Best Business Scaling And Founders Exit Planning Podcasts (2025)

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Season 9 | Ep1 Samm Green on rebuilding Few & Far towards £1m EBITDA in 2025, despite serious burnout and two years of losses 1:14:25

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This week, on episode 1 of season 9 of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Samm Green, co-founder of Few & Far, a UK-based product management recruitment business with 22 people and a powerful story of resilience. Samm was the very first guest I ever recorded on The RAG back in 2019, and at that time, he had big plans to scale to 40 staff and eventually…

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Entrepreneurs On Fire Creator John Lee Dumas Shares The Bitcoin Blueprint Behind The Next Wave Of Entrepreneurial Success (#479) 53:25

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Founder And CFO Karl Maier Reveals Why Your Leadership Is Killing 5X Growth And The Exact Playbook To Fix It (#478) 44:38

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Always walk in someone else’s shoes before making judgments.” - Karl Maier Exclusive Insights from This Wee…

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The Profit-Killing Growth Lie That’s Bleeding Your Business Dry And The Simple Fix You Must Use NOW (#477) 44:00

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes Host and post-exit entrepreneur Jeffrey Feldberg rips the curtai…

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Hiring Expert Jamie Van Cuyk Exposes the Hidden Hiring Traps Silently Destroying Your Business (#476) 53:54

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today 💡🎯 Your Opinion Matters—Help Improve The Deep Wealth Podcast by Taking Our Quick Survey 🙏 Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Find your wins an…

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Leadership Coach Lisa Even Exposes the Leadership Lie That’s Quietly Costing You Millions (#475) 58:38

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ For a rich life, be curious.” - Lisa Even Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes Is your leadership c…

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Best Selling Author And Founder Kayla Logue Reveals The ONE Thing You're Not Doing That's Robbing You Of Success (#474) 47:28

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Follow your dreams and stay true to yourself.” - Kayla Logue Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes B…

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Anthony Webster on authenticity, inclusion and leading DVF Recruitment to success 1:08:48

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This week on The RAG Podcast, I am revisiting my episode with Anthony Webster, Managing Director of DVF Recruitment and board member at Career Legal. Anthony and I go way back - we worked together for five years and even planned to launch Hoxo together before his journey took a different turn. At that point, Anthony made a life-changing decision: h…

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Ex-Coach Now Founder Andrew Russell Cracked the Code: How Psychology Ignites Explosive Profits (#473) 56:11

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Even with your ups and down always remember that life is amazing.” - Andrew Russell Exclusive Insights from…

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The Silent Deal Killer: How Toxic Culture Destroys Valuation (And How to Fix It Fast) (#472) 47:25

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Numbers get buyers in the door. Culture seals the deal.” - Jeffrey Feldberg Exclusive Insights from This We…

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Laura Clark on taking over OA Group from her mum and leading it into the future 1:10:16

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This week on The RAG Podcast, we are revisiting my episode with Laura Clark, CEO of OA Group. Laura’s journey is one of the most unique I’ve ever shared on the show. She grew up watching her mum build Osborne Appointments (now OA Group), joined the business at 19, and earlier this year bought it from her mother to take over as CEO. We talk about: W…

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Post-Exit Entrepreneur, Reveals Her Raw Blueprint from Boardroom to Angel Investing Triumph (#471) 55:26

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Be the brave one and say hello.” - Doris Valade Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes Doris Valade, …

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How Ben Wallin and Dan Cox scaled Edison Smart to 31 staff and expanded globally 1:10:58

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This week on The RAG Podcast, I’m revisiting my episode with Ben Wallin and Dan Cox, founders of Edison Smart. When I spoke to them in August 2022, they’d already hit £1.7m revenue and built a team of nearly 20 in just over a year. One year later, they scaled to 31 employees, expanded into the US, put boots on the ground in Dubai, and built a struc…

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The Brutal Truth About Leadership, Lies, and Lasting Success From An Expert Who Researched 15,000 Companies — Daniel Nikic 44:25

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Focus on the big picture and avoid distractions.” - Daniel Nikic Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episod…

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The Insider Who Spent 43 Years Revealing The Exit Strategy That Outsmarts Private Equity And Protects Your Legacy — Kelly Finnell (#469) 45:53

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Understand finance and accounting as early as you can.” - Kelly Finnell Exclusive Insights from This Week's…

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Kevin Frater on leading global recruitment growth from 12 to 180 at Frank Group 1:06:54

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This week on The RAG Podcast, we are revisiting Episode 1 from Season 7 with Kevin Frater, Director at Stable10 and a recruitment leader with over 18 years of experience across Allegis and Frank Group. Kevin built his reputation as a fixer, turning underperforming offices into high-performing teams. Most notably, he grew a team in Germany from 12 t…

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Ex-Mob Lawyer, Mindfulness Master Bob Martin Reveals Little Known Secrets To Welcome Happiness (#468) 53:03

