Quit Amazon. Works less. Earns $75K/mo.

Hey - Helen here,

How many of you are in a job where you're never really off?

You've got the title. You've got the paycheck. But you're checking Slack on weekends and taking calls at dinner. And the only way it stops is if you stop.

Today's member, Taabish, spent 10+ years at Amazon in operations, leading teams across the country.

That was his life for a decade. The job ran 24/7, and he wanted his time back for himself and his family.

Today, he owns a $2.9M industrial equipment business making $75K/mo.

A 50-year-old business distributing blowers, pumps, and gearboxes with a full machine shop, service operation, and team already in place.

And he's working FEWER hours now than he did at Amazon…

A few months ago, Taabish joined SMB Deal Hunter Pro, our business buying accelerator where we help you find, finance, and acquire a business in 6-12 months...or work with you for free until you do.

5 months after joining, he landed an LOI.

It wasn't his first one. He'd been under LOI on two other deals before this. Both fell apart.

11 months after joining, he closed the deal.

He stepped in as the new owner with zero industry experience.

In his first 3 months, revenue is already ahead of last year.

But the best part wasn't the money.

At Amazon, every morning started with checking Slack for overnight fires.

These days, his business is closed every Saturday and Sunday, and for the first time in a decade he can actually unplug.

Fast forward to today, his oldest is heading into high school, and he has the time to be fully present and support him through it.

Here's why this week's alumni interview is a must watch:

→ Taabish had two deals fall apart before this one closed. We break down what went wrong on the first two and what he did differently to finally get one to the finish line.

→ He spent 10 years in Amazon operations and now works fewer hours. We talk about what his actual day-to-day looks like and why the 24/7 grind finally stopped.

→ Taabish had zero experience in industrial equipment before this. We walk through how he got comfortable running a business in an industry he'd never worked in.

→ He's already signed up as a dealer for a brand new product line the previous owner never touched. We discuss what he saw that the seller missed.

Click below and watch me walk through his journey step by step 👇

And when we asked what he valued most about the program...

Taabish leaned on our battle-tested deal team to help him...

• Work with advisors through multiple rounds of due diligence on deals that did and didn't close

• Structure LOIs on three different businesses until the right deal came together

• Get connected to vetted SBA lenders, QofE providers, and legal counsel who got him across the finish line

• Close a $2.9M acquisition at a 3.2x multiple in an industry he'd never worked in

So, if you want to buy a $1M+ business in the next 6-12 months, but don't want to spend years spinning your wheels alone, let's talk.

👉 Learn more and book a call to see if you'd be a good fit

Talk soon,
Helen Guo

P.S. Before Taabish joined the program, he spent 6+ months just browsing deals and thinking about it. In his own words: "A lot of people just keep thinking and don't know what to do. At some point, you just need to jump." 👉 book a call here.