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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Two Years of Income: Where the Proceeds Actually Go
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 through what I did…
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Are you one bad week away from a financial crisis?
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 phone number…
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What does it actually mean to be free?
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 and freedom, I…
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Turbulence, Tailwinds, and Why We're Buying Now: Live from Best Ever Conference
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 multifamily while the…
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