Episode #85
Alex Kouba: Business Forensics, Buying Businesses & Avoiding Costly Mistakes | E085
Invigorate Your Business With George Stroumboulis . https://www.stroumboulis.com/podcast/business-forensics-expert-with-alex-kouba-e085 ---------------------------------------- GUEST: Alex Kouba is a Toronto-based business analyst, deal-maker, and business forensics expert focused on understanding what makes companies succeed, struggle, and ultimately create value. His work combines financial analysis, market intelligence, valuation, and real-world due diligence to help entrepreneurs and investors make smarter decisions when buying, selling, or evaluating businesses. Through his business advisory and market intelligence work, Alex analyzes businesses across industries, examining everything from revenue, profitability, and unit economics to competition, customer demand, market conditions, and hidden risks. He has helped with 10 acquisitions and analyzed more than 300 businesses, while building a growing audience around his breakdowns of businesses, franchises, acquisitions, and the Toronto economy. Alex is also the creator behind Toronto Business Forensics, where he makes complex business and financial information accessible through data-driven analysis of companies, industries, franchises, and investment opportunities. His approach is centered on looking beyond the headline numbers to understand what is really happening inside a business and what buyers, sellers, and entrepreneurs should know before making major decisions. ---------------------------------------- Alex’s Website: https://thealexkouba.com/ Alex’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thealexkouba/ Alex’s LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/koubaalex ---------------------------------------- STREAM: https://www.stroumboulis.com/podcast/business-forensics-expert-with-alex-kouba-e085 ---------------------------------------- ABOUT THE PODCAST: Invigorate Your Business with George Stroumboulis brings you real conversations with top business leaders, entrepreneurs, athletes, actors and creators. George explores their journey, mindset, and the lessons behind their success - sharing insights to help you grow in business and in life. New episodes weekly. https://www.stroumboulis.com/podcast ---------------------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: George Stroumboulis is an entrepreneur to the core, having launched several ventures across multiple industries and international markets. Visit his website: https://www.stroumboulis.com/about-george-stroumboulis ---------------------------------------- STREAM & LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rW2CmxQoiJNEPOZupJlvd?si=30d380c993fe47ca YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@stroumboulis ---------------------------------------- Στο επεισόδιο, ο Γιώργος Στρουμπούλης φιλοξενεί τον Alex Kouba, ειδικό στο business forensics, επιχειρηματικό σύμβουλο και δημιουργό περιεχομένου με έδρα το Τορόντο. Συζητούν πώς να αξιολογείς σωστά μια επιχείρηση, να εντοπίζεις τα red flags πριν από μια εξαγορά και να καταλαβαίνεις τι πραγματικά δημιουργεί αξία. Ο Alex μιλά επίσης για τη δική του επιχειρηματική αποτυχία, την απώλεια όλων των χρημάτων του και την επιστροφή του, ενώ αναλύει franchises, αποτιμήσεις, κερδοφορία, ρίσκο και τα λάθη που πρέπει να αποφεύγει κάθε επιχειρηματίας πριν αγοράσει ή επενδύσει σε μια επιχείρηση.
