Episodes

You can't sell a city by talking about it. GNO, Inc.'s Michael Hecht and Matt Wolfe on showing companies the New Orleans the brand leaves out.

He borrowed $500 for a computer and started in his bedroom. Todd Schoeffler explains why mastering his craft first made betting on himself pay off.

One question, "Would I put my brother or son on this crew?", became the hiring rule that rebuilt a family company's culture.

An OB/GYN explains why he walked away from a hospital job he couldn't do in good conscience, and what it took to build his own practice.

A nurse-turned-artist explains how three co-founders built a licensed pajama brand with no investors, no staff, and a lot of faith.

What happens to everything you've built after you sell? Two Catholic foundation leaders explain how owners turn a lifetime of work into a legacy that lasts.

An engineer who left a steady paycheck mid-pandemic explains why the real product of an engineering firm is trust, and why every big win starts a countdown.

A bootstrapped founder who planned her exit before writing a line of code explains how customer discovery, discipline on features, and three rebuilds kept an acquisition in view.

Obney AI CEO Justin Obney cuts through the hype: AI is systems that execute your intent, and founders win by picking one tool and operationalizing it, not by endless tinkering.

A 33-year Baton Rouge broadcaster explains how sports betting, NIL, revenue sharing, and the transfer portal turned college athletics into a deal-making business that private equity now wants in on.

Institutional Investor CEO Rip Reeves explains how global capital really moves, why insurers, endowments, and family offices invest so differently, and whose door GPs should knock on.

Currency Bank CEO Scott Gaudin left a secure job mid-pandemic, raised $30M from 143 shareholders to buy a bank charter, and quadrupled it in five years. Here's the math behind it.

Faulk & Winkler's Ben Vance on whether to play offense or defense with your company's value, why the bill-by-the-hour CPA model fails owners, and why exit planning should start seven years out.

LEMOINE founder Lenny Lemoine on growing a small-town family lumberyard into a 1,500-person firm, partnering with Bernhard Capital, and selling without selling out.

Bernhard Capital partner Jeffrey Koonce on what private equity values beyond EBITDA, why the highest offer rarely wins, and why founders who roll equity tend to come out ahead.

Kin Capital Partners CFO Erik Billet on the family office playbook for lower middle market acquisitions: 12 deals in five years, no fund clock, and why control beats capital.

Four-time exiter Jeff Martin on escaping the founder trap: why owner dependency collapses exit value, the 90-day vacation test, and building a business that can be sold as a company.

After 20+ years in ministry, John Ray Perkins pivoted into real estate months before COVID, and learned the hard way that a high-paying job is not the same thing as a business.

Trial lawyer Blake David on scaling Broussard, David & Moroux to 17 attorneys across three offices with EOS and mentorship, while keeping the mission and culture intact.

Community Foundation of Acadiana CEO Missy Andrade on why founders should talk to a community foundation before a liquidity event, donor-advised funds vs. private foundations, and gifting complex assets.

Serial entrepreneur Mark Weber on the 'eat what you kill' model: 30+ years across insurance, real estate, and mortgage lending without a single employee, built on strategic partnerships.

Kim Boudreaux and Sarah Clement of Catholic Charities of Acadiana on a 20-year nonprofit roll-up: from a $1.2M agency to a $15M, 14-organization platform through disciplined mergers.

Saul Keeton left 25 years in commercial real estate and Kevin Granger left nursing to lead Family Missions Company. They share how business owners can invest in kingdom ROI.

Father Jim Brady left an 11-year litigation partnership for the priesthood, giving his partners a full year to unwind. His lessons on discernment and responsible exits apply to every founder.