THE PODCAST
REAL OPERATORS. REAL EXITS. REAL NUMBERS.
Conversations with founders who built and exited $50M+ businesses and the dealmakers who fund them. Every episode maps to one of four pillars: Talent, Capital, Growth, and AI. No theory. No motivation. Just the playbooks that built nine-figure companies.
TWO KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS
Every episode features one of two guest types. Both are in the room because they’ve done the thing — not because they teach the thing.
OPERATOR EPISODES
Founders and CEOs who built companies past $50M in revenue. How they scaled, what broke, how they fixed it, and what happened when the PE firm showed up. Real numbers. Real mistakes. Real lessons from manufacturing floors, service trucks, and distribution warehouses.
DEALMAKER EPISODES
PE partners, M&A advisors, investment bankers, and family office principals who fund businesses like yours. What they actually look for, how they value companies, what kills deals, and what makes them write bigger checks. The other side of the table, on the record.
WHO YOU'LL HEAR FROM
We’re building the guest list the same way we build the community — by invitation, with a high bar.
ADAM COFFEY
The Chairman Group
21 years as CEO of 3 PE-backed companies. 58 acquisitions. Billions in enterprise value.
CARRIE KELSCH
A Plus Garage Doors
Zero industry experience to $70M exit. Built and sold a home services company from scratch.
JOHN STEWART
MiddleGround Capital
Toyota shop floor to founding a $4.1B PE firm focused on industrial companies.
TOMMY MELLO
A1 Garage Door
$200M revenue, targeting $1B. Building the largest garage door company in America.
MORE ANNOUNCED SOON
PE Partners · Exited Founders
Manufacturing, specialty trades, home services, distribution. $50M–$500M+ exits.
BEEN IN THE ROOM?
We’re looking for founders and dealmakers who can speak from experience — not from a playbook they read. If you’ve built, scaled, acquired, or exited a real business, we want you on the show.
- You've founded, scaled, or exited a $50M+ revenue business
- You're a PE partner, M&A advisor, or capital allocator who funds operators
- You can speak with specifics — real numbers, real timelines, real lessons
- You're in manufacturing, services, trades, distribution, or industrial sectors
NINE FIGURE EXITS
The Podcast
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DOUG FOLEY
Founder of Foley Media, an AI consulting firm that helps PE-backed companies build the go-to-market systems that drive exit-ready valuations. International bestselling author of AI Sales Engine. TEDx speaker. Strategic advisor to companies doing $20M–$200M preparing for the most important transaction of their lives.
EPISODE ONE DROPS
MARCH 11
Adam Coffey. 58 acquisitions. Billions in enterprise value. The playbook behind three PE-backed exits. Join the waitlist and be first to watch.