Codie Sanchez

Codie Sanchez is the founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, a financial media and investment firm specializing in small business acquisitions. [1][4][5] She also leads Contrarian Thinking Capital and Main Street Holding Company, which manage a portfolio of service-based businesses such as laundromats and car washes. [4] Sanchez is a prominent advocate for democratizing business ownership and has established a mission to create one million new owners. [6] Her media ecosystem reaches over 13 million subscribers across various digital platforms. [7] Previously, she held leadership roles at Goldman Sachs, State Street, and Vanguard. [3][4][5][8] She also built a billion-dollar investment division in Latin America for First Trust. [8] Sanchez began her career as an investigative journalist and received the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for her reporting. [5] She is the New York Times bestselling author of Main Street Millionaire and the founder of BizScout, a business acquisition marketplace. [5] Sanchez serves on several boards, including Entourage Effect Capital and Magma Partners.