Podcast · 230 episodes
Business Lunch
by Roland Frasier · English
How much more successful would you be if you had lunch once a week with an insanely successful entrepreneur who shared their biggest secrets on how they think and achieve success? Well, now you can! Grab your seat at the table as successful entrepreneurs reveal their step-by-step strategies, fascinating stories, travel hacks and other delicious tidbits each week with serial entrepreneur/business strategist, Roland Frasier.
Latest episodes
The Estate Planning Mistake That Tears Families Apart (Jimmy Buffett's $275M Lesson)How to structure estate plans to avoid family conflict and costly legal battles after death, using Jimmy Buffett’s reported $275M trust turmoil as a cautionary example.17 Sep 2026 · 49 min
Retire Early or Live Fully? The FIRE DebateThe FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early) debate: whether to “retire early” versus “live fully,” and how to balance financial independence with meaningful work and life enjoyment.10 Sep 2026 · 27 min
How Equity Consulting Can 10X Business ROIsConsulting for Equity to boost sales and business ROI (targeting 4X sales) using a structured discovery-to-recommendations process, avoiding “trading dollars for hours.”27 Aug 2026 · 49 min
All episodes
The Estate Planning Mistake That Tears Families Apart (Jimmy Buffett's $275M Lesson)How to structure estate plans to avoid family conflict and costly legal battles after death, using Jimmy Buffett’s reported $275M trust turmoil as a cautionary example.17 Sep 2026 · 49 min · 21 chapters
Retire Early or Live Fully? The FIRE DebateThe FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early) debate: whether to “retire early” versus “live fully,” and how to balance financial independence with meaningful work and life enjoyment.10 Sep 2026 · 27 min · 13 chapters
How Equity Consulting Can 10X Business ROIsConsulting for Equity to boost sales and business ROI (targeting 4X sales) using a structured discovery-to-recommendations process, avoiding “trading dollars for hours.”27 Aug 2026 · 49 min · 16 chapters
Why 75% of Founders Regret Selling (and How to Exit Without Losing Yourself)Founders often regret selling their companies (75% per a Hartford Financial Group study) due to identity crisis, loss of purpose, disappointment with buyers, and poor planning.30 Jul 2026 · 51 min · 15 chapters
When to Let the Dumpster Fire Burn (and Why AI Is Breaking Hiring)When to accept seasonal performance drops (“let the dumpster fire burn”) vs when to intervene; then how AI is disrupting hiring and what to do about it.23 Jul 2026 · 36 min · 12 chapters
SEO vs AEO: What Every Business Needs to KnowThe episode compares SEO (search engine optimization) with AEO/GEO (answer or generative engine optimization) and argues businesses should shift budgets toward AEO because answer engines increasingly…16 Jul 2026 · 43 min · 17 chapters
Breaking Free from Founder Identity DebtFounder identity debt—how leaders get stuck in legacy roles and keep doing work that belongs to lower roles, blocking scalability and transferable value.9 Jul 2026 · 20 min · 7 chapters
Micro CEOs: The Future of Agile Business TeamsThe episode argues against “hire A players” as fortune-cookie advice and proposes “micro CEOs/micro owners” who own specific, metrics-based outcomes inside agile, flattened teams.2 Jul 2026 · 37 min · 14 chapters
Unlocking AI's Potential: Practical Strategies for EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs’ practical AI adoption—how to turn AI from ideation into scheduled, outcome-based workflows; which AI tools to use and why; and how to avoid “AI slop” by keeping humans in charge.18 Jun 2026 · 45 min · 19 chapters
Snackable: How to Increase Your Business Valuation in the Final 180 DaysHow to maximize a business exit multiple in the final 180 days by shifting from “value creation” (chasing new growth) to “value realization” (proving predictable cash flow, cleaning financials, and…9 Jun 2026 · 23 min · 13 chapters
The 5 Shifts to Reach 7 Figures a Month (Part 2)Part 2 of “The 5 Shifts to Reach 7 Figures a Month,” focusing on shift #2 (bankable profit) and shift #3 (transferable value), plus internal shifts #4 (work above the business) and #5 (invest in…4 Jun 2026 · 27 min · 14 chapters
How to Give AI Eyes: Unlocking Visual Data in VideosThe episode argues that AI “video summarizers” often don’t watch video frames; they mainly use transcripts.2 Jun 2026 · 22 min · 12 chapters
The 5 Shifts to Reach 7 Figures a MonthHow to reach seven figures per month using “scalable impact,” built on five shifts (three external, two internal).28 May 2026 · 30 min · 13 chapters
Work Backwards: The Key to Effective Marketing and Sales“Work Backwards” marketing and sales strategy for high-ticket, longer sales cycles—argues against optimizing for self-liquidating lead costs and instead designing the funnel around the end goal…21 May 2026 · 32 min · 15 chapters
Why Your Lawyer Shouldn't Lead Your ExitArgues that founders should not let their M&A lawyer lead the negotiation of a business exit; lawyers optimize contracts for legal risk, while exits require “negotiation seat” skills like pacing,…19 May 2026 · 23 min · 14 chapters
The Secret to Authentic Connections (For People Who Hate Networking!)How to build authentic connections without “networking” dread; contrast transactional networking with relational networking; emphasize curiosity, “go first” help, and protecting networks from being…14 May 2026 · 28 min · 10 chapters
Building an AI Chief of Staff with Obsidian and Claude CodeBuilding an “AI chief of staff” by combining Obsidian (local Markdown notes) with Anthropic’s Claude Code (terminal automation) to create permanent, transparent memory and execute workflows via…12 May 2026 · 21 min · 10 chapters
Building Collaboration and OwnershipHow to build collaboration and ownership after mergers/acquisitions and across teams by replacing “they vs. we” with shared goals, clean-hands accountability, and de-emotionalized communication.7 May 2026 · 26 min · 9 chapters
Getting Off The Org Chart, Part 2: How to Exit the Day-to-Day and Still Control Your BusinessExiting the org chart (keeping ownership while stepping out of day-to-day control) and how to compensate, onboard, and transition to a replacement CEO/president.30 Apr 2026 · 52 min · 21 chapters
The $10M Exit Mistake Most Founders MakeWhy 90% of founders make a “$10M exit mistake” by trying to boost growth right before selling; buyers pay for certainty by removing fear, not by adding “racing stripes.” Key claims: Exit value comes…28 Apr 2026 · 21 min · 15 chapters
Getting Off The Org Chart: How to Hire a CEO Who Fits Your Next ChapterHow founders can “get off the org chart” by separating ownership/control from day-to-day operations—burnout relief, risk reduction, and maximizing business value—then hire a CEO who fits the next…23 Apr 2026 · 50 min · 19 chapters
Mastering Business Valuation: The Power of Quality of EarningsQuality of Earnings (QofE/QE) for business valuation—how buyers assess risk and why it affects purchase price and deal structure (cash vs deferred, earnouts/CVRs, holdbacks, roll-in).16 Apr 2026 · 38 min · 22 chapters
The Morality of Mass Layoffs: What Business Leaders Need to KnowThe morality and practical handling of mass layoffs, using Oracle’s reported 30,000-job cuts as the backdrop; whether layoffs are morally wrong when companies are profitable, and what “stewardship”…9 Apr 2026 · 38 min · 10 chapters
The Future of Business: Single Person Companies vs GiantsThe episode argues that the “future of business” is less about becoming a single-person company and more about using AI to raise revenue per employee (RPE) and profitability.2 Apr 2026 · 30 min · 14 chapters