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90% of Family Wealth Is Gone by the Third Generation — Here's Why
90% of family wealth is gone by the third generation — and it's not bad investments doing the damage. It's governance failures, the hard conversations nobody has, and the failure to pass down the values and stories that created the wealth in the first place. In this episode, Tim Brown breaks down w…
What 18 Months Before Your Exit Should Actually Look Like
Most business owners are leaving money on the table — not because they're running a bad business, but because they can't prove how good it is. In this episode, we break down exactly what buyers look for and how to build a business that commands top dollar. Joshua Wilson sits down with Mark Sims, a …
"God Whispers" — How Faith Led to a Life-Changing Exit
What does it look like when faith and dealmaking become the same story? Brandon Robinson — a practicing CRNA turned multi-unit Planet Fitness franchisee — shares one of the most remarkable entrepreneurial journeys you'll hear...
The 5 Dimensions of Private Equity Most GPs Ignore
What if most private equity firms are using AI completely wrong — and leaving massive IRR on the table because of it? Mohamad Chahine has sat in nearly every seat in the deal ecosystem: corporate engineer at Schlumberger, MBA...
The Art of Venture Capital: How VCs Value an Idea
From sugar cane fields in New Iberia, Louisiana to investing in the next frontier of space technology — Theo Williams' path to venture capital is unlike anything you've heard. If you want to understand how early-stage VC actu...
Platform vs. Tuck-In: The Private Equity Playbook Explained
Most business owners spend years building something great — and almost no time thinking about what comes next. The buyers on the other side? They think about this stuff every single day. In this episode, Joshua Wilson sits do...
How He Timed His $230M Exit — Then Did It Again
He sold his company for $230 million right before oil prices collapsed. It wasn't luck — it was a board meeting. Thomas Chance joins The Deal Podcast to share what 30+ years of building, selling, and starting over actually looks like from the inside. Thomas Chance is a serial entrepreneur, engineer…
He Represented Grammy Artists. Now Doing Reverse Mergers On Wall Stre…
What do Grammy-winning songwriting credits, merchant cash advances for the Latino community, and a reverse merger into the OTC markets have in common? They're all part of Yoel Damas' story — and it's one you won't forget. In ...
Why Athletes Go Broke (And How This Pro Snowboarder Avoided It)
What happens when a six-time X Games competitor realizes the athletes he idolizes are losing their homes, battling addiction, and going broke? Dan Brisse made a decision that changed his life — and now he's helping 750+ inves...
Why the Smartest Lawyers Kill the Fewest Deals
What does nearly five decades of business law teach you about deals, people, and life? Veteran attorney Joe Giglio has spent 49 years in the trenches of business litigation, shareholder disputes, and M&A transactions — and th...
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