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Recent Episodes

June 3, 2025

Are You Leaving Value on the Table?

Building a successful business worth selling requires strategy, resilience, and purpose. Tyler Copenhaver-Heath shares his extraordinary journey from a humble dirt lot with no electricity to founding a groundbreaking automoti...

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May 20, 2025

The Business Arc: From Foundation to Final Deal

Steve Adams went from bagging groceries to building—and selling—two successful businesses. In this episode, he shares how a family emergency led him to take over a struggling maintenance company, and how government contracts ...

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May 6, 2025

Scaling Up? Don’t Skip Cybersecurity!

Cybersecurity isn't just for big tech, it’s crucial for any business looking to grow or sell. In this episode, cybersecurity expert Paige Hanson, co-founder of SecureLabs, breaks down why strong security practices can make or break your company’s future. With 60% of small businesses never recoverin…

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April 22, 2025

Death, Taxes, and Your Business: A Love Triangle

Every business owner eventually faces the pivotal question: What’s next? Whether you plan to sell, pass the company to family, or explore another path, the outcome depends on how and when you prepare. In this episode, wealth ...

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April 8, 2025

More Than Paperwork: The Role of Relationship Banking in Acquisitions

Purchasing a business is exciting but often overwhelming, especially when it comes to financing. In this episode, Dan Foley from Evolve Bank pulls back the curtain on SBA lending, offering valuable insights into the process. ...

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March 19, 2025

Legacy Matters: Finding the Right Home for Your Business

Kazem Harfouche, Managing Partner at Cedar Crest Capital, explores a major market gap affecting small business owners across the U.S. Many successful businesses with decades of profitability and under $3 million in EBITDA fac...

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Recent Blog Posts

June 3, 2025

From Dirt Lot to Dream Exit: The Tyler Copenhaver-Heath Story

The path from startup to a successful business exit is rarely simple, as entrepreneur Tyler Copenhaver-Heath’s story shows. Despite a background in biochemistry and some initial hesitation about entrepreneurship, Tyler built and sold multiple …

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May 20, 2025

Building, Growing, and Selling: One Entrepreneur's Journey

When Steve Adams started out bagging groceries at Basha’s Markets in Arizona, he probably never imagined that decades later he would be reflecting on the sale of two thriving businesses he built from the ground up. His journey from employee to…

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May 6, 2025

Beyond the Basics: Building a Cybersecurity Framework That Works

Cybersecurity for Scaling Businesses: Protecting Your Value and Exit Strategy In today's increasingly digital landscape, cybersecurity has evolved from a technical afterthought to a critical business imperative – especially for businesses pla…

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