Best of the desk

Mattress Guy, Jack Carr HVAC, Owned and Operated, Acquiring Minds, Lenahan, Laughridge. Nick Huber stays on the Twitter research lane and is rejected here even if a file sneaks in.

01 · twitter

Mattress Guy

Nick Hancock · @mattressguy_

Direct Outlet Mattress — already-public retail clip voice for the desk.

treat-as: clip

02 · twitter

Jack Carr HVAC

Jack Carr · @TheHVACJack

Nashville HVAC buyer/operator and Owned and Operated co-host — shop-floor signal.

treat-as: analog

03 · show

Owned and Operated

John Wilson · @WilsonCompanies

Grew a family plumbing/HVAC shop into a home-services platform; hosts Owned and Operated.

treat-as: analog

04 · show

Acquiring Minds

Will Smith · @whentheresawill

Twice-weekly ETA interviews and searcher deal context — guest/clip source for rundowns.

treat-as: analog

05 · twitter

Lenahan

Nathan Lenahan · @n8lenahan

Fort Worth HVAC SBA buy; Smooth Operators — better as a live interview than a daily peer.

treat-as: guest

06 · twitter-re

Laughridge

Brandon Laughridge · @laughridge

Buys and manages small multifamily in Kansas City; self-funded search with SBA debt.

treat-as: guest