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1:1 Coaching — 60 Days — Two Clients Per Month

When you first get into business buying, you hear SBA, SBA, SBA. Here's why that's a trap.

Most boomer sellers never planned to sell. By the time you arrive, the business isn't SBA-fundable. So you reach for the products that will approve you — bridge debt, gap funding, factoring. Easy money, terrible structure. The interest compounds in a way that quietly buries you while you think you're climbing.

I know because I'm living it. I bridged my dad's acquisition expecting a clean SBA take-out. The take-out never happened. I've spent the last 8 months figuring out how to operate a $2M business that was funded on the wrong capital stack — while it grew faster than it has in 30 years.

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Daniella Devine

What I do for you in 60 days

This is 1:1 coaching for first-time business buyers. Not a course, not a community, not a mastermind, not a YouTube university, not a vibe.

It is access to me for 60 days. Two clients per month.

You bring a deal or a search you're stuck in. I sit beside you while you figure out the structure that will actually let you survive the acquisition.

What we work on
  • The capital stack that makes the math actually work
  • The due diligence questions the broker isn't asking
  • The structure of the partner conversation
  • The 90-day operator transition plan
  • The working capital trap nobody warns you about
What we don't do
  • I don't find you deals. I'm not a finder.
  • I don't recommend specific deals. That's your call.
  • I don't promise outcomes. The work isn't a guarantee.
  • I don't sell hope.

Who's behind this

I am Daniella Devine. Third-generation owner of Peacock Floors in San Francisco, founded by my grandmother and my father in 1981. Commercial broker at eXp Commercial. Mom of three.

I have structured and pushed hundreds of deals through escrow for other people. In 2025 I bought two businesses for myself. I have many other investments running in the background. I have done every part of the work I'm going to ask you to do.

I am not a coach who started in coaching. I am an operator who happens to have time to walk beside you for 60 days because the work I'm doing in my own businesses overlaps with the work you need to do in yours.

Who this is for (be honest with yourself)

For you if

  • You're a busy W-2 high-income earner who just needs help getting started
  • You have read the books, talked to a banker, run the search
  • You have W-2 income, savings, or another business that funds your runway
  • You're stuck on a specific thing — financing structure, due diligence, partner conversation, owner transition
  • You're serious enough that 60 days of focused work feels short, not long
  • You want a sounding board who will tell you when to walk away from a deal

Not for you if

  • You're looking for a community to belong to
  • You want someone to recommend you a deal
  • You want me to validate a deal you've already decided to do

How the 60 days run

01

Onboarding call · Week 1

We map your situation in 60 minutes. Where you are. What you're working on. What's stuck. We set the two outcomes for the 60 days.

02

Weekly 1:1 calls · 8 total

60 minutes each, weekly. We work the deal you're working. The capital stack. The due diligence. The conversations you're about to have.

03

Chat access between calls

Quick-question access for the things that can't wait until next week. Reasonable hours, real responses.

04

The vault

A shared Drive with the templates I actually use — LOI templates, funding and capital stack checklists, owner transition checklists. Yours to keep.

Investment

Two clients per month. 60 days of focused 1:1 work.

Payment is structured through Stripe, with pay-in-full and two-pay options. We walk through the specifics on the discovery call so the structure matches the seriousness of your deal.

Apply

Five questions. Six minutes. If we're a fit, we'll get on a 30-min discovery call from there.

Questions you're probably about to ask

Do you take everyone who applies?

No. About 30% of applications get scheduled for a discovery call. I'm looking for serious operators with real deals, ready to act.

What if I don't have a deal yet, just a search?

That's okay. The vocabulary alone — LOIs, capital stacks, working capital, owner financing — can paralyze you when you're starting cold. Sometimes the first weeks of our work are just translating the language so the conversations stop feeling like a foreign country. Clarity is the first thing we build.

Can we extend past 60 days?

Yes — especially during the first 90 days of your operator transition. The 60 days are the starting commitment, not the ceiling.

Is this for businesses with real estate, or services-only?

Yes — it's both. I've bought both. The work is different but the structure questions are the same.

Do you offer group coaching or cohorts?

I usually focus on 1:1s, but I will consider group coaching and cohorts for small businesses or small partnership groups. Reach out if that's the right shape for you.

Can I bring my business partner to the calls?

Yes — bring them. The partner conversation is one of the most important things we work on, and having them on the call accelerates it. No additional fee.