Practical decision relevance came before recency, although ten of the thirteen selections fall within the preceding twelve months. Three older episodes remain because they address a useful boutique-specific acquisition, seasonal-operation or adaptive-reuse question.
Evidence consists of publisher episode pages, published show notes, selected transcripts and platform metadata. This research does not claim full audiovisual playback or an independent audit of guests’ business results. Dates are publication dates unless otherwise identified; roles are those stated in the episode materials. Durations appear only where located.
“YouTube” is specified only when the publisher supplied a video link or embed. Otherwise, the recommendation is for the podcast episode. The applications and checklists are this desk’s proposed diligence work—not claims that the speakers supplied a complete underwriting model.