Podcasts · On the Record, Out Loud
The story, told out loud.
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Yes, that name. No, not the Goodfellas guy. I’m the living one.
The Episode
Start with the origin, in his own voice.
Episode one, 2021. Jump to the 2026 conversation with Dennis Yu ↓
— Billy Batt, interviewed by Gresham Harkless Jr. on the I AM CEO Podcast Listen to the full episode“I worked in the oilfield for eight years, running crews of a hundred, hundred and fifty guys — building gas plants, pipelines… I had a daughter on the way around 2015, and the oilfield crashed. I had to figure out a new way of being more stable and controlling my income.”
— Billy Batt, same episode, the line that summarizes the whole arc Read the long-form version of the story“Nothing changes — your challenges just change. You’ll still have hard times while you’re doing good… That’s why it’s called being an entrepreneur. You just know how to roll with the punches.”
Episode IAM1103 is the third-party record of Billy’s origin: the oilfield years, the 2015 crash, the self-taught rebuild into lead generation and web development, and the agency that became a deal shop. Host: Gresham Harkless Jr. It stood alone here until July 2026, when the second chair was filled, below.
The Second Chair — filled July 6, 2026
300+ agency deals, on the record with Dennis Yu.
— Billy Batt, interviewed by Dennis Yu on the Rising Talent Podcast Watch the full episodeNobody has helped more agencies get bought or sold. 300+ deals, 21 offers worked at once, a goal of 15 closings a month — and no ad spend behind any of it.
— the through-line of the conversation, in nine minutes Read the written breakdownAutomation and AI cut his costs 70–80% and multiplied deal flow tenfold. And the part most owners miss: AI integration is now the number-one driver of your multiple — ahead of revenue.
Chapters worth the jump: exit prep for free (CIM, P&L, three-year financials) · the 24–36 month window and SBA loans · the 2,300-investor network · why deals die — you cannot force love · the structures that actually accelerate a close. Host: Dennis Yu. Verified on the Rising Talent Podcast channel — same house rule as episode one.
More on the record
Two more shows, in full.
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Profitability Leadership Podcast
Build to Exit: Acquisitions & Future Scaling Your Business
The buy-side conversation: how an acquisition actually gets structured, what makes a business worth rebuilding rather than running, and what a seller should have in order before the first call.
Watch on YouTubeThe Erik Allen Show · Ep. 122
The 10X Rule Changed My Life
The marketing years, told while they were still happening. Where the reading habit started, what it changed, and how a welder taught himself lead generation from scratch.
Watch on YouTubeFor Hosts
Book Billy. Get receipts, not platitudes.
Three conversations he can carry for an hour without a single recycled talking point.
From pipe to paper
Eight years as a pipefitter and welder running 100–150-man crews, the 2015 crash with a daughter on the way, and the self-taught pivot, the blue-collar-to-dealmaker arc, first-hand.
Inside the deal tape
How businesses actually trade: SBA preapprovals, seller financing, earn-outs, PE syndicates, drawn from 11 documented transactions, $275K to $24M (self-reported by the firm).
The Goodfellas problem
What it’s like when Google hands your name to a mobster who died in 1970, and the disambiguate-first playbook for taking it back. The cold open writes itself.
Booking notes: the canonical bio line lives on the Connect page. As new episodes air, they’re added above with verified links, never before.
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