Deal Team Six

About Deal Team Six

Are you contemplating a sale of your business? Deal Team Six is a mergers and acquisitions podcast created specifically for family-and-founder-held business owners that are contemplating a sale of their company. The podcast will include a variety of mergers and acquisitions topics, as well as interviews with business owners and industry professionals.

Publisher

TKO Miller

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Aug 2020

Latest episode

20 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

1 of 15 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Jun 2025

   Leading Through Legacy: Mary Lisle Landhuis on Family Business and Modern Manufacturing

   President Mary Lisle Landhuis discusses her journey leading Lisle Corporation, a family-owned manufacturing business, balancing tradition with innovation while managing numerous shareholders in an interview with Tammie Miller.

2. 

   4 May 2023

   I know You Want to – But… Think Twice About Taking Capital From a Strategic Partner When You’re a Small Business

   Hosts Tammie Miller and Tim Oleszczuk explore the challenges small businesses face when considering capital from strategic partners, highlighting potential pitfalls and long-term consequences of such arrangements.

3. 

   10 Feb 2023

   Questions You Should Ask the PE Firm During Management Presentations

   Hosts Tammie Miller and Tim Oleszczuk discuss key questions sellers should ask potential private equity buyers during management presentations to better understand their strategies and fit; this is not an interview.

4. 

   29 Jul 2022TRANSCRIPT

   What is an Advisory Board and How Best to Use One – A Discussion with Two Entrepreneurs

   Host Tammie Miller interviews entrepreneurs Jarrod Lopiccolo and Tom Nelson, who discuss the purpose of advisory boards versus boards of directors, how to utilize them effectively, and the value of diverse perspectives for entrepreneurs.

5. 

   15 Oct 2021

   Real Estate as Part of a Mergers and Acquisitions Transaction

   Hosts Tammie Miller and Joe Froehlich explore strategies for incorporating real estate into mergers and acquisitions, including valuation considerations and due diligence, to help business owners understand the complexities of these transactions.

6. 

   14 May 2021

   Misfortunate Events: Management Presentations and Dinners with Tammie Miller and Tim Oleszczuk

   Hosts Tammie Miller and Tim Oleszczuk share humorous stories of misfortunate events during management presentations and dinners in M&A deals, highlighting the importance of professionalism; this is a conversational episode.

7. 

   9 Apr 2021

   Rep & Warranty Insurance in M&A with Scott Wolf and Julia Papastavridis

   Host Tammie Miller interviews Scott Wolf and Julia Papastavridis from Willis Towers Watson about representations and warranty insurance in M&A transactions, specifically focusing on what sellers need to understand.

8. 

   12 Mar 2021

   Professionalizing and Selling a Family-Owned Business with Lynn Marsh

   Lynn Marsh, President at Road Widener, discusses professionalizing and selling a family-owned business, sharing her experiences and insights as Tammie Miller interviews her about navigating the complexities of such transactions.

9. 

   11 Feb 2021

   All You Need to Know About Scaffolding Software with Brian Webb and Ali Hajighafouri

   Brian Webb and Ali Hajighafouri discuss Avontus Software's development of user-friendly scaffolding and formwork software with hosts Tammie Miller and Tim Oleszczuk in this interview episode, improving operations for over 4,000 end-users.

10. 

    8 Jan 2021

    Episode 005: Selling to Private Equity with Jim O’Rourke

    Former CEO Jim O’Rourke discusses selling A&A Manufacturing to private equity with hosts Tammie Miller and Tim Oleszczuk, covering transaction details, role changes, and advice for others considering a similar path in this interview.

11. 

    11 Dec 2020

    Episode 004: Embracing the Entrepreneurial Spirit with Dustin Reynolds

    Tammie Miller interviews Dustin Reynolds, who shares his entrepreneurial journey in the waste disposal industry, discussing business growth, investment strategies, and acquisition approaches.

12. 

    13 Nov 2020

    Episode 003: Transitioning Family Businesses to the Next Generation

    Attorney Paul Griepentrog informs host Tammie Miller about strategies for transitioning family businesses to the next generation, addressing succession challenges and family dynamics in this interview.

13. 

    9 Oct 2020

    Episode 002: The Evolution of the Scaffolding Industry

    Host Tim Oleszczuk interviews Marc Wilson, former CEO of Safway Services, about the evolution of the scaffolding industry, including the differences between commercial and industrial scaffolding and the components of a successful scaffolding business.

14. 

    7 Sept 2020

    Episode 001: Biden's Tax Proposal: How Capital Gains Tax Can Influence Your Business Sale

    Partners Joe Froehlich and Tim Oleszczuk examine COVID-19's valuation impacts on companies alongside potential tax increases from Joe Biden's proposal in a discussion led by Tammie Miller.

15. 

    31 Aug 2020

    Welcome To Deal Team Six

    Deal Team Six introduces their podcast in this episode.

Inside a recent episode

What is an Advisory Board and How Best to Use One – A Discussion with Two Entrepreneurs

Published 29 Jul 2022 · Transcript excerpt

[…] What's the purpose of this advisory board? How do you use them to help you, or you and the other leaders in the organization, to move the organization forward? So this is exactly the right question. How do you best use your advisory board? Jared was busy assembling his board with people who had skills that matched his company's goals, for example, doubling in size. He came up with this great way to utilize his board with his three problems method. We went to our management team and said, let's talk about what issues we're going to bring to the board, and then we would digest those down to three, and so then we framed them as, here's some problems that we're going to work towards solving, and then we would share that with them, and then we did, we got dialogue back and forth until up to the board meeting, so that they were both prepared, and then moved the board advisors instead of like a back position, and put them in the forward position. […]

Who has been a guest on Deal Team Six

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mary Lisle Landhuis
• Jarrod Lopiccolo
• Tom Nelson
• Scott Wolf
• Julia Papastavridis

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

25,527

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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