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Martinka Consulting's Getting the Deal Done Podcast — 208 episodes
Lessons From Living Abroad with David Schnurman
Like Clockwork: Run Your Business with Swiss Army Precision with Sam Goodner
Acquisition Lessons Learned and Investments Made with Kris Schumacher
Business Acquisition Loans Annual Update with Lisa Forrest of Northwest Bank
AI and Workplace Automation with Peter Swimm
An Entrepreneur Making (Basic) Estate Planning Easy with Jermaine Ee
Exit With Style Grace and More Money Chapter Five – They Can’t Buy It if They Don’t Know It’s for Sale
AI, the Workforce, and More with Matthew Whyatt
Giving Back - How Community Service Builds Stronger Businesses
Solve the Talent Problem and Build Great Teams using Nearshoring with Brian Samson
AI and Cybersecurity Trends Overview with Scott Wittstock
The Power of Branding in M&A with Marc Rust
Exit With Style, Grace and More Money Chapter Four
Paige Weise on Digital Ownerhship in M&A: Making Tech Transfers Smooth, Not Scary
Business Buyer Lessons from the Headlines
The Magic of an ESOP for Exiting Business Owners with Kelly Finnell
10 Tips for any Owner Thinking of Exiting in 2026
Tax Free Wealth with Opportunity Zones with Our Guest Ashley Tison
Building a Scalable Company from Day One with Caleb Christopher
Use LinkedIn to get Results with Eli Igra Serfaty
Exit With Style, Grace and More Money - Chapter Three - Maybe it is About the Numbers
AI, Recession, and the Smart Business Play: How Leaders Win in Uncertain Times - Monthly Discussion with @Nick Anderson with #OneAccord
Sales Expert Jim Effner on How Your Mindset, Method, and Mastery Bring in Business
Alan Franks on Why It's Important to Build Your Business to Sell
I'm Not Mad at You is Stacey Bullman's Company - Join us for a fascinating discussion
Exit with Style, Grace, and More Money Chapter Two - It's Not Just Your Numbers
Discussion with Dave Burnett on Unlocking Business Growth Faster
Exit With Style, Grace, and More Money - Chapter One
The Expert Authority Coach - A Discussion with Christine Blosdale
John and Robert Plank Discuss Building a Business that Lasts
John & Jenny Groberg on Why Clean Numbers Lead to Business Growth
John and Nick Anderson's Monthly Talk - Deal Killers
Special Guest Derek Crager on Using AI to Uncover an Owner's Secrets
Silent Deal Killers - Episode 2
Silent Deal Killers - Episode 1
ACT Capital CEO Bob Hild and John Discuss the M&A Market
Big Decisions That Drive Success with Apollo Emeka
Capital Gains Tax Tips for Business Sales
Guest Mark Osborne on 13 Key Levers to Improve Your Sale Price
John is a Guest on the B2B Growth Blueprint Podcast
How AI Can Improve Productivity in Your Small Business with Thynk.ai founder John Long
Vance Morris, "The Disney Guy" on Creating Systems in a Small Business
Nick Anderson with OneAccord and John on Their Monthly Chat
Double Your Profits; Create a Well-Oiled Machine with Cary Prejean
Myth or Fact on Business Acquisition Loans with Lisa Forrest of Live Oak Bank
Learn From Others' Mistakes
Monica Duggal and John Discuss how She Scaled and Exited Her Business
John Gallagher and The 7 D's of Leadership
John Martinka & Nick Anderson Monthly Discussion - June 2025
Doug Gray on Leadership and Using AI
90% of Businesses Don't Sell - Learn About the Ones That Do Sell
The Deep Wealth 9-Step Roadmap with Jeffrey Feldberg
Business Lessons from Non-Profit Work
Marketing in 2025 with Marketing Guru Todd Schuchart
Succession Planning 101
Everything You Want to Know About Franchising (in ~25 minutes) with Adam Goldman
John is the Special Guest on the BCF ORG Podcast
Lisa Forrest on SBA Loan Changes and Tips to Buyers and Sellers
A Man of Many Talents - Jim Stevenson with Lessons for All Businesses
Mitch Francis - Author of Bad-Ass Solutions on Overcoming Roadblocks and Finding Opportunities
John is a Guest on "The Exit Plan" with Barnaby Cook
La Tonya Roberts - Fractional COO on Using AI to Scale and Easy to Fix Mistakes Owners Make
Adam Koos with Elevate and Exit on Building a Transition Plan (and More)
Listen to John as a guest on The People Dividend Podcast
Ken Rusk - Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Shares Thoughts on Business and Life
Super Entrepreneur Matt Tait Shares Secrets to Scaling a Business
John & Todd Greenbaum Discuss Scaling a Business to over 200 Employees
Listen to Michael McLean with the Bad Ass Brotherhood
Discussion with Lior Arussy on Growing and Selling a Business
If You Don't Invest You Collapse
The People Dividend - A Discussion with Mike Horne
The Art of the Question with Special Guest Sean Grace
Growing a Family Business with Jim Creagan, President of CRossingWell Consumer Health
Building a Business That's Ready for Sale (and more) with Joshua Monge
Debt, Financials, and Pay Attention (to them)
What an Owner Should Do and Not Do to Increase Value
Seven Things an Owner Should Think About Before Selling (and a Buyer Should Want to Know)
Leadership for a Better Business and a Smoother Exit with Jonathan Bennett
Business Tips & Competitive Advantage Go Together
Discussion with Attorney Michelle Bomberger on the Changing World of Non-Compete Agreements
Preserving Legacy - It's Not Just the Money
Exciting or Boring? Which Business is Best?
