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Mel Gravely

Mel Gravely

Executive Chair of Triversity Construction, a major Cincinnati commercial construction company; author of "Dear White Friend" and several business books, and a regular panelist on the 21 Hats podcast.

Aug 25, 2026

21:55
[laughs]
21:57
You know, though, there's so many things, Lauren, that I would tease out of this that just are so unusual.
22:03
Just to begin with, the intentionality of building it to sell it is rare, um, the patience to keep building the value of it so that it gets to a place where it is more valuable to someone to buy, which means keeping your books clean and all of that.
22:19
Mm-hmm.
22:19
I mean, there's just so much that goes into prior to dating and flirting and then finding a, a, a proper mate.
22:28
I just don't...
22:29
I hear people say they wanna sell their business, and they decide it today, and they think it's ready to sell tomorrow.

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