everything about how you evaluate opportunities and structure deals.
Scaling Through Acquisition
When organic growth hits a ceiling, how to use M&A as a growth lever without destroying what made the original business work.
Real Deals. Real Lessons.
Speaking & Events
Sam speaks at conferences, private events, and company offsites on business acquisition, Hold Co building, and roll-up strategy.
Formats include keynotes, fireside chats, and interactive workshops for investor groups, EO/YPO chapters, and private equity teams.Ready to aim for a business above 1 Million dollars of EBITDA?
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