Build a Business You Can Sell
Could your company survive without you? Astrid walks through the systems and financial foundations that turn a founder-dependent business into an asset someone would buy.
Founders, and what they did with the money.
Hosted by Jen Conkey. Two operators comparing notes on how the company got built, what broke along the way, and where the profit went next.
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Most business shows stop at revenue. Most investing shows start at capital. The Capital CEO covers both.
Jen sits down with six, seven, eight, and nine-figure founders who hit a wall, worked their way through it, and came out with something worth sharing. Each conversation gets to the decision they made, what you can take from it, and how they moved profit out of the business and into assets that pay them.
Guest conversations, plus solo episodes where Jen walks through her own playbook. Real numbers, real decisions. No fluff, no hype.

You run a company doing $500K or more a year. The revenue is there. Too much of it still runs through you, and the profit is sitting idle inside the business.
Systems, roles, and teams that hold up when you are out of the room, and what makes a business worth buying.
Real estate, syndications, and diversification, and how experienced operators weigh a deal with the risk in full view.
Speaking, high-ticket sales, and personal brand: turning what you know into authority and revenue.
Health, energy, and the habits founders carry from one stage of growth to the next. You are still the engine, so you are part of the strategy.
Three solo episodes on how Jen thinks about money, ownership, and wealth.
Make It. Keep It. Grow It.
The three stages of building real wealth.
The 11-Word Question That Changed How I Build Wealth.
From income to ownership.
Why Hitting Your Revenue Goal Still Feels Like Nothing.
Why revenue alone does not add up to wealth.
You do not have to go in order. Start with the problem on your desk.
Could your company survive without you? Astrid walks through the systems and financial foundations that turn a founder-dependent business into an asset someone would buy.
Before the next hire or the next tool, get clear on operations and roles. Lacy explains why that order matters.
Seven figures to eight without losing the culture that built the company: acquisitions, financial confidence, and stepping fully into the CEO seat.
From flipping houses to multifamily. Decades of real estate lessons on partnerships, passive investing, and sizing up a deal without ignoring the risk.
A major business setback, and how he rebuilt with diversification and tighter risk management.
Real estate syndication, choosing the right partners, and designing the business around your life instead of the reverse.
You do not have to be famous to get paid to speak. James breaks down how the speaking business works, who pays speakers, and how expertise turns into revenue.
From bankruptcy to building Alpha Femme. Self-leadership, culture, and what changes when you stop building to someone else's formula.

Jen built three multi-million dollar businesses and replaced herself as CEO in each one. Today she advises founders as a C-Suite Consultant and invests in real assets, with $100M+ across multifamily, mobile home parks, storage, hospitality, and oil and gas. On the show, she asks guests the questions she once had to answer for herself.
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The show is for founders with revenue, a wall they got through, and numbers they will put on the table. If that is you, put your name in. Bring the story of how you built it and what you did with the capital it created.
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The Capital CEO Podcast is hosted by Jen Conkey and features six, seven, eight, and nine-figure founders on the wall they got through and what they did with the money afterward. Each episode covers the decision, the strategy, and how the founder turns profit into cash-flowing assets.
Founders and CEOs doing $500K or more a year who want a company that runs without them and a plan for the profit it creates.
Watch on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@thecapitalceopodcast or listen on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/5Os5qnwt6hCqAJr6kwJcQr, or on Apple Podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-capital-ceo/id6819745310.
New episodes every week.
It is how listeners get invited into Jen's world: rooms, tools, details, and opportunities she does not share publicly. Join at https://thecapitalceo.com/connect.
Apply at https://thecapitalceo.com/be-a-guest. The show looks for founders with real revenue, a wall they got through, and numbers they are willing to share. The team reviews every application.