The Deal Table
The Deal Table
Podcast Description
The Deal Table is a show where entrepreneurs, executives, and investors share actionable insights, strategies, and success stories about building, scaling, and exiting businesses. It features conversations with leading voices to inspire and connect like-minded professionals.
Our target audience includes entrepreneurs, executives, and capital providers actively involved in growth, capital raising, and strategic deals.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers a range of themes including entrepreneurship, leadership, venture capital, and strategic business exits. Episodes delve into topics such as private equity strategies, navigating funding challenges, and lessons from industry leaders, with specific episodes highlighting key figures like Jim Keyes discussing transitions in corporate leadership and Kevin Lavelle sharing an unfiltered account of building his brand.
The Deal Table is a show where entrepreneurs, executives, and investors share actionable insights, strategies, and success stories about building, scaling, and exiting businesses. It features conversations with leading voices to inspire and connect like-minded professionals.
Our target audience includes entrepreneurs, executives, and capital providers actively involved in growth, capital raising, and strategic deals.
Thomas Gleason built a career in oil and gas before buying two historic cowboy boot companies—Olsson Stelzer (1900) and Dixon (1889).
These brands have been worn by U.S. presidents, Hollywood legends, and country music icons.
In this conversation, he breaks down how he acquired legacy businesses, why custom boots are hard to scale, and how retail became the key to growth.
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WHAT WE COVER
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• Transitioning from oil & gas into legacy brand ownership
• Buying and scaling 100+ year-old companies
• Why custom craftsmanship is difficult to scale
• Turning turnaround time into a competitive advantage
• Building a retail strategy alongside a heritage brand
• Lessons from oil & gas cycles and capital raising
• How Boots for Warriors supports injured veterans through custom footwear
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📱 CONNECT WITH US
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Buy Lane's book: The Optima Advantage
The Blueprint for Selling Smart and Exiting Stronghttps://amzn.to/48nLElW
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The Deal Table is Produced by Harper Belmont Media
Sponsored by:Capital Southwest | https://capitalsouthwest.com
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