Marc Mawhinney is back on the show. Last time was 2023, so we both have a bit more grey now.In 2009 Marc closed his real estate brokerage and 100 people lost their jobs. The local media went after him. He got death threats, some of them handwritten. He told me the morning it ...

What happens when you get what you worked for and then realize you’re not sure what comes next?I went back through the TPOW archive and found six conversations where very different people hit some version of that question.An $85 million deal nearly falls apa...

What if buying a business was more achievable than you think?As more Canadian business owners prepare to retire, someone needs to step in and buy the companies they've spent decades building. But how do those deals actually get done?Dustin Serviss sits down ...

Canada is facing a major business ownership question: as a generation of entrepreneurs approaches retirement, who's going to buy their companies—and what makes those businesses worth buying?In the first TPOW Capital Club conversation, host Dustin Serviss brin...

What actually happens to your investments if a government can’t pay its debt?With government debt rising and bond markets back in the headlines, Dustin Serviss follows a simple question down an unexpected rabbit hole: if government bonds are traditionally considered the “safe...

Buying a business is rarely one clean decision.The numbers look good. You start imagining what the company could become. Then the lender asks for more information, diligence uncovers something unexpected, your partner raises a concern — and suddenly the same deal feels comple...

What actually determines whether a founder gets the exit they imagined?And what happens after the deal is done?Trent Kitsch has built, scaled and exited multiple businesses, including SAXX Underwear and DOJA Cannabis. In this conversation, we get into the pa...

Selling a business is rarely just a financial transaction.For the owner, it can also mean letting go of identity, routine, purpose, status and something they may have spent decades building.In this solo episode of The Picture of Wealth, Dustin Serviss explores the huma...

Come on a journey outside normal for a second. In 2189, money still matters. Just not very much. Artificial intelligence can build companies, negotiate financing, manufacture products and restructure debt before lunch. Energy is effectively unlimited. Knowledge is everywhere....

You built the company. You created the wealth. You finally completed the exit. But when the title, the employees and the Monday morning responsibilities disappear, what is left? In this episode of The Picture of Wealth, Dustin reconnects with longtime mentor...