John Ready talks about how his teenage years lobstering with his brother grew into a meaningful company to his family and to Premium Brands who acquired Ready Seafood in 2018.
Positive Enterprise Value Podcast
Personal, unscripted interviews with high-performing Entrepreneurs from both for-profit and not-for-profit enterprises. Available for download.

A Cooperative Builder and Innovator with Heart
Howard Brodsky speaks to us about building CCA Global, co-ops, people who inspired and motivated him and lessons learned along the way.
Is There Life After A Capital Gain?
A discussion about the entrepreneurs varied journey after a capital gain transaction at the 2018 Bigelow Forum.
An Interview Conversation with Steven Pinker, Author of Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, and Progress
Our featured speaker at this year's Bigelow Forum was Steven Pinker, the Harvard psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. Most…
Can You Flourish as a Senior Executive in the Public Company Acquirer of the Enterprise You Built? Let’s Ask the Man Who Did Just That: An Interview with Mike Trigilio
This one-on-one long-form interview is with Mike Trigilio, the former owner of Associated Home Care which was acquired by Amedisys…
Interview with Jay Jacobs of RAPID Manufacturing
Jay Jacobs' life is a journey, filled with successes and failures. Listen to hear the lessons he's learned and unlearned along the way.
Interview with Paul LeBlanc of SNHU
Paul LeBlanc is the motivational force behind an incredible growth and stabilization of SNHU. This conversation covers not just his background but also thoughts on being a high-profile leader in higher education and what lies ahead for him.
Interview with Allison Hooper of Vermont Creamery
Allison is the co-founder of VT Creamery. In this unscripted conversation, you'll hear her answers to what it was about her personal background that inspired her to start a goat cheese company? What are some memorable failures? And other questions that she candidly answers.
Interview with Peter Diamandis @ Tenth Annual Bigelow Forum 2017
Find out what Peter’s 30 laws are, his thoughts on what is (and what is your) massively transformative purpose, the squeaky wheel gets replaced and the creation of X Prize Foundation.
Live Interview with Dr. Angela L. Duckworth, New York Times best-selling author of GRIT
Angela Duckworth, best known for her book Grit, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation. We talked through who Angela considers to be thought leaders for her, her best habits personally, what nouns she uses as self-desciptors and more. Listen here for the full conversation.
Podcast interview with Peter R. Worrell on the Golden Age of Mergers and Acquisitions
The Golden Age for mergers and acquisitions hasn't passed us by. What is the private market for M+A? What is the most significant reason most acquisitions fail? Why is it important to prepare for a capital gain someday? Pete has some thoughts on these ideas.