Discussion with Phillip Hogan of Signing Services of America on Building a Business
What's the Multiple (of Earnings)?
Discussion with Trever Acers of Objective, Investment Banking & Valuation
The Most Important Question for a Business Seller
Five Things Sellers Should Do Because This is What Business Buyers Want
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion Applies to Business
A Solid Team = Victory in Sports and Increased Value in Business
Discussion with Nick Anderson, CEO of OneAccord on Increasing a Business' Value
Why Exit Planning is a Value Driver
Timeless Business Buyer & Seller Tips
Clean Books and Financial Statements are a Huge Plus
Nick Pili with Merger Vault and Businessesforsale.com Discuss M&A
Control Runaway Costs with Wyatt Wheeler of P3 Cost Analysts
You're Smarter Than You Were a Month Ago, So Use Those Smarts
Airplane Disasters and Improving Business Operations
Yes, Interest Rates do Matter in Buy-Sell Deals
Business Buyer/Owner Discusses His Journey and Lessons Learned
The SBA Changed Their Rules Again with Lisa Forrest
Think You Know HR (and Employee Rights)? Think Again and Listen to Suzan Sturholm, an HR Expert
John & Jon (Stoddard) Discuss Business Buyers, Sellers, Bad Deals, Good Deals, and More
Discussion with Billy Poll - Commercial Real Estate Expert
The Power of Promotional Products
Stories Sell - Mario Juarez on the Power of Stories in Life & Business
Easy Versus Tough Tasks
Attorney Danya Shakfeh on Small Business Buy-Sell Deals
Malcolm Peace Gives Tips on Bringing Legacy Businesses Into the 21st Century
Discussion with Business Broker Gregory Kovsky
What is Competitive Advantage
SBA Loan Changes with Lisa Forrest with Live Oak Bank
Location Location Location is Important for all Businesses
It's All About the Growth to Make it a Great Deal
Robert Schaeffer with Cerebro Capital with Lending Updates
The P&L is More Than the Bottom Line
Customer Service Lessons - Good and Bad
What Politicians Can Learn From M&A
Don't Let the Landlord Destroy Your Deal
Confusion = Statement of Cash Flows
When Due Diligence Isn't All That Diligent
2023 Banking Update with Lisa Forrest
Laurie Nichols and John Discuss "Succession Planning With Heart"
Tom Granger of FDG Web Discusses Digital Transformation and how FDG Helps Their Clients
Conversation with Jim Eschweiler - CEO of Top Pot Donuts
Conversation with Valuation Expert Bill Hanlin
The Old Versus the New
Buyers - Think Small Not Big
Why? Can Be an Annoying & Productive Question
Keep It or Sell It - It Being Your Business
Do as Doc Says Not as Doc Does
Don't Make it Difficult for Your Customers to Buy
A Stunning First Impression (Really) Matters
Business Sellers: Watch Out for Buyers Like This
Small Business Accounting Revisted
Lessons from the NFL Cutdown
A Tale of Two Companies
Buying or Selling a Business is Not Like Buying or Selling a Car
Overpay for a Business? Not Get Enough When Selling?
