New Podcast: Ex-Amazon Tech Employee Acquires 35-Year-Old Wholesale Hat Company

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I’m excited to share a new interview with Eric Bauer, an acquisition entrepreneur who acquired a 35-year-old wholesale hat company, Turner Hat Company.

Previously, Eric worked for Amazon in retail, logistics, and grocery roles for 10 years.

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INTERVIEW

In the interview with Eric, we discuss:

• What prompted Eric to leave a 10-year career at Amazon, where only 3-4% of his peers stayed that long

• Why Eric abandoned his original idea of buying a business with $2M+ in EBITDA, instead purchasing a $2M business with $300-$400K in EBITDA

• The unsuspecting clientele of a wholesale hat company

• How Eric got comfortable buying a business out-of-state

• How Eric diligenced vendor relationships, client relationships, and product inventory

• The crazy story of Eric’s first visit to the warehouse

• How Eric streamlined operations in the first year post-acquisition

• And more!

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