Decision Points

About Decision Points

The Exit Planning Institute© recently released a survey that said 75% of business owners regret selling their business 12-18 months post sale. At Decision Points, we are committed to preparing and inspiring business owners to successfully operate, and one day sell, their business with maximum fulfillment in all aspects of their personal and professional lives. We’re speaking with business leaders, strategic coaches, exited entrepreneurs, mentors, and technical experts sharing their successes and failures, at key decision points in their careers, to help you lead a more prosperous entrepreneurial journey. Let’s take a walk…

Publisher

True North Advisors

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Sept 2023

Latest episode

26 May 2026

Latest episodes

15 of 122 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   26 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Decision Points E91 – David Brisson: Capital Discipline, Pattern Recognition, and Building Through Uncertainty

   David Brisson, CEO of Austin Pretzel Company, shares his non-linear career path and insights on capital discipline and pattern recognition in this interview.

2. 

   5 May 2026

   Decision Points E90 – Frank Swingle: Independence, Discipline, and Building an Enduring Brokerage Platform

   Enduring businesses are built through disciplined decisions, consistent execution, and a clear understanding of where value is created. Frank Swingle has spent more than four decades applying those principles to build Swingle Collins into one of the leading independent insurance brokerage firms in North Texas. In this episode of Decision Points, Frank Swingle, Founder and CEO of Swingle Collins & Associates, reflects on the decisions that shaped both his career and the firm’s long-term tr...

3. 

   21 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Decision Points E89 – Calvin Carter: Building the Future by Removing Friction: AI, Healthcare, and Human-Centered Innovation

   Host Alex Lieberman interviews Calvin Carter, Founder and CEO of Matic, about human-centered innovation and removing friction in AI and healthcare.

Inside a recent episode

Decision Points E91 – David Brisson: Capital Discipline, Pattern Recognition, and Building Through Uncertainty

Published 26 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I think the world's been made up of entrepreneurs, you know, both small and large, if that's manufacturing and having a small mechanic shop or you know building a tech company or a solutions company i think you know all different skill sets you know do work but you have to really believe in yourself you have to you know understand failure on a daily basis um you know not not every day is you know you have a support team around you like a corporation or you know, a big company. So when you do fail, you have to kind of get up the next morning and fix it. So I think that's kind of in a nutshell, you know, how you have to kind of look at the day. […]

Who has been a guest on Decision Points

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• David Brisson
• William Short
• Derrick Evers
• Bob Sambol
• Mark Winters

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

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