Oct 20, 202633 min
From the battlefields of Afghanistan to an ETA search, US Army psychologist Stacey Krauss has overcome daunting challenges to provide mental health care as well as build a solid business platform. Krauss, CEO of...
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Search Party
Hosted by searchparty · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Search Party is a video-podcast created to elevate knowledge about the Entrepreneurship-Through-Acquisition (ETA) strategy. On a regular basis, the podcast will convene expert conversations about the best practices and opportunities in ETA, a model for business growth, career development and wealth creation that is becoming increasingly popular. Search Party is hosted by David Snow and produced by Elatromme.
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What is Search Party about?
Search Party is a video-podcast created to elevate knowledge about the Entrepreneurship-Through-Acquisition (ETA) strategy. On a regular basis, the podcast will convene expert conversations about the best practices and opportunities in ETA, a model for business growth, career development and wealth creation that is becoming increasingly popular. Search Party is hosted by David Snow and produced by Elatromme.
What has Search Party covered recently?
Recent episodes include "How an Army Psychologist Grew a Mental Health Counseling Business" (20 October 2026, 33 minutes), "The Franchise Model Enters the ETA Scene" (29 September 2026, 30 minutes), and "The Serial Entrepreneur Who Started Hustling in Kindergarten" (25 August 2026, 24 minutes).
How often does Search Party publish?
Search Party publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 25 minutes across 31 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Search Party?
Booking probability for Search Party is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Search Party requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Search Party's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Search Party?
The strongest fits for Search Party are Investing & Wealth Management and Business & Management Consulting. Search Party has a business audience.
About the host
Search Party is a business podcast with 31 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #29
The Franchise Model Enters the ETA Scene
Sep 29, 202630 minFranchising businesses have become mainstream ETA targets, and the three-tier ecosystem of franchisors, franchisees, and suppliers offers talented operators more entry points than most investors realize, says Graham...
- Aug 25, 202624 min
With his entrepreneurship tracing back to charging kindergarten classmates fifty cents for drawing lessons, Jason Williford has spent decades backing small businesses and building a sense of what it takes to lead one...
- Jul 21, 202626 min
The ETA search has grown into a more professional asset class over the years, but its reliance on mentorship makes it hard to scale to the size many institutional investors require, says Susan Pohlmeyer, co-founder and...
- Jun 22, 202632 min
Cory Prott, an ETA searcher who acquired and became CEO of HRtoGo, had to engineer a cultural overhaul after discovering he inherited a workforce that had an antagonistic view of their employer. This was one of numerous...
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- Jun 16, 202623 min
When ETA entrepreneurs finally reach the exit they've spent years grinding toward, the tax decisions made in that moment can cost them millions — or save them millions. Boulay Wealth Partner Nathan Faith breaks down the...
- May 20, 202626 min
Chris Sigala took an unconventional path through ETA — no MBA, no traditional search fund syndicate, and a relatively brief search in a very specific healthcare niche. Sigala has now completed an ETA round trip, having...
Episode #23
Searching While Pregnant
Apr 14, 202624 minSure, searching for a lower-middle-market business to acquire and run is challenging, but have you tried doing it while pregnant? Entrepreneurs-through-acquisition Ania Aliev and Courtney Dunn share their own...
- Mar 26, 202612 min
Having acquired many small businesses over the years, entrepreneur Keith Burns observed a growing problem in the lower-middle-market - even the most talented CEOs have very little understanding of the evolving threats...
- Feb 23, 202629 min
An Entrepreneur-Through-Acquisition is like the captain of a ship meant to deliver rewards to many constituants, and yet those rewards are uncertain and variable based on decisions made early in the life of the...
- Jan 5, 202627 min
ETA search investing is more "hits-driven" than previously thought, and aspiring Entrepreneurs-Through-Acquisition can face steep odds delivering a performance of more than one-times invested capital, according to new...
- Nov 3, 202528 min
An in-depth conversation with good friends Casey Schuler and Hutson Prioleau who, in late 2019, acquired PalCare, a healthcare technology company that powers nurse-call systems for assisted living and memory care...
- Oct 27, 202538 min
In the middle of COVID, when parking-garage volume was down 80%, Diego Cuenca, the first-time CEO of a parking garage tech platform called TickeTech, was feeling beat up. Having acquired TicketTech just months earlier...
- Sep 16, 20257 min
Entrepreneur Henrique de Freitas is barely a year into his ETA journey, and he's already the CEO of a lower-middle-market business-process outsourcing company called Reliable Premium. De Freitas tells Search Party the...
- Jul 15, 202527 min
Artificial intelligence has reached the lower-middle-market, as seen in the case study of Haley, an AI agent deployed by Entrepreneur-Through-Acquisition (ETA) Tyrel Sulzer to win customers for his commercial driving...
- Jun 16, 202523 min
Curt Black, CEO of a growing SaaS business, was a successful Google executive before deciding to pursue the path of Entrepreneurship-Through-Acquisition. His ETA journey introduced him to the founder of Aproove, who...
- Jun 9, 202525 min
A board of directors should hold the CEO accountable and evolve with the company's growth, say veterans of lower-middle-market business building. In a conversation with Search Party, Megan Webster of law firm Mayer...
- May 28, 202513 min
A decline in email response rates is forcing deal searchers to be more creative, says Entrepreneur-Through-Acquisition searcher Christine Koval, currently on the hunt for a lower-middle-market, back-office services...
- May 12, 202524 min
Professionalizing the finance function of a lower-middle-market business is one of the most impactful forms of value-creation a new CEO can pursue, according to a panel of Entrepreneurship-Through-Acquisition (ETA)...
- Apr 23, 202521 min
Small insurance brokerages make for "great" Entrepreneurship-Through-Acquisition deals, provided the acquirer has a deep understanding of the industry, says August Felker, an ETA searcher turned CEO of Oberle Risk...
Recent guests
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Anthony Walker
Director of Government Ratings, Cornerstone Commercial Investments
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Emily Young
PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Nonprofit Institute de la Universidad de San Diego
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Katie Walker
Assistant Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, Immaculate Heart of Mary Counseling Center
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Mark Mullins
Horn Arranger, Bonerama
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