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Hosted by Kaustubh Deo & Sam Rosati · business · EN-US
The Intentional Owner provides an in-depth & personal look at life as a small business owner. We discuss how to acquire, operate, and grow small businesses in ways that achieve positive impacts for yourself, for your family, for your employees, and for your community. We love everything to do with small business acquisitions & entrepreneurship and want to support our fellow small business owners in having a fulfilling life.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Intentional Owner provides an in-depth & personal look at life as a small business owner. We discuss how to acquire, operate, and grow small businesses in ways that achieve positive impacts for yourself, for your family, for your employees, and for your community.
The Intentional Owner is hosted by Kaustubh Deo & Sam Rosati. The show has published 51 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How to Implement a Business Operating System After Buying a Company" (29 October 2026, 48 minutes), "Change Management in the SMB World | The Intentional Owner" (15 October 2026, 51 minutes), and "Could Your Business Survive Without You for Two Weeks?" (1 October 2026, 49 minutes).
The Intentional Owner publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 58 minutes across 51 episodes.
Booking probability for The Intentional Owner is 47%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Intentional Owner requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Intentional Owner's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Intentional Owner are Business & Management Consulting. The Intentional Owner has a business audience and around 310 subscribers on YouTube.
Kaustubh Deo & Sam Rosati hosts The Intentional Owner, a business podcast with 51 episodes published.
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The Intentional Owner
Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo explore the value of implementing a structured business operating system as a first-time owner on The Intentional Owner. Many entrepreneurs navigate the chaos of early ownership without clear...
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Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo explore the realities of managing change in small businesses on The Intentional Owner. The conversation begins with Kaustubh sharing recent observations about business owners who've grown...
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Kaustubh Deo and Sam Rosati explore what it takes to build a small business that can function without its owner at the center of every decision. They compare the early days of operating owner-dependent businesses with...
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Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo discuss quarterly planning, team structure, and financial transparency on The Intentional Owner. Kaustubh is preparing for Blooma's first multi-person quarterly planning session, bringing...
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Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo explore a question many small business owners face but rarely discuss: what size business should you actually build toward? The conversation examines the trade-offs between revenue growth...
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Sam Rosati, Kaustubh Deo, and Adam Markley explore the realities of small business ownership through the lens of investor pattern recognition on The Intentional Owner. Markley, who has spent a decade navigating the ETA...
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Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo tackle capital allocation for small business owners on The Intentional Owner. The conversation examines four primary options for deploying excess cash: reinvesting in the business, repaying...
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Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo explore practical alternatives to traditional entrepreneurship through acquisition on The Intentional Owner. The conversation examines how small business ownership provides agency and...
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Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo explore when it makes sense to start a business rather than acquire one on The Intentional Owner. The conversation stems from a listener question about the rising difficulty of self-funded...
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Kaustubh Deo and Sam Rosati unpack the complicated balance between transparency and confidentiality as small business owners managing growing teams. They explore how much financial and operational information should...
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Kaustubh Deo and Sam Rosati examine the hard tradeoffs that come with building a service business for durability instead of chasing the highest possible annual earnings. They discuss Q1 planning, seasonality, backlog...
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Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo are joined by Vince and Kalyn Saulsberry-Fong to share the story behind acquiring a niche data business as a married couple. They walk through their transition from corporate careers into...
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Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo are joined by Andy Harbut and Josh Richman to break down the often-overlooked role of insurance in small business acquisitions. Drawing from decades of experience in private equity and...
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In this episode of The Intentional Owner, Kaustubh Deo sits down with Michael Young to explore the realities of building and scaling a people-first accounting firm after a long and uncertain search journey. Michael...
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In this episode of The Intentional Owner, Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo sit down with Denisse Montenegro to unpack the realities of operating and scaling a business while fully owning the P&L. Denisse shares a candid look...
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In this episode of The Intentional Owner, Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo break down the real differences between self-funded ETA and independent sponsorship. Drawing from their own experiences, they explore how each path...
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Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo take a transparent look at how they actually spend their time as entrepreneurs juggling multiple commitments. From running their primary businesses to investing, community building, family...
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In this episode of The Intentional Owner, Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo sit down with Mike Botkin for a wide-ranging conversation on operator mindset, capital alignment, and what it really takes to build and scale small...
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Andrew Gazdecki joins Kaustubh Deo and Sam Rosati for a wide-ranging conversation on building, buying, and selling small businesses. Andrew shares the origin story of acquire.com, from selling his first startup to...
In this episode of The Intentional Owner, co-hosts Sam Rosati and Kaustubh Deo unpack the less talked about realities of search, small business ownership, and operating with leverage. They explore why the search phase...
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