Rick Plasket

Business: Unfiltered with Rick Plasket

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Business: Unfiltered is the podcast for Ohio business owners who want real conversations about building profitable, sustainable companies. Every week, certified ActionCOACH and West Point graduate Rick Plasket interviews entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the state — covering the challenges, the turning points, and the lessons that actually move the needle. No fluff, just business.

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Rick Plasket

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SE1 E05 Building a Business Legacy That Lasts | Justin Bright 07.07.2026 26:04

Building a Family Business for the Next Generation | Leadership, Succession & Entrepreneurship with Justin Bright What does it take to build a successful family business and prepare the next generation to take over? In this episode of Business Unfiltered, Rick Plaskett sits down with Justin Bright, owner of Brighter Logistics, to discuss entrepreneurship, leadership, succession planning, sales...

SE1 E04 Succession Strategies for Family-Owned Companies | Kenneth Taylor #actioncoach #automobile 30.06.2026 36:51

🏢 From Blue-Collar Roots to Building a Thriving Cleaning & Restoration Business | Ken Taylor | Ohio Business: Unfiltered What does it really take to build a successful service business from the ground up? In this episode of Ohio Business: Unfiltered, host Rick Plaskett sits down with Ken Taylor, founder of Common Courtesy Cleaning, to discuss the realities of entrepreneurship, business growth...

SE1 E03 How to Access Capital Banks Won't Touch | Kurt Nederveld 23.06.2026 28:47

Kurt Nederveld, founder and CEO of Rainstar Capital Group, joins Rick Plasket on Business Unfiltered to talk about 12 years of building one of the most diversified debt advisory platforms in the country. Rainstar sits across $20M+ middle market companies, small businesses, commercial real estate deals, and equipment lending — with 250 registered lenders spanning banks, hedge funds, private equity,...

SE1 E02 A Guide for the Journey to Exit Your Company | Todd Sullivan 16.06.2026 38:15

Todd Sullivan has built and sold four companies, played professional hockey, and is now on his fifth venture — ExitWise, a marketplace that connects business owners with exited founders who've sold companies to some of the biggest names in the world. In this episode, Todd talks to Rick Plaskett about what most founders get catastrophically wrong when it's time to sell, why your investment banker a...

SE1 E01 Preparing His Team to Take Over the Company in the Future | Joseph Badger 09.06.2026 23:11

Joseph Badger didn't plan on ending up in insurance. His career wound through economics academia, telecoms marketing, custom home design, HR leadership, and teaching business seminars across the US before a temporary role with Colonial Life became the foundation for Upper Room Solutions. In this episode, Joseph talks to Rick Plaskett about what it actually looks like to build a business with the i...