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[EP 247] Insights on QLD Business Broking with REIQ’s CEO Antonia Mercorella Part 2
April 19, 2023

We are back with the Real Estate Institute of Queensland's CEO, Antonia Mercorella for the second and final part of our two-part series on the exciting world of business broking. In part one, we explo

[EP 246] Insights on QLD Business Broking with REIQ’s CEO Antonia Mercorella Part 1
April 12, 2023

We have another exciting two-part series on the world of business and business broking! We're thrilled to be joined by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland's CEO, Antonia Mercorella, to chat throug

[EP 245] Entrepreneurship and positioning yourself for M&A success with Chris Rolls Part 2
April 05, 2023

We are back with serial entrepreneur, Chris Rolls. In part two of our series, we're joined again by Chris Rolls, of PieLAB Venture Partners. Chris shares his insights and experiences on what makes a b

[EP 244] Entrepreneurship and positioning yourself for M&A success with Chris Rolls Part 1
March 29, 2023

What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur? Join us in this two-part series of The Deal Room Podcast as Chris Rolls, Managing Partner at PieLAB Capital, shares hard-won wisdom from his entr

[EP 243] Ask Me Anything: Working with Buyers & Common Business Owner Struggles when Selling
March 22, 2023

For this, The Deal Room Podcast episode we have another Ask Me Anything session, this time with the founder of BSale, Vanessa Lovie. Vanessa recently talked about innovations in the broking industry a

[EP 242] The Importance of Shareholder Agreements (Part 2)
March 15, 2023

Welcome to the second half of our Shareholder Agreements series. Today, we return with Simon Bedard, the Founder and CEO of Exit Advisory Group. In this episode, we continue our discussion on Sharehol

[EP 241] The Importance of Shareholder Agreements (Part 1)
March 08, 2023

In this episode, part of a series well be doing on Shareholders Agreements, we speak to Simon Bedard, the Founder and CEO of Exit Advisory. Simon along with our host Joanna Oakey talk about Sharehold

[EP 240] Business Sale or Share Sale: Which Best fits your position?
March 01, 2023

Joanna Oakey, Commercial Lawyer, and Host of The Deal Room Podcast share her insights on business sales vs. share sales with real-life examples of business owners navigating their exit pathway, in thi

[EP 239] Ask Me Anything: Employee contracts, choosing your deal team + ensuring legal protection doesn’t kill your deal
February 22, 2023

In this episode, our host Joanna Oakey has an Ask Me Anything session with Glen Carlson of Dent Global. Joanna and Glen discuss employee contracts, the right deal team for negotiations and how to bala

[EP 238 ] An unusual acquisition story and the unintended opportunities in growth through acquisition Part 1 (An unusual journey)
February 15, 2023

We have a three-part series for you. In this episode, Part One, we talk to serial entrepreneur, Jean-Eric Plamondon from Canada. Jean takes us through his unusual journey through acquisition and the u