This is the Growth + Exit Podcast, where owners of privately held, middle-market companies talk about founding, scaling, and exiting their businesses successfully.
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Jeff Janicik is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Innoflight, a leading space Non-traditional Defense Contractor (NDC). Under his leadership, Innoflight has partnered with national security programs and commercial space missions. Jeff served in the United States Air Force for 33 years, where he helped pioneer unmanned X-vehicle and advanced satelli…
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What Is the Value of Your Business: When and Why To Find Out
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Stephen Goldberg, CVA, is the Managing Partner of Sun Business Valuations, a boutique firm specializing in valuations and exit-strategy advisory for privately held, middle-market companies. With over 30 years of M&A and business valuation experience, he has overseen more than 250 company sales and provided valuation consulting to over 1,000 clients…
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Derisking Medical Insurance for Complex Care To Get Patients Back To Work
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Kevin Fleming is a Partner at Newport LLC, a business advisory firm helping middle-market companies grow and exit. He is also a Chief Financial Officer and board member at ThinkBio.AI, an AI technology enablement firm. Previously, Kevin was the President and Turnaround Executive Leader at Paradigm, a full risk-bearing accountable care organization …
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How Passion and Resilience Power Startup Growth
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Kyle Marinkovich is the Founder and CEO of Northern Diversified Solutions, which specializes in hemp-derived functional specialty ingredients and emulsions. Before founding Northern Diversified Solutions, he held leadership roles at Cargill, Inc., where he focused on commercial development of food-ingredient solutions. With over two decades of expe…
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Why Every Customer Matters From a 4th Generation Business Owner
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Whitney Opperman is the General Manager of Opperman & Son, Inc., a fourth-generation family-owned dealership that provides new and used heavy trucks, trailers, parts, and repair services. She joined the business in 2013 as an inside sales rep focused on new equipment before leading daily operations. Whitney's leadership emphasizes the company's cor…
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Kelly Schrad is the Founder and Chairman of DataVizion, a managed IT solutions and cybersecurity firm. He is also the CEO of CapStone Technologies, LLC, and has spent more than 25 years building technology-driven businesses. As the Owner and Senior Advisor of The Owner's Advisory, Kelly also supports business owners in value-building and exit plann…
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Leading From Behind: How Transparency and Trust Drive Sustainable Business Growth
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Anand Basu is the Managing Partner of QRKY, an advanced multimedia QR creation software. Previously, he was the Senior Vice President of ICF, a leading global solutions and technology provider that acquired ESAC, where he served as President. Anand has experience in technology, informatics, and public health. In this episode… Many entrepreneurs exc…
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The Leadership Mindset That Transformed a Small Wisconsin Manufacturer Into a Market Leader
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Tom Carney is the CEO of Royal Basket Trucks, a leading producer of carts, trucks, and containers. Under his leadership, the company has grown into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. Before Royal Basket Trucks, Tom worked at Deloitte & Touche in tax management and served as the Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer at Fluid Management. In this ep…
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The Future Workforce: What Leaders Need To Know About Hiring and Training
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Matt Vuckov is the Co-founder and CEO of TalentCraft, a recruiting firm focused on placing technical, engineering, and life sciences talent. With over 14 years of expertise in talent acquisition and workforce solutions, he's built TalentCraft's reputation for delivering high-quality candidates to organizations undergoing digital transformation. He …
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Stephen Brent May is the Co-founder and Chief Strategist at One Foot Over, a digital agency that delivers strategy-led marketing for B2B tech companies. He is also the President-Elect of the Professional Chapters Council at the American Marketing Association. With over 17 years of experience in marketing and communications, Stephen held leadership …
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RJ Blake, CPA, is the President and CEO of Blake Willson Group (BWG), a veteran-owned CPA firm providing professional and technology solutions to federal defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. As a combat veteran, he has experience with Big Four audits and advisory practices. Before Blake Willson Group, RJ served as a team leader in the US A…
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Tim Hohman is the Co-founder and CEO of CodeCargo, an AI-powered workflow automation tool for GitHub. He is also the Co-founder and former CEO of BoxBoat Technologies, a DevOps and container services firm that was acquired by IBM in 2021. Before BoxBoat, Tim founded Triad Technology Partners and held leadership roles at IBM, BMC, Oracle, and Ariba.…
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Building a Mission-Driven Government Contracting Business
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Mohammad Elias is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of RELI Group, a government contracting firm. With over two decades of experience in federal IT and strategic program delivery, he held senior roles at CMS, where he led efforts to implement mission-critical programs and modernize health IT systems. Mohammad also co-founded the Elias & Sultana Founda…
