
Going Beyond the Deal
Hosted by J Michael Fischer Jr · J. Michael Fischer Jr | DBD Investment Bank
5.0from 79 ratings
- 65
- Episodes
- 29
- Transcribed
- 79
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Going Beyond the Deal
Welcome to Going Beyond The Deal. The show for founders, business owners, and professionals who want to grow smarter, achieve bigger exits, and build a legacy that lasts. Your host is no other than, J. Michael Fischer Jr – connector, life-long student of personal growth, and Managing Director at DBD – a bespoke investment bank that helps businesses handle big financial moves. Each week, we look beyond the numbers and the deals to talk about what really drives success. You'll hear from entrepreneurs, strategists, and top performers about the mindset, habits, and decisions that help businesses — and people — keep moving forward. If you're getting ready to sell, raise capital, or just level up — you're in the right place.
- Publisher
- J. Michael Fischer Jr | DBD Investment Bank
- Category
- business · business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Apr 2025
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
29 of 65 episodes have a transcript.

13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
64 | Carolyn Vallejo - How to Find the Real Story Behind Any Deal

6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
63 | Josh Sanders - How to Pass Down a Business Without Forcing Your Kids

29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
62 | Tom Selementi - How to Scale a Beloved Brand Without Losing Its Soul
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64 | Carolyn Vallejo - How to Find the Real Story Behind Any Deal
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Are there any other sectors that have been getting your attention or getting ACGs attention? Yeah, we have, um, we have a report coming out, um, shortly before the end of the year about the construction industry, which is fascinating because it's one of those industries that is, um, facing a lot of challenges related to talent. Talent is a huge, huge topic in deal-making across industries that we're seeing. So that's going to be a really fascinating report. Healthcare, of course, is always really interesting. It's been quiet the last couple months, I would say, but we'll be having a report on healthcare moving forward. […]
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- Carolyn Vallejo
- Josh Sanders
- Tom Selementi
- Eric Cohen
- Jessica Walsh
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- 5.0 / 5
- 78 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
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- 75
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- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 51
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