Episodes

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux is joined by James Iacino, the former owner, Chairman, & CEO of the Seattle Fish Company James shares how his family got started in the seafood business in the early 1900s, including how...

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux is joined by Jay Rollins, one of the top real estate people in our country. Over twelve years, he built and then sold a commercial real estate finance company, JCR Capital. In this episo...

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux is joined by Tom Kirk, an entrepreneur who formed his first company at 27 and has since started or bought several companies, including FirstWave Financial. In this episode, Elizabeth and...

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux explores her role as a business transition guide. Part consultant, part advisor, Elizabeth works with business owners and wealth creators to figure out the best options for transferring ...

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux is once again joined by Marcy McNeal, a strategist, transition guide, teacher, and coach at The Transition Strategists. Elizabeth and Marcy explore various aspects of how social and emot...

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux is joined by Brannon Fisher, Principal at Simon Quick Advisors, a multi-family office wealth management firm. Responsible for new business development at Simon Quick, Brannon provides we...

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux is joined by Eric Lake, a Managing Tax Partner at Holben Hay Lake Balzer CPAs, an accounting and consultancy firm that is a division of SingerLewak. In this episode, Elizabeth and Eric d...

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux is joined by Ned Minor, a transaction attorney in the field of mergers and acquisitions that has generated more than $3 billion in total purchase/sales consideration for clients. Ned has...

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux is joined by Doug Damon, who is currently the Chairman of Damon Industries. Doug bought this business from his dad in 1979 and built it up over the decades. In recent years, he transitio...

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux is joined by Dawn Abbott who after decades as a business owner of an event and party rentals company became a professional EOS implementer and successfully transitioned into coaching. In...

In this episode, host Elizabeth Ledoux is joined by Steve Denny, a co-founder of Innovative Business Advisors. Steve is actively engaged in merger acquisition activities in all kinds of industries. He’s also developed some to...

In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Debbie Davis, one of the lead transition guides at the Transition Strategists. She’s here to talk about leadership, and how the role of a leader shifts and changes throughout a transiti...

In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Marcy McNeal, one of her top transition guides a the Transition Strategists. Marcy is a seasoned trainer, facilitator, and coach with a passion for supporting business owners through li...

In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Sherrye and Steve Merriman, the past owners of Clergy Advantage, which is one of the largest firms in the United States that provides tax services to the clergy community. They have bee...

In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Lance Barrett, who founded Barrett and Company CPAs back in 1986. After almost 40 years of growing his successful CPA firm, he is now transitioning on to his next life adventure. As a …

In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Kelly Robinson, who recently left her partner position at a “big law” firm and launched her own practice. With over 30 years of law experience, Kelly was able to make this transition to...

In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Dianne Nolin, a Managing Partner and Private Wealth Advisor at Argent Bridge Advisors. With over 30 years of experience in financial planning, she has a passion for helping others throu...

There is always a fear that surfaces when a business transition begins. Owners fear that employees will lose confidence in them and leave the company or that the company will start to crumble if people get the wrong idea of …

In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Beth Hoff Blackmer, the owner and President of Aspen Rent-all, Inc., a construction equipment rental business in Basalt, CO. The company was founded in 1967 by Beth’s father Dave Hoff a...

In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by a friend and previous client, Jennifer Tibbetts, who is the former owner of Power Equipment Specialists. She and Elizabeth have worked together on two different business transitions, pu...

When a successor comes into the picture for a business transition, people are always questioning whether they will succeed. Will they have the skills? Will they have the knowledge? While those things are important, they are s...

Trying to make things equal and fair is a tricky road to navigate when transitioning your business. As the owner, you may have a completely different perspective from the rest of the people in your business, so perception is ...

When it’s time to start the journey of succession, many owners get stuck on choosing their successor. They want to choose the right person, who will not only thrive in the business, but grow and expand it and carry it …

As a business owner, the skills that you build during the beginning of your business are all about growing and developing the company you have created. When you then start a transition and pass on the business, the way you …