New Podcast: How This 22 Year Old Acquired, Grew, and Flipped a Local Pizzeria In 16 Months

Hello SMB Deal Hunters!

I’m excited to share a new interview with Phil Panopoulos.

Phil is an acquisition entrepreneur who acquired Pisa Pizza, a local Chicago pizzeria, right after college when he was only 22 years old (!).

Phil and his brother (who was 18 at the time) grew the business rapidly and flipped it in just 16 months.

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INTERVIEW

In the interview with Phil, we discuss:

• How Phil was able to grow revenues from $300K to over $500K in 16 months.

• What attracted Phil to the business despite heavy competition in the area

• How Phil found a manager so he only needed to work 5 hours a week in the business.

• The unforeseen situation that made him decide to flip the business so quickly (spoiler: it wasn’t the original plan)

And more!

👉 Watch the full 43-minute interview with Phil

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