Tips for Business Buyers and Sellers from Richard Parker
Oops! Your Acqusition Just Closed (And You Don't Have a Transition Plan)
The Easy Button Revisited
Don't Add Day-to-Day Value; Create Long-Term Value
Three Simple Business Lessons
Being Organized Makes Selling (and Buying) a Business Much Easier
Business Buyers - Buyer Fever Will Kill You
It's Just Small Business Accounting
The Importance of the Balance Sheet
5 Things a Seller Should Want From a Buyer
Founder's Syndrome Can Kill You
Raising Equity for a Business Acquisition with Jordan Carter of Search Investment Group
Lisa Forrest with Live Oak Bank on Business Acquisition Loans (of All Types)
George Wu on Business Buying and Investing in Small Companies
Radio Show Interview with Lisa Downs on Business Buying and Ownership
Robbie Bach on Entrepreneurship, Writing a Novel, and Tips When Buying and Growing a Business
Reps & Warranties in a Buy-Sell Deal - A Non-Legal Explanation
Working Capital in a Buy-Sell Deal
Business Buyers Must Play the Whole Market
Business buy-sell "facts/musts" - 10 for buyers and 10 for sellers
Steve Ressler on Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition & Investing
Sam Rosati - Business Buyer and Investor with Tips on Successful Acquisitions
Business Buyers - Being Qualified is Not Enough
Due Diligence 2021 - What's New and What's Not
Lance Barnard on Going from Searcher to Buyer to Operator
Be a Breath of Fresh Air (to Your Business)
Neville Dembo, strategic sales and biz dev consultant, joins John to discuss sales and common mistakes
Dynasty Leadership's Todd Eberhardt and Growing 5X in 5 Years (and more)
The Valtas Group's Christine Martin on Helping Non-Profits Do Better
Business Buyer Roadblocks - Part One
Our 20 Business Buying Rules
Master Story Teller Mario Juarez Shares Why Stories Sell
The Top 10 Reasons to Grow by Acquistion
Leadership Expert Doug Hall on How He Improves Owners
Banking and Buy-Sell Loans - What the Golden Rule Really Means
Goodwill vs. Blue Sky vs. Air Ball - What Does it All Mean?
Seven Questions & Tactics to Exit with Style, Grace, and More Money
Everything You Wanted to Know About Washington's New LTC Act with Carol Guilbault
Adam Broetje the founder of Odd Dog Media discusses digital marketing and social media strategies
Top 10 Mistakes Business Buyers Make
Communications Expert Cynthia Kaiser on Attachment Styles and how they Build Your Business
Jessica and Charlie Magee with FranNet discuss franchise opportunities
Don't get Trapped by the Alphabet Soup of Cash Flow Terminology
Joe Fugere, founder of Tutta Bella on business, community, and being nimble in business
John presents a case study on roadblocks to exiting (with style, grace and more money)
Solve all your HR issues! Listen to Terry Polyak with Inspirity shares how they do it.
David Henderson of Cyberstreams discusses online security and much more
Alex Perdomo of Sunrise Plumbing discusses his business acquisition and operation
If They Can Sell Pet Rocks Why Can't You Sell Your Business (For What You Want?) Chapter One
John is joined by Private Transaction Advisor David Barnett
Marty Vondrell joins Jessica to discuss EOS and how he helps his clients
Is Goodwill Really All That Good?
Randob Labs president Jim Creagan discusses opportunities and challenges in 2021
Melissa Acton-Buzard and Jessica discuss Chameleon Technologies approach to business
Jennifer Hill with Dataworks Consulting discusses cyber threats, security, and what keeps them busy
Synopsis of Buying a Business That Makes Your Rich, Chapter One
Jessica and Morgan Rogers with Now CFO discuss how Now CFO helps their clients
Eric Postle and John discuss the opportunities tenants have in commercial property
Rick Locke and John discuss Rick's business acquisitions and lessons learned
Lisa Forrest with Live Oak Bank discusses financing acquisitions with John
John Interviews Disaster and Risk Expert Dan Weedin
John and Gregory Kovsky discuss the buy-sell world in 2021
John and Rob Kaplan, owner of Black Pine Hot Tubs and Swim Spas discuss his business
Ted Hoffman shares his insights on business ownership (over the last 15 years)
John interviews Scott Rockfeld on pitfalls in business buying
John interviews Billy Poll of NAI Puget Sound Properties
John interviews Chris Guizlo of The Fearey Group and gets valuable insights based on their variety of clients
John interviews John Pletsch the founder of Electric Pen
John interviews Brian Quint of Aqua Quip on fast moving business changes
John interviews Ted Leverette on buy-sell deals in 2020-21