Burn the Ships - Mike Battershell, and Jacque and Jeff Zimmerman

Host Michael Beaulieu sits down with two Nebraska business leaders who took very different paths to ownership. First, Jacque and Jeff Zimmerman share how they left a comfortable career to launch a physical therapy practice from scratch, survived a near-collapse, and ultimately merged with the therapist-owned Rock Valley Physical Therapy. Then, Mike Battershell tells the story of Bergmann Incentives — a 138-year-old Omaha business that evolved from pocket watch parts to brand solutions — and his journey from commission sales to becoming its first non-family majority owner. Both guests reflect on the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship, the Omaha business community, and the lessons they'd pass on to the next generation.