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Episode 377: From Wall Street to Coffee Farms: Building Social Impact Businesses with Bob Bush
Think making money and making impact are mutually exclusive?
THINK AGAIN.
Bob Bush went from working on the RJR Nabisco LBO to advising Dubai's government to co-founding a coffee company with NBA legend Dikembe...
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Episode 367: Building a Dealmaker Community: Lessons from Leading the EO Deal Exchange Conference
Just wrapped my second year chairing the EO Deal Exchange Conference, and the lessons were off the charts.
Here's what happens when you put hundreds of entrepreneurs in a room focused on one thing: growing through...
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Episode 366: Founder Regret, Exit Clarity & What Money Can't Buy with Jodi Hume
85% of founders have regrets about their exits. The research is clear. But here's what surprised me most about this statistic: almost none of them regret leaving money on the table.
They regret the clarity work they...
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Episode 365: How One Stock Tripled to Fund a Real Estate Empire With Jaden Sterling
Concentration beats diversification. One stock. That's all Jaden Sterling bought during the 1990s. It tripled, became capital for 125 real estate deals, and eventually funded Sterling Stock Picker, a stock-picking...
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Episode 364: Building Wealth Through Strategic Group Home Investments with Jon Wells
I just had an incredible conversation with Jon Wells on the DealQuest Podcast about a real estate niche that most investors have never even considered.
After 25 years in Denver real estate, Jon discovered something...
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Episode 363: When Mega-Mergers Go Wrong: Lessons from the Kraft Heinz Deal
Warren Buffett called it one of his biggest investment mistakes.The 2015 Kraft Heinz merger destroyed $63 billion in shareholder value while the broader market doubled.Key lessons for M&A professionals:• Consumer...
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Episode 362: Speaking with Power and Authenticity in High-Stakes Deals with Dia Bondi
Think great communication in deals is about having the right words or perfect hand gestures?
After 35 years of negotiating deals, I can tell you this: all the tactical training in the world won't help if you haven't...
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Episode 361: Preparing for Strategic Exits with Alexandria Seydel
"Every time I get off the phone with you, I feel better... but I don't call because I don't want to pay the billable hour."Alexandria Seydel heard this from clients constantly when she was practicing M&A law. So...
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Episode 360: Navigating Investor Relationships and Business Pivots with Sahil Patel
Think investors who don't re-up for your next round are doing you a favor?Not the case!Most entrepreneurs see this as rejection. But here's what Sahil Patel discovered after 11 years building and selling ER Express:...
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Episode 359: Breaking Down JP Morgan's 2025 Global M&A Mid-Year Outlook Report
JP Morgan's latest M&A report reveals something fascinating: despite ongoing uncertainty, global deal volumes hit $2.2 trillion (up 27% year-over-year).Here's what caught my attention: - Mega deals increased 57%...
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Episode 358: The Origin Stories Behind Great Dealmakers
Ever wonder how great dealmakers got their start?Some began with childhood lemonade stands. Others learned through necessity when family circumstances required quick business education. A few discovered their talents...
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Episode 357: Building Employee-Owned Enterprises with Neal Cobb
Most people think private equity means gutting companies and squeezing margins. Neal Cobb is proving them wrong.After raising over $20 million and scaling his delivery startup to 100,000 drivers before selling to...
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