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Technology Intelligence: What Business Owners Need To Know
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Jody Jankovsky is the Founder and CEO of Blackline, a strategic technology partner for small- and medium-sized businesses. Under his leadership, Blackline was recognized twice on the Inc. fastest-growing companies list. With over 45 years of experience in business and technology, Jody created the Technology Intelligence (TQ) framework to help organ…
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Kevin Fleming is a Partner at Newport LLC, a business advisory firm helping middle-market companies grow and exit. He is also a Chief Financial Officer and board member at ThinkBio.AI, an AI technology enablement firm. With experience as a CEO and President of middle-market companies, Kevin has held leadership roles at Ernst and Young, Paradigm Man…
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Leading With Empathy and Strategy: Building Mission-Driven Government Solutions
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Lisa Mascolo is the CEO of Voyatek, a public sector technology firm. With over 30 years of experience in IT leadership, she has held senior roles at IBM, where she led the U.S. Public Service business unit and was a Founding Partner at Accenture, where she managed major federal government accounts. Lisa is also a board member for educational nonpro…
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Leadership Principles for Successful Growth and Scaling of Middle Market Companies
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Kevin Poole is the CEO of Newport LLC, a business advisory firm helping middle-market companies grow and exit. He specializes in selling and delivering consulting services and technology-based solutions to Fortune 500 and middle-market companies. With over 30 years of experience, Kevin has held senior leadership roles at General Electric and served…
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Rebranding, Resilience, and the Future of Logistics
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Eric Brown is the Founder and CEO of GO2 Delivery, a courier company specializing in same-day, carbon-neutral logistics for healthcare, B2B, and B2C companies. With over 27 years of experience in the fulfillment and delivery industry, he founded Fulfilltopia, an e-commerce pick and pack fulfillment center, where he managed operations for 12 years. …
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Danguole Altman is the President and CEO of Cx Precision Medicine, which develops AI-driven tests to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. She is also a Partner at Newport LLC. With experience founding, leading, and growing innovative life science and healthcare services companies, Danguole founded Vapogenix, a non-opio…
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Leading With Empathy, Agility, and Efficiency
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Allison Cummins is the Founder and CEO of Blue Outcomes, an IT consulting firm specializing in outsourced project and change management. Her leadership has positioned Blue Outcomes as a trusted partner for organizations seeking strategic growth and transformation. As a seasoned project manager and Scrum Master certified advisor, Allison implements …
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The Power of Strategic Leadership: Lessons for Entrepreneurs and CEOs
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Doug Tatum is the Chairman of Newport, LLC, a business advisory firm helping middle-market companies grow and exit. He is also a member of the teaching faculty at the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University. Before his current roles, Doug was the Chairman and CEO of Tatum LLC, a national professional services firm he helpe…
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Authentic Personal Branding for Leaders and Entrepreneurs
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Heather Bennett is the Managing Director and Partner at Newport LLC, where she advises CEOs and business owners on brand marketing, revenue growth, and leadership development. With over 20 years of experience, she has led P&L management for brands with over $100 million in revenue and driven innovation at companies like Kraft Heinz Company, Instant…
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Avoiding Common Growth Pitfalls: How Founders Can Hire, Lead, and Scale Smarter
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Susan Kearney is the Managing Director, Board Member, and Partner at Newport LLC, a business advisory firm helping middle-market companies grow and exit. Before Newport, she was the COO of Network for Good, where she achieved 40% annual recurring revenue growth, and the Co-founder of Voxant, a digital media company acquired by Blinkx. Susan also he…
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Scaling, Branding, and Exiting: Expert Advice for Middle Market Business Owners
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Susan Kearney is the Managing Director, Board Member, and Partner at Newport LLC, a business advisory firm helping middle-market companies grow and exit. Before Newport, she was the COO of Network for Good, where she achieved 40% annual recurring revenue growth, and the Co-founder of Voxant, a digital media company acquired by Blinkx. Susan also he…
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Flexible Compute and Energy Innovation: The Future of Bitcoin Mining
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Dan Lawrence is the Co-founder and CEO of OBM, Inc., a software company providing tools for enterprise cryptocurrency mining operations. He also co-developed OBM's flagship product, Foreman, a platform that enables remote management of mining equipment and is widely used across North America and some of the world's largest mining operations. Before…
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