Granite Creek Capital Partners

The Growth Seat

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Each episode, we sit down with the leaders, innovators, and changemakers shaping growth across the lower middle market, and together, we explore how vision, capital, and collaboration drive progress—and what it takes to build lasting success.

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Episode 5: Joe Morgan | If Your Customers Don't Win, Neither Do You 25.06.2026 28:58

In 1985, Joe Morgan took over a feed yard losing money on every pen of cattle. Interest rates were at 20%, the industry had been underwater for years, and the previous owners couldn't hold on any longer. Most people were looking for an exit. Joe was looking for an edge. In this episode of The Growth Seat, host Dhani Jones sits down with Joe — CEO of Poky Feeders and newly inducted member of the Ca...

Episode 4: Dean Warras and Stacy Peters | Turning Customer Problems Into Products 19.05.2026 31:23

In this episode of The Growth Seat , host Dhani Jones sits down with Dean Warras, CEO, and Stacy Peters, Chief Commercial Officer, of Veterinary Solutions Holdings (VSH), a Granite Creek portfolio company serving the animal health market. Dean and Stacy discuss VSH’s evolution from a specialized livestock compounding business into a broader animal health platform, including its acquisition of Diam...

Episode 3: Mike Ray | Either You Grow, or You Die 08.04.2026 26:34

In this episode of The Growth Seat , Mike Ray, operating partner at Granite Creek Capital Partners, joins host Dhani Jones to discuss the mindset, discipline, and risk tolerance required to build lasting businesses in agriculture and beyond. Drawing on decades of experience as an operator, founder, investor, and board member, Ray shares how a willingness to take smart risks, work relentlessly, a...

Episode 2: Kevin Werner | Building What the Banks Left Behind 10.03.2026 25:30

In this episode of The Growth Seat , Dhani Jones sits down with Renovo Financial CEO Kevin Werner to discuss building a culture-first private lending platform from the ground up. From recognizing opportunity after the financial crisis to scaling toward a $5 billion annual goal, Werner shares lessons on authentic leadership, ambitious goal setting, and why partnership—not just transactions—drives l...

Episode 1: Sal Calvino | You Don't Climb a Mountain in One Push 17.02.2026 29:23

In the debut episode of The Growth Seat, Dhani Jones sits down with serial entrepreneur and investor Sal Calvino, Founder of Equivu Capital , to unpack what it really takes to build, scale, and survive businesses over decades. Sal grew up around airplanes, started his first company at age 26, navigated 9/11, the financial crisis, Covid, and volatile markets, and has built a global workforce of 5,5...

The Growth Seat: Official Trailer 28.01.2026 1:37

Welcome to The Growth Seat , a podcast presented by Granite Creek Capital Partners and hosted by former NFL linebacker Dhani Jones . In each episode, we sit down with leaders, founders, investors, and operators behind growing businesses to unpack what really drives scale, resilience, and long-term value. This trailer offers a preview of the conversations ahead—focused on leadership, strategy, cap...