Imagine this…

You help grow the home care and hospice company from $20 million to $150 million and then they fire you.

Then you think whether you should start your own thing or not, “I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur but I wasn’t ready for it…”

Voila…

You still decide to do it…

Today, at 38, Nikolas runs a diversified portfolio of 5 companies. ("A small portfolio of a few companies,”, as he put it.) What a humble man.

Fantastic and very open conversation with Nikolas Hulewsky from the holding company called CoFounders.

Show notes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:36 - Lessons learned from growing a home care business to $150 million

00:09:51 - Getting fired and starting your own business

00:11:58 - Starting a brand new company and making $10 million in revenue in 3 months00:19:55 - 4 criteria before buying a company

00:24:50 - Preparing for interest rate changes and what if they don't change

00:27:41 - All deals they’ve done are off-market, never using brokers

00:36:21 - “You do it because you want to have fun,” but what about financial goals?

00:40:30 - Building a business with your best friend

00:45:13 - Time management 101: 4 kids, a wife, and a goal of $100m in revenue

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This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.