Keep It Brief
Every week, host Natalie Dawson sits down with CEOs, investors, and founders to distill the most important business and market insights into a single episode. She reads reports, watches markets, and listens to other podcasts so you can stay informed without doing all the work.
Episodes
Ex-SVB COO Explains the True Story No One Reported - Phil Cox
Most executives run from a company that's about to collapse. Phil Cox ran toward it. He was the COO of Silicon Valley Bank the day $42 billion left in a single afternoon, and the bank was gone by morning.The former Silicon Valley Bank COO breaks down how a bank built on safe government bonds became the fastest bank failure in U.S. history, why 93% of its deposits were uninsured, and what it wa
9x Founder Was Fired & Broke But Never Quit - Kim Perell
Kim Perell built her first company with a $10,000 loan from her grandmother after getting laid off during the dot com crash. Now a nine time founder, investor in 150+ startups, and bestselling author, she explains why resilience beats confidence, how to build when nobody is coming to save you, and the mindset behind creating businesses worth hundreds of millions. SPOTIFY EPISODE_KIM PERELL.txtIn t
Inside the Strategy We Used to Scale Cardone Ventures (with Brandon Dawson)
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with my husband and Cardone Ventures co-founder Brandon Dawson to break down how he sold his last company, Audigy, for 77 times earnings after almost losing a $150 million deal the night before it closed.We unpack why 97% of small businesses never make it, and the one mistake that turned into an $800 million win.Comment KEEP IT BRIEF 9 on my latest Inst
$9B Ex-COO: People Pay Premium For ONLY One Thing - Jeff Zwiefel
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with Jeff Zwiefel, former President and COO of Life Time Fitness, to break down how he helped grow the company from $139M to $2.3B in revenue over 27 years. We unpack why charging too little almost capped their growth, why he walked away from a company now worth $9B, and the leadership rule he says separates good businesses from great ones...Comment KEE
Ex Wall Street: The Lie Keeping Women Out of Finance - Tiger Sisters, Cherie Brooke & Jean Luo
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with Jean Lou and Cherie Brooke, your Wall Street and Silicon Valley big sisters. Harvard MBA, Ex Goldman Sachs, Stanford MBA, Ex LinkedIn, these two are here to break down why women score lower than men in every single financial literacy category after a decade of tracking. We unpack why the gap has nothing to do with intelligence or access, why the fi
Self-Made Millionaire: The Funding Trap Nobody Mentions - Allison McNamara
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with Allison McNamara, founder of Mara, about the moment a celebrity accidentally made her product sell out globally. We unpack why bootstrapping beats every funded competitor and why she didn't copy what already existed on the market.Comment Brief 6 on my latest Instagram post for a PDF of my notes and takeaways from this episode!FOLLOW KEEP IT BRI
$8B Founder: What AI Founders Know That You Don't - JD Ross
In this episode of Keep It Brief, we sit down with JD Ross, founder of Open Door and now WithCoverage, to break down why domain expertise plus AI tools is the formula winning in the next five years. We unpack why he turned down Sam Altman's offer to run OpenAI's business side, why traditional operators beat young tech founders at building AI businesses, and the simple philosophy that got h
The Worst Business He Bought Made Him Rich - Ken Goodrich
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with Ken Goodrich, The entrepreneur who acquired over 200 businesses, and turned around some of Americas longest running companies.We break down how a $500K acquisition turned into a multi-million dollar exit. He walks through his 1,000-day plan and why most service businesses will never attract a serious buyer. And he shares the one reframe that change
How This Single Mom Sold Her Business With Zero Investors - Ashley Tyrner-Dolce
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with Ashley Tyrner-Dolce, founder of Farmbox RX and Operating Partner at HLM Investment Partners, to break down how she built and sold a healthcare company without taking a single dollar from outside investors.She created a category that didn't exist until a single policy change made it possible. She makes the case that no matter how fast you're
Longevity CEO: Taking Risks and Building a $100M Empire - Sarah Lomas
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with Sarah Lomas, founder and CEO of REVIV Global, to break down how she raised $75M and built a $100M precision health empire after being rejected 53 times in the UK. We unpack why she eventually left the country to find investors, why she says the first 40 rejections were her own fault, and the simple piece of homework that would have saved her years.
Negotiation and Closing, with former FBI hostage chief Chris Voss
In this episode of Keep It Brief, I sit down with Chris Voss to break down the negotiation frameworks every business owner should actually know. We unpack why chasing “yes” kills deals, and how one simple shift, getting the other side comfortable saying “no”, helped a recruiter cut 300 cold calls down to 75 while producing the same results.Chris also explains tactical empathy, why phrases like “it
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