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Aug. 1, 2025

E288: Les Csorba Reveals the Real Reason Most Leaders Don’t Last

About the Guest: Les Csorba is a partner at Heidrick & Struggles, specializing in CEO and board succession, primarily in the energy sector. With roots in the first Bush administration’s Presidential Personnel Office, Les has spent 30+ years...

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July 25, 2025

E287: Building a Business Without Owning It | Strategic M&A, Turnaround Risks & Exit Planning

Watch Here: https://youtu.be/n8w08TJMPdI About the Guest: Fadi Malouf is a strategic buyer, advisor, and capital partner focused on buying, growing, and exiting companies with scale potential. His career began in the fitness and wellness space...

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June 27, 2025

E286: Deals Don’t Fail on Paper—They Fail in People

Watch Here: https://youtu.be/xEx9d94kzI0 About the Guest: David Miller is a seasoned dealmaker with an unusually diverse portfolio. From growing a finance firm in the depths of the 2008 crisis to diving headfirst into cannabis cultivation, clean...

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June 20, 2025

E285: How to Sell a Business in Puerto Rico (Without Losing Your Mind or Millions)

Watch here: https://youtu.be/ru4JXKUa180 About the Guest: Francisco Uriarte is Managing Partner at Connelly Capital, a Puerto Rico-based M&A advisory firm. With over 60 transactions completed and $800 million in closed deals, Uriarte combines...

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June 13, 2025

E284: Breathwork, Business, and Big Exits: How Monica Garcia Uses Calm to Crush M&A

Watch Here: https://youtu.be/Vc2Xhcablro About the Guest: Monica Garcia Duggal is an investment banker turned entrepreneur, financial consultant, and breathwork evangelist. With decades of experience spanning institutional finance, entrepreneurship,...

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June 6, 2025

E283: Callum on Building Trust, Board Power, and the Agglomeration Exit Strategy for Entrepreneurs

About the Guest: Callum Laing is not your average M&A expert. A serial entrepreneur and the author of four books (Agglomerate, Progressive Partnerships, Boardroom Blueprint, and Entrepreneurial Investing), Laing is also the founder of Unity Group,...

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May 30, 2025

E282: How to Build a Sellable Business: Profit-First Marketing & Exit Strategy with Andy Seeley

Watch Here: https://youtu.be/8WBIPpmXVVY About the Guest: Andy is the CEO and co-founder of Creatively Disruptive—a “revenue growth agency” that helps small businesses scale sustainably. His background is as varied as it is inspiring: from rugby...

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May 2, 2025

E279: 94% of Buyers Never Close—Here’s Why the Best Deals Go to the Ones Who Don’t Pay the Most

Watch Here: https://youtu.be/JAnrssj-v2g About the Guest:  John Martinka is a veteran dealmaker who has spent nearly 30 years helping executives exit corporate life by buying businesses—and helping business owners exit with style and grace. Based in...

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July 28, 2025

Building a Business Without Owning It | Strategic M&A, Turnaround Ris…

E287: Building a Business Without Owning It | Strategic M&A, Turnaround Risks & Exit Planning - Watch Here About the Guest: Fadi Malouf is a strategic buyer, advisor, and capital partner focused on buying, growing, and exiting companies …

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July 22, 2025

From Searcher to Sponsor: How to Buy a $22m Business | Yan Vinarskiy …

From Searcher to Sponsor: How to Buy a $22m Business | Yan Vinarskiy Interview - Watch Here About the Guest: Yan Venki is a first-generation American and a former management consultant turned operator. He successfully acquired Floor Guard, a $22…

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July 15, 2025

M&A Diaries - S2EP6 - Alan Whitman - How Baker Tilly Grew from $500M …

M&A Diaries - S2EP6 - Alan Whitman - How Baker Tilly Grew from $500M to $1.5B - Watch Here About the Guest: Alan Whitman, former CEO of Baker Tilly, is what you get when discipline meets vision. Under his leadership, the firm expanded nation…

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