The Holding Company Mistake That Almost Killed His SBA Loan

Max Kunik is the co-founder of Wingman Kitchens, a shared commercial kitchen company that grew from one Austin flagship to four more across Houston and San Antonio. A holding-company restructure nearly blocked his SBA loan and took a year and a half to untangle. A six-month landlord fight left one kitchen at 108 degrees with the AC out. — CHAPTERS — 0:00 Intro 0:42 A Lifelong Obsession With Food 2:05 The Problem He Kept Hearing 3:28 Lining Up Customers Before Day One 4:21 A 3-Month Build That Took 6 Months and $100K More 6:27 The Commercial Shoot That Paid Two Months Rent 8:45 From One Kitchen to Five Across Texas 9:48 People Are What Ground Him 12:03 The 108-Degree Kitchen That Nearly Broke Him 14:24 The Net-Zero Diet and 6 AM Gym 20:24 Community, Family, and Shabbat Dinners 22:49 The CPG Hub and Church Kitchens 31:21 The Hard Conversation About Money Back 37:33 The LLC Mistake That Made the Bank See a Startup 42:01 Where to Find Max — GUEST — Max Kunik, Co-Founder of Wingman Kitchens Wingman Kitchens: https://wingmankitchens.com — LISTEN — Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HMfYp3... Newsletter: https://margintheory.beehiiv.com Margin Theory: https://margintheory.co — FOLLOW — LinkedIn:   / realjakeerickson   — ABOUT — Margin Theory is a media brand and financial operating system for owner-operator businesses doing $1M to $20M. Newsletter, podcast, and community plus the fractional CFO and bookkeeping services that turn the system into outcomes. #MarginTheory #BusinessPodcast #FractionalCFO