Turning Around 35 Bankrupt Businesses, Lessons in Entrepreneurship & Life and more with Ward Schraeder

A natural handyman, Ward built and fixed things all his life, starting in his youth when he helped his high school football coach construct a modest home, and his father rebuild his grandfather’s ranch house. The family moved often as Ward moved up the corporate ladder, building a new house each time while living on the first floor as work progressed upstairs. Out of economic necessity, he “employed” his four children and taught them construction and the value of hard work along the way. Ward enjoyed the process so much that he continued remodeling homes with his children as his crew, teaching them everything from using tools to installing sheetrock.

Ward’s philosophy of “finding something broken, fixing it, and turning it into a success,” has translated to the acquisition of myriad businesses, many in states of failure at the time of his acquisition. His first experience came through a friend of his father-in-law’s seeking a manager for a supply distribution company that turned out to be on the verge of bankruptcy. With hard work and the utilization of resources born of necessity, the business survived and eventually thrived.

[00:01 – 11:02] Opening Segment

• Ward talks about his TV Show, Bargain Mansions
• A Variety of Business Fields Travelled
• How Ward learned how to turn businesses around

[11:03 – 15:58] Lessons in Entrepreneurship & Life and more

• Two Perspectives that Has Contributed to Ward’s Success
• How Ward keeps his employees
• People are happy when they are needed

[15:59 – 25:22] Turning Around 35 Bankrupt Businesses

• Key Factors Considered in Saving Bankrupt Businesses
• Every business is the same
• What Makes Businesses Unique
• Retirement versus Non-Retirement

[25:23– 34:25] Closing Segment

• Quick break for our sponsors
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• What is the best investment you’ve ever made other than your education?
  • Investing in himself
• Ward’s worst investment
  • Education, three businesses during his bankruptcy period
• What is the most important lesson you’ve learned in business and investing?
  • “Do your research, do your work, do your math, do it 10 different ways.”

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Tweetable Quotes:

“Every business is the same. Don’t let anybody tell you that they’ve got a unique business. That’s not really true.” – Ward Schraeder

“Manage your books perfectly.” – Ward Schraeder

“You learn by your mistakes. Okay. But, you also learn by your success.” – Ward Schraeder