YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW

We engage in conversations with successful business owners to learn the little things that made the journey of building their companies special. Then we discuss how they plan to hand off their business to the next generation of leadership.

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August 10, 2025 31 mins

In this episode of You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know, we sit down with John Matthews, founder of Gray Cat Enterprises, to explore the “table stakes” every small business owner must have in place before chasing big marketing campaigns or the latest AI tools. Drawing on decades of experience leading billion-dollar divisions and two decades as an independent consultant, John shares practical strategies for dissecting your profit and ...

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Excited to share my recent interaction with Notebook LM Podcast about my book, "You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know." This dives into the stories and lessons behind the writing, the power of embracing uncertainty, and why asking the right questions can lead to game-changing breakthroughs.

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This episode is with special guests, Elizabeth Ledoux and Andrea Carpenter of The Transition Strategists.

Elizabeth Ledoux is the founder and CEO of The Transition Strategists, an international consulting firm that creates business succession plans for family and private businesses. One hundred percent of the owners who have used her company’s proprietary Transition Roadmap Developer™ to choose and mentor capable successors have pos...

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This episode is with special guest David Weiss, Corporate Attorney/Partner with Jenkins & Kling, P.C. 

David has represented small and medium-sized businesses, nonprofit corporations, and individuals for over 30 years in such areas as enterprise formation; governance and disputes; business succession planning; contract negotiation and enforcement; mergers and acquisitions; commercial transactions; real estate; homeown...

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We engage in conversations with successful business owners to learn the little things that made the journey of building their companies special. Then we discuss how they plan to hand off their business to the next generation of leadership. 

This episode is with special guest Bruce Ward, CFP, CHFC, CLU, RICP, Financial Advisor with Cutter & Company. 

As a Coast Guard officer and trained navigator, Bruce learned three guiding princ...

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We engage in conversations with successful business owners to learn the little things that made the journey of building their companies special. Then we discuss how they plan to hand off their business to the next generation of leadership.

This episode is with special guest Dale Furtwengler, Founder of Cutting Edge and Author of Pricing for Profit and Generate Greater Profits With Fewer Sales.

Dale’s Bio

Dale Furtwengler is the founde...

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In this episode, we sit down with the inspiring founders of the NinniCo pacifier.  NinniCo founders, Joy Williams & Jane Molina, started the women-owned company in their mom’s living room with a homemade Shopify site and turned it into a viral sensation that sold out in minutes—and today, their pacifier is trusted by families and feeding specialists around the world.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

✨ The vir...

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This special episode is with 7-year-old entrepreneur, Auggie Keenum.

Augustus (Auggie) Lee Keenum is a 7-year-old son of Keaton and Kali Keenum.  He has always had a desire to create and been interested in “fine” works such as beading and sewing.  After being exposed to Trout fishing and all of the amazing insects (also a passion of Auggie) he was introduced to Fly Tying by his grandfather (PopPop).  His parents saw this j...

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We engage in conversations with successful business owners to learn the little things that made the journey of building their companies special. Then we discuss how they plan to hand off their business to the next generation of leadership.

This episode is with special guest Julie Hamilton, Owner of Coaching PI.

Julie Hamilton has over 20 years of Human Resource Management experience and has been a Certified Fibrom...

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This episode is with special guest Charis Santillie, Life Balance & Transition Coach, and host of the Charis Your Life® podcast.

Charis Santillie is a Life Balance & Transition Coach and host of the Charis Your Life® podcast.  She is also a speaker, Certified Fearless Living® Coach, Certified Fearless Trainer, and Positive Intelligence® Trainer and has been an entrepreneur for over twenty years.  She now helps entr...

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We engage in conversations with successful business owners to learn the little things that made the journey of building their companies special. Then we discuss how they plan to hand off their business to the next generation of leadership. 

This episode is with special guest Hemal Desai, CEO of Anuva LLC.  Hemal Desai is the Founder & CEO of Anuva LLC.  Hemal is an enthusiastic, dynamic and fun loving leader with more than 25 ye...

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We engage in conversations with successful business owners to learn the little things that made the journey of building their companies special. Then we discuss how they plan to hand off their business to the next generation of leadership.

This episode is with special guest Chris Seeger, Co-Owner of Chesterfield Service.

Chris is a second-generation co-owner and steward of Chesterfield Service, overseeing a team o...

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Joseph Luckett is the Founder and CEO of an inclusive networking movement called Zero to 100.  Zero to 100 is a networking movement centered on relationship-building through education.  Focused on fostering a sense of belonging and gratitude, and is rooted in developing genuine and authentic connections in business and in life.

Joseph has been recognized by the business community both locally and abroad through numerous p...

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Tabetha Sheaver is a CEO, certified EOS Implementer®, project management professional (PMI), and an award-winning business success partner. She helps CEOs regain control of their companies with organizational change management strategies. Helping entrepreneurial leadership teams to be open, honest, and healthy. Tabetha’s experience and insight have made her an in-demand public speaker and presenter nationwide.

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We engage in conversations with successful business owners to learn the little things that made the journey of building their companies special. Then we discuss how they plan to hand off their business to the next generation of leadership.

This episode is with special guest, Nancy Erickson, Founder of The Book Professor. Here is Nancy's bio:

Our proprietary process was developed by our founder, Nancy Erickson...

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Jerry Eulentrop’s diverse franchising experience spans 30 years. He joined Sport Clips as director of franchise development in July 2012. Prior to joining Sport Clips, he served as area development manager for MBE/The UPS Store for 14 years. Eulentrop’s franchise career started in 1992 as franchise sales manager for ERA Franchise Systems, where he had development responsibilities throughout the Midwest. He developed a system to tar...

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Our next You Don't Know What You Don't Know podcast episode is with special guest Mark Brimer, Founder of Office Supply Solutions where Mark discusses what made him decide to start his office supply business, what makes his business stand out, and how he has overcome challenges with finding the right employees. 

Office Supply Solutions saves businesses time and money on the office items they already purchase.  Th...

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Tom Ruwitch is a consultant, content-marketing expert, and founder of Story Power Marketing. Tom is a digital marketing pioneer who founded the email marketing software and services company MarketVolt in 2001 -- before most business people had even heard of email marketing. Today, coaches, consultants, and other experts hire Tom to power up their stories because most dish out the same old boring content that turns off prospect...

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Elizabeth Ledoux is the founder and CEO of The Transition Strategists, an international consulting firm that creates business succession plans for family and private businesses. One hundred percent of the owners who have used her company’s proprietary Transition Roadmap Developer™ to choose and mentor capable successors have positioned their companies for ongoing success and moved forward to live happy and meaningful lives.

With a c...

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Terry Lammers grew up watching his parents run their own company in the fuel & lubricants industry, and eventually came on as a full-time employee in the early 90’s and took over as President of the company. 

In just 18 years, TriCounty Petroleum had purchased 11 different companies, growing Terry’s family business from $750,000 annual sales to over $40 million when the company was sold in 2010.

Today, as Co-F...

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