Ralph Marcuccilli, Fund Manager of Prime Dealer Equity Fund, sits down with Jason, a Fort Wayne entrepreneur who retired in his 40s and became one of the fund's investors, for a candid conversation about why he wrote the check.

Jason grew up in Bluffton, where his family ran a farm and a stone quarry. After a buyout offer let him step back, he started looking for his next move. When Ralph brought him the Prime Dealer Equity Fund opportunity, Jason saw something he understood. It's like flipping houses, except almost no one has the ability to do it with car dealerships. That barrier to entry is exactly what makes the strategy work.

In this episode, Jason explains why the equity ownership structure caught his attention, why he trusts the Coleman Automotive team to execute, and why the speed of acquisitions over the first year convinced  ...