EP 115: How We 10X'd EBITDA in 7 Years

$100M Exits with Jason Kirby · May 21, 2026 · 46m

From buying a messy manufacturing business with 26 plants to building a $100M EBITDA powerhouse, here's how it really happened.

For two decades, Eric Wiklendt has bought manufacturing businesses most PE firms avoid—and turned them into massively more valuable companies. Eric Wicklendt, Partner and Managing Director at Speyside Equity, has built a career around acquiring underloved, underperforming manufacturing businesses and transforming them into platforms worth exponentially more than what they paid.

In this episode, Eric breaks down the real story behind Speyside's origin, their signature…