A podcast for operators 5 to 10 years from a sale.
Every episode, newest first.
The conversations I'd be having anyway, with the operators I'd be having them with. The concentration problem, the after-tax math, the structure that holds up under stress. I read every reply.
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Ep 5 - Why I say No to Good Deals
Send us Fan Mail Every operator I know is wired to chase the next thing. New deal, new asset class, new opportunity across the desk. It feels like ambition. A lot of the time it's just noise. This week I did the opposite. I spent a morning…
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Two Years of Income: Where the Proceeds Actually Go
Send us Fan Mail Three decades of work. About two years of current income after taxes. That's what a long-time service-business operator walked away with when I ran the math with him recently. I tell his story (anonymized), then walk…
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Are you one bad week away from a financial crisis?
Send us Fan Mail Most successful business owners are one bad week away from a financial crisis — and they don't even know it. In this episode, Brent Neely shares the story of how a single Amazon account suspension, triggered by a missed…
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What does it actually mean to be free?
Send us Fan Mail Growing up, I watched my dad build a successful fourth-generation family business. He worked six days a week for 30 years, commuting over an hour each way, rarely missing a day. By most measures, he succeeded. But success…
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Turbulence, Tailwinds, and Why We're Buying Now: Live from Best Ever Conference
Send us Fan Mail In the debut episode of The Wealth Cockpit, Brent Neely sits down live at the Best Ever Conference in Salt Lake City with Joe and Levi from Cowboy Capital. The three operators break down why they're going all in on…
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