@InTheHarborPod

Founders, athletes & investors on how they built it. New clips weekly, full episodes biweekly ↓

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Joined March 2025
“You’re slightly delusional if you want to be a founder.” Khaled Azar of Livmo M&A agrees, and says it’s a feature until you sell. Owner wants $12M, the advisor says $8M, and the market usually settles it. Would you rather hear the real number from your advisor or from the market?
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80% of business sales never close. You just don't see those posts. "I study the graveyard. I don't just study the halos." Khaled Azar, Livmo M&A
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Everyone's drinking less. @zimsvodka founder Terry Olson saw it coming and made Zim's 59, which he calls the lowest-calorie ultra-premium vodka. Low-proof before it was cool. Would you try it? 👇
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"They'll bring you in. They won't put you on the shelf." A competitor kept moving @zimsvodka's bottles. Founder Terry Olson found a way to answer.
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How does a $20 bottle turn into a $50 bottle overnight with no change? @zimsvodka founder Terry Olson says the brown liquor guys got greedy. Agree? 👇
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Families would rather talk about sex, religion, and politics than personal finances. We're in the middle of the Great Wealth Transfer, and about 30% of parents still have no formal estate plan. Clip with @j_s_schroeder
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The car business has changed. How do you differentiate when most buyers start online? Paul Zimmermann (Matick Auto) on most buyers starting online and what that means for a dealership.
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Anyone else secretly appreciate the minivan?
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Ten years ago, the car wash trade show was jeans and flannel. Then private equity showed up. Paul Zimmermann @MatickAutoWash on how PE flooded the industry, and why Matick still sweats design, service, and location.
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"I'm allergic to shopping." Paul Zimmermann on why customer experience is the only real edge left in a market this competitive. Full ep of In The Harbor — car wash reveal, EV market talk, and more.
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“From failure comes success.” 14-year NFL veteran @jayfeely on why the failures along the way are often what prepare you for the moments that matter. A timely one with the NFL season getting underway this week. 🏈 Full conversation on In The Harbor.
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Tom Brady didn't become a legend despite four years on the bench at Michigan. He became one because of it. @jayfeely, his college teammate, now a Congressional candidate in Arizona's 1st District, on the patience and leadership those years built. Full conversation live now. 🎧
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28 million tons of yard debris a year in the U.S. That's the entire volume of Ford Field, filled 800 times. Half of it is landfilled or incinerated for no benefit. Josh Venable calls it "wasted waste."
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