Diners and Deals
Diners and Deals
Podcast Description
Welcome to Diners and Deals, the podcast where we dive deep into the journeys of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors making big moves in the business world. I’m your host, Seth, and in each episode, we bring you candid conversations with incredible guests who share their insights, successes, and the challenges they’ve faced along the way.
Whether it’s scaling a business, navigating private equity, or reinventing an industry, our guests bring a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to the table. We go beyond the boardroom, discussing the personal stories and pivotal moments that have shaped their careers and the companies they’ve built.
Grab a coffee, pull up a chair, and join us as we talk shop in a casual, down-to-earth setting that feels more like catching up with old friends than a traditional business podcast. If you’re passionate about business, growth, and learning from those in the trenches, you’re in the right place. Welcome to Diners and Deals—let’s get into it!
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The podcast covers themes such as entrepreneurship, scaling businesses, private equity, and industry innovation, with episodes discussing personal journeys like building a billion-dollar business, navigating equity investments, and transforming underperforming real estate.
Welcome to Diners and Deals, the podcast where we dive deep into the journeys of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors making big moves in the business world. I’m your host, Seth, and in each episode, we bring you candid conversations with incredible guests who share their insights, successes, and the challenges they’ve faced along the way.
Whether it’s scaling a business, navigating private equity, or reinventing an industry, our guests bring a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to the table. We go beyond the boardroom, discussing the personal stories and pivotal moments that have shaped their careers and the companies they’ve built.
Grab a coffee, pull up a chair, and join us as we talk shop in a casual, down-to-earth setting that feels more like catching up with old friends than a traditional business podcast. If you’re passionate about business, growth, and learning from those in the trenches, you’re in the right place. Welcome to Diners and Deals—let’s get into it!
In this episode of Diners and Deals, host Seth Deutsch sits down with Andy Kvesic for a candid conversation about his unconventional career path and entrepreneurial journey. From growing up as the son of Croatian immigrants in Arizona, to building a successful legal career, pivoting into public service as a prosecutor, and eventually founding a pioneering law firm, Andy shares the pivotal choices and lessons that shaped his path. Their discussion explores resilience, risk-taking, and the vision behind transforming the legal industry through innovative ownership structures and integrated professional services.
They discuss:
- The resilience and independence Andy developed growing up in an immigrant family and how it influenced his career
- His pivot from private practice to becoming a prosecutor and why that experience became a springboard for his future success
- How Arizona’s regulatory changes enabled the creation of his pioneering law firm and opened the door for non-lawyer investment in legal services
- The challenges and breakthroughs of scaling a business, navigating private equity, and going through a transaction without a playbook
- The values he hopes to pass on to his children about building, learning, and leaving the world better than they found it
This episode is for entrepreneurs, professionals, and anyone interested in the intersections of law, business, and personal resilience.
Links:
Aprio – https://www.aprio.com/
Andy on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-kvesic-01b1ba7/
Seth on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethdeutsch/
CSuite Financial – https://csuitefinancialpartners.com/
Topics:
(00:00:00) – Intro (00:04:39) – Andy’s early life and immigrant background (00:12:35) – From college to law school (00:17:39) – The call to public service (00:23:39) – The entrepreneurial leap (00:31:20) – Navigating the legal industry’s evolution (00:33:40) – Non-lawyer ownership in law firms (00:36:19) – The vision for a comprehensive professional services firm (00:38:16) – Challenges and opportunities in building the firm (00:39:07) – The unexpected offer and decision to sell (00:42:25) – Navigating the emotional rollercoaster of a business sale (00:46:50) – Post-sale reflections and future plans (00:52:54) – Final thoughts and advice for entrepreneurs (01:08:53) – Closing remarks
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