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today 💡🎯 Your Opinion Matters—Help Improve The Deep Wealth Podcast by Taking Our Quick Survey 🙏 Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ You got this.” - …

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Sales Transformation Expert Nikki Rausch Reveals The 5-Step Playbook to Skyrocket Sales Without Selling Your Soul (#467) 1:03:04

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Lean into trusting your intuition.” - Nikki Rausch Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes Nikki Rausc…

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Joe Jani on growing Metric Search to 90 heads and a private equity deal in six years 1:05:06

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This week on The RAG Podcast, I’m revisiting my episode with Joe Jani, founder and CEO of Metric Search, one of the fastest growing recruitment firms in the world. Joe launched Metric in 2019 and in just six years has scaled to 90 heads across the US and UK. At only 31 years old, he’s already closed a private equity deal, taking seven figures off t…

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Kasim Aslam, Post-Exit Serial Entrepreneur: From Welfare to Millions, His Hidden Delegation Formula To Create Explosive Growth (#466) 48:36

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today 💡🎯 Your Opinion Matters—Help Improve The Deep Wealth Podcast by Taking Our Quick Survey 🙏 Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “The shortcut is th…

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Global Leadership Expert Elona Lopari Reveals the Purpose–Profit Formula That Catapults Success (#465) 39:49

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Never stop discovering what you’re all about.” - Elona Lopari Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes I…

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Jordan Shlosberg on how AI can help you remove admin forever! 1:29:05

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This week on The RAG Podcast, I’m revisiting my chat with Jordan Shlosberg, founder of Atlas, the first AI-first CRM built for the recruitment market. Jordan’s no stranger to scale. Before Atlas, he founded Prosapien, growing it to $40 million in revenue in just five years before exiting. He’s now bringing the same disruptive approach to recruitmen…

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Founder and Global Health Authority Sara Banta Reveals the Hidden Killer Silently Sabotaging Your Success And How to Stop It for Good (#464) 1:05:17

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “You’re good enough. Speak up and use your voice.” - Sara Banta Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes …

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From 9-Figure Deals to Daily Fulfillment: Investment Banker Rand Selig’s Blueprint to Thriving in the Second Half of Life Before It’s Too Late (#463) 57:42

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Trust that everything will work out and smile.” - Rand Selig Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes R…

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Frank Carone, NYC’s Political Powerhouse, Reveals The #1 Killer of Success (Hint: It’s Not What You Think) (#462) 41:25

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Remain calm and be patient.” - Frank Carone Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes In this episode, F…

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Stuart Mitchell on using personal brand to build a seven-figure agency in nine months 1:03:19

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This week on The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Stuart Mitchell, the founder of Hampton North, a specialist cybersecurity search firm based in the US. Stuart launched his business, and in just nine months, he had already surpassed the seven-figure mark. There were no cold calls, no marketing spend, just LinkedIn and a consistent commitment to personal …

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Entrepreneur Daniel Ebbett Reveals The #1 Thing Killing Your Performance And What To Do About It (#461) 53:58

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes In this explosive episode, entrepreneur Daniel Ebbett pulls back…

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Digital nomad to 60% profit: Chris Redmond on remote success and exit plans 1:13:10

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Chris Redmond is back on The RAG for the third time and his story keeps getting better. When I first interviewed Chris in 2019, he’d just gone fully remote and was chasing a digital nomad lifestyle with no fixed office. At the time, I thought he was mad. Then COVID hit, and while the rest of the industry scrambled, Chris and his team were already b…

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Tech Executive Kevin Korte Exposes The Brutal Truths That Make Or Break Entrepreneurial Success (#460) 38:11

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Don't let teachers demotivate you.” - Kevin Korte Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes In this no-h…

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MIT Instructor & Startup Strategist Mark Herschberg Exposes The Real Reason Your Business Isn’t Scaling (#459) 56:01

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Soft skills matter.” - Mark Herschberg Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes In this episode, Mark pu…

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Season 8 | Ep41 Season 8 wrap-up: What I’ve learned from 40 founder stories this year 13:50

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What I’ve learned from 40 recruitment founder interviews in a year This week’s episode of The RAG is a little different - it’s just me After 40 in-person interviews across the UK, Dubai and Sydney, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what I’ve learned in season 8 and what’s next for the show. Here’s 3 key learnings that I cover in this solo epi…

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Billionaire Entrepreneur Bobby Mesmer Reveals The One Thing You're Not Doing That's Killing Your Business Success (#458) 51:59

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Situations don’t define you, keep on doing what you’re doing.” - Bobby Mesmer Exclusive Insights from This W…

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Post-Exit Entrepreneur Doris Valade Reveals Why Winning The Exit Isn't Enough (#457) 45:17

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Never be afraid to ask.” - Doris Valade Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes Post-exit entrepreneur …

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Season 8 | Ep40 Jamie Trevett on going all in on the US and shutting down his UK contracts business 1:09:08

