Deal Team Six

Deal Team Six comes from TKO Miller, a middle-market investment bank based in Milwaukee, and it speaks directly to family business owners and founders who are thinking about selling their company. Host Tammie Miller, along with co-hosts Tim Oleszczuk and Joe Froehlich, created this show specifically for the people who built something from scratch and now face the complicated question of what happens next. The episodes tackle the emotional and strategic sides of selling a family business. Recent conversations have covered what questions to ask when a private equity firm comes knocking, how to build a strategic advisory board before going to market, and the particular challenges of leadership transitions in manufacturing businesses. One episode features Mary Lisle Landhuis discussing multi-generational family business dynamics and how those relationships affect deal terms and post-close outcomes. With 15 episodes and a 5.0 rating from 9 reviewers, Deal Team Six is a small but focused show. Episodes drop every few months rather than weekly, which means each one tends to be more substantive. The hosts are working M&A advisors who close real deals in the $20 million to $250 million range, and that hands-on experience shows. They talk about the messy reality of seller psychology, earnouts, and what happens when a founder realizes they need to stay on for two years post-close. The tone is approachable without being simplistic. If you run a family or founder-led business and the idea of an exit is starting to feel real, this podcast speaks your language.