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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome 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.
Recent episodes include "66 | Susan Griffin-Black - Why the Cash Out Was Never the Real Prize" (27 October 2026, 36 minutes), "65 | Gal Danay - How to Survive When Your Model Collapses Overnight" (20 October 2026, 28 minutes), and "64 | Carolyn Vallejo - How to Find the Real Story Behind Any Deal" (13 October 2026, 34 minutes).
Going Beyond the Deal publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 30 minutes.
Booking probability for Going Beyond the Deal is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Going Beyond the Deal requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Going Beyond the Deal's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Going Beyond the Deal are Investment Banking & Trading and Investing & Wealth Management. Going Beyond the Deal has a business audience.
Going Beyond the Deal is a business podcast.
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Going Beyond the Deal
If this was useful, the letter goes further: one short insider note each week on what I’m seeing in live deals right now. It’s free, it’s two minutes, and replies come straight to me. Join at thejmichael.com/letter...
Going Beyond the Deal
If this was useful, the letter goes further: one short insider note each week on what I'm seeing in live deals right now. It's free, it's two minutes, and replies come straight to me. Join at thejmichael.com/letter...
Going Beyond the Deal
If this was useful, the letter goes further: one short insider note each week on what I'm seeing in live deals right now. It's free, it's two minutes, and replies come straight to me. Join at thejmichael.com/letter...
Going Beyond the Deal
If this was useful, the letter goes further: one short insider note each week on what I'm seeing in live deals right now. It's free, it's two minutes, and replies come straight to me. Join at thejmichael.com/letter...
Going Beyond the Deal
If this was useful, the letter goes further: one short insider note each week on what I'm seeing in live deals right now. It's free, it's two minutes, and replies come straight to me. Join at thejmichael.com/letter...
Going Beyond the Deal
If this was useful, the letter goes further: one short insider note each week on what I'm seeing in live deals right now. It's free, it's two minutes, and replies come straight to me. Join at thejmichael.com/letter...
Going Beyond the Deal
If this was useful, the letter goes further: one short insider note each week on what I'm seeing in live deals right now. It's free, it's two minutes, and replies come straight to me. Join at thejmichael.com/letter...
Going Beyond the Deal
If this was useful, the letter goes further: one short insider note each week on what I'm seeing in live deals right now. It's free, it's two minutes, and replies come straight to me. Join at thejmichael.com/letter...
Going Beyond the Deal
If this was useful, the letter goes further: one short insider note each week on what I'm seeing in live deals right now. It's free, it's two minutes, and replies come straight to me. Join at thejmichael.com/letter...
Going Beyond the Deal
If this was useful, the letter goes further: one short insider note each week on what I'm seeing in live deals right now. It's free, it's two minutes, and replies come straight to me. Join at thejmichael.com/letter...
Going Beyond the Deal
What if the person across the table is telling you a story, and the real story is the one you never checked? J. Michael Fischer Jr. sits down with Cynthia Hetherington, founder and CEO of the Hetherington Group, and the...
Going Beyond the Deal
What if the hardest part of selling your business is the Monday morning after the deal closes? The Exit Planning Institute found that 76% of business owners who sell regret it within a year. In this solo episode, J...
Going Beyond the Deal
What happens to you, not just your business, when AI can do the expert work you built your career on? Ivan Nikolov spent his career in fitness and mindset coaching before co-founding Parallon AI, a company built to hand...
Going Beyond the Deal
What if the smartest business you ever build is the one you never planned to sell? Laurel Whitney has done what most founders only imagine once. She is the co-founder and CFO of Push Beverages, but before that she built...
Going Beyond the Deal
What if the hardest-working person in the room is actually the one getting the least done? J. Michael Fischer Jr. sits down with David Crawford, CEO of Anco AI and the chief operating officer behind Fischer’s advisory...
Going Beyond the Deal
What if the price you get for your business was mostly decided before you ever called a banker? A founder called J. Michael Fischer Jr. last year, excited, ready to sell the company he had spent almost 20 years...
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What if the most dangerous thing in a hospital room is the air itself? Gary Kellstrom Jr. spent 17 years in the medical device industry before betting everything on one idea. He is founder and CEO of Geared Power...
Going Beyond the Deal
What if most restaurants fail for reasons that have almost nothing to do with the food? Half of them close, and last year nearly 10,000 shut down across America. In this episode, J. Michael Fischer Jr. sits down with...
Going Beyond the Deal
What if the numbers you trust most are the ones steering your business into the ground? Jay David has spent his career inside food manufacturing plants, where real decisions carry real consequences. He is a turnaround...
Going Beyond the Deal
What if the highest offer on the table is the one that leaves you with the least? A founder once turned down an offer, then a month later celebrated a bigger one that put less money in his pocket. In this solo episode...
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adult reconstruction surgeon at Brown University Health; Assistant Professor at Warren Alpert Medical School, Ethelind Coblin Architect
board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner and founder of IN Focus First, Women's Resource Center
CEO of The Queiro Group and Chief Strategy Officer at Nashville General Hospital, The Cairo Group
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
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