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Would you walk away from recurring revenue to chase a bigger opportunity overseas? On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Jamie Trevett, founder of Just Construction. Jamie was last on the show in 2022 when his UK construction recruitment firm had 25 staff and a growing contract book. Fast forward to today and Jamie has completely…

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Deal Maker John Martinka: The Unspoken Reason Your Exit Will Crush You And The Playbook To Save It (#456) 46:02

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “ Be yourself and share your gift with the world.” - John Martinka Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episod…

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Leadership Expert Mark Vincent Reveals The Dirty Secret About Business Growth No One Talks About (#455) 54:39

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Treasure the gift of life long relationships.” - Mark L. Vincent Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episode…

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Season 8 | Ep39 Matt Tyson on two life-changing exits and the personal cost of chasing growth 1:25:30

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What’s the point in building a business if you lose everything at home? On this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Matt Tyson, founder of Knockout Consulting and former owner of two successful payroll companies. Matt has achieved what many founders dream of—two life-changing exits in 15 years. But behind the success was a personal cos…

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Trial Lawyer Jennifer Gardner Reveals The Art Of Influence: Secrets From The Courtroom To The Boardroom (#454) 56:21

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Relax and enjoy life, it’s all good.” - Jennifer Gardner Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes Trial …

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Leadership Expert Dan Tocchini Exposes The Hidden Lie Sabotaging Your Leadership And Business (#453) 58:26

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Get connected with what’s going on, get clarity, and decide what you want.” - Dan Tocchini Exclusive Insight…

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Season 8 | Ep38 Dan Grim on what top recruitment talent really wants and why most agencies miss the mark 1:22:49

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Why most recruitment businesses fail to attract top-tier leadership talent On this week’s episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Dan Grim, founder of Inside Recruitment. With 25 years in the industry and two previous equity partnerships under his belt, Dan now runs a solo rec-to-rec firm helping recruitment businesses hire the kind of leadership…

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SaaS Pricing Expert Dan Balcauski On Why You've Got It All Wrong And The Blueprint To Fix It (#452) 45:32

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Enjoy the journey.” - Dan Balcauski Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes Dan Balcauski, founder of P…

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M&A Expert Reveals 5 Hidden Deal Killers Quietly Robbing Your Financial Freedom And How To Stop Them (#451) 33:48

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Buyers don’t buy the business you think you have. They buy the business you’ve proven you have.” - Jeffrey F…

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Season 8 | Ep37 Why Martin Smith spends 90% of his time on what he's best at - BD and brand growth 1:12:31

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Most recruitment founders try to do it all and burn out in the process. On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Martin Smith, founder of Talent Group, who shares how he's structured his business to double down on what he's best at and handed over the rest. Martin runs TalentDrive and Talent Finance, with a 12-person team across the…

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Top Executive Coach Marcy Axelrod: You’re Not Showing Up for Success—Here’s What to Do About It (#450) 59:04

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Love every moment.” - Dr. Dolores Fazzino Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes In this raw and power…

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Dr. Dolores Fazzino: You're Sabotaging Your Business Success And You Don't Even Know It (#449) 53:51

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Trust your instincts.” - Dr. Dolores Fazzino Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes Dr. Dolores Fazzin…

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Wealth Strategist Eric Miller Reveals How To Become A Financial Beast And Unlock True Wealth (#448) 39:11

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Find and remove the toxic people in your life so you can shine.” - Eric Miller Exclusive Insights from This …

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Season 8 | Ep36 Philippa Smith on losing it all then scaling back to build a £1m+ EBITDA lifestyle agency 1:15:02

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What happens when your 15-person agency runs out of cash and you have to start over from scratch? On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Philippa Smith, founder of Silver Swan Recruitment, a luxury staffing agency for ultra-high net worth individuals. After growing her team to 15, COVID and poor cash flow caught up with her. In Au…

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Serial Founder Chris Van Dusen Exposes The Exit-Killing Traps Hidden In Private Equity (#447) 49:26

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “Keep moving forward, it’ll be OK.” - Chris Van Dusen Exclusive Insights from This Week's Episodes Get ready …

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Digital Advertising Expert John Horn Exposes Why Your Ad Spend Is Failing and How to Fix It Fast (#446) 44:12

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Send us a text Unlock Proven Strategies for a Lucrative Business Exit—Subscribe to The Deep Wealth Podcast Today Have Questions About Growing Profits And Maximizing Your Business Exit? Submit Them Here, and We'll Answer Them on the Podcast! “What challenges you today makes you strong and better tomorrow.” -John Horn Exclusive Insights from This Wee…

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Season 8 | Ep35 How Levy Global is scaling post-MBO with a clear vision for growth and legacy 1:24:40

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From recruiter to CEO and majority shareholder, Matt Murphy’s journey at Levy Global is nothing short of remarkable. Now, with Rory McGowan joining from Opus as COO, the business is entering what they call "Levy 2.0" - a new chapter focused on scale, structure, and serious wealth creation. On this week's episode of The RAG Podcast, I’m joined by Ma…