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Anatomy Of A $10M Deal (Part 1)

  In this two-part episode, Frank Cava and Ian Mathews break down every detail from a $10M real estate project involving 75 single-family homes in Richmond. This is our first podcast episode where we film together in the same room,... Read More

“The Everything Store – Jeff Bezos And The Age Of Amazon” – Part 2

  We continue to follow the meteoric rise of Jeff Bezos and his growing juggernaut of a company. This second part of our series starts with Barnes & Noble threatening to crush Bezos if he doesn’t sell out. Like most... Read More

“The Everything Store – Jeff Bezos And The Age of Amazon” – Part 1

  We’re suckers for a good “rags to riches” origin story of a scrappy founder stepping out into the abyss. What makes the story of Jeff Bezos and Amazon so intriguing is how comfortable Bezos had it when he went... Read More

Business Lessons From “The Godfather” (Part 3 of 3)

  “Fredo, you’re my brother, and I love you. But don’t ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever.” ~Michael Corleone   This is the climactic conclusion of our leadership series on the most famous crime family in... Read More

Business Lessons From “The Godfather” (Part 2 of 3)

  “I don’t like violence, Tom. I’m a businessman. Blood is a big expense.” ~Sollozzo Act II of our homage to an all-time classic is filled with drama, suspense, and succession planning! Frank and Ian continue to pull lessons from... Read More

Business Lessons From “The Godfather” (Part 1 of 3)

  “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” ~Clemenza It would be fair to assume that Frank Cava and Ian Mathews started a podcast just for episodes like this. While most see The Godfather as a gangster movie, Frank and Ian see... Read More

What Warren Buffett Taught Us About Business

In this episode, Frank and Ian can hardly contain their man-crush for legendary investor and CEO, Warren Buffett. Only the truly dedicated will invest $5,000 and an entire weekend in Omaha to listen to Warren opine for six hours at... Read More

Lessons Learned From Our First Year Of Podcasting

  We publish our 65th episode exactly one year after publishing our first. In this episode, we look back on our progress, missteps, processes, lessons learned and set some public goals for 2022. — Watch the episode here   Listen... Read More

Are You Too “Busy” To Be Productive?

  Too many people major in minor things.  Anyone who responds with “busy” every time you ask them how they’re doing is likely not a productive asset to their company. Why are people busy? It’s typically an inability to prioritize,... Read More
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