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From banker to landscaper, Carroll Fitzgerald built a 70+ person business with 35 trucks — and then sold it to his own management team. In this episode, Carroll shares the full story of how he scaled Fitzgerald’s Landscaping and structured a successful employee buyout.
What you’ll learn:
How Carroll grew his company from a weekend side hustle to a multimillion-dollar operation
Why he planned his exit 5 years in advance — and how that paid off
How he used SBA financing and vendor takebacks to help his team buy the business
What makes a succession plan actually work in the trades
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More about Carroll Fitzgerald: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carroll-fitzgerald-9245305b Fitzgerald's: https://fitzltd.com/
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