Doug Foley

Nine Figure

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Unfiltered boardroom playbooks from operators, investors, and advisors who build, scale, and exit at the highest level.

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$200M Revenue, Targeting $1B

Tommy Mello — A1 Garage Door

Tommy Mello scaled A1 Garage Door Service from a single location into a ~$200M home-services powerhouse — and he's not slowing down. He breaks down the marketing engine, systems, and leadership moves behind the growth, and what it actually takes to build toward a billion-dollar business in the trades.

11TH MARCH, 2026 • 58 minutes

Toyota Shop Floor to $4.1B in PE

John Stewart — MiddleGround Capital

John Stewart went from the Toyota shop floor to co-founding MiddleGround Capital, an industrials-focused private equity firm managing billions. He shares how operational discipline from lean manufacturing becomes a PE value-creation playbook — and exactly what he looks for in the companies he backs.

11TH MARCH, 2026 • 58 minutes

Zero Experience to $70M Exit

Carrie Kelsch — A Plus Garage Doors

With no prior industry experience, Carrie Kelsch built A Plus Garage Doors into a company she ultimately sold for $70M. She walks through the full journey from scratch to exit — the early mistakes, the turning points, and what the sale process really looked like.

20TH MARCH, 2026 • 58 minutes

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