ISSUE NO. 13 MAY 2026 A NEW CONVERSATION EVERY THREE WEEKS
An interview show, hosted by Jack Pitts

Real stories from the builders
we don't always think about.

Service industries, generational family businesses, the operators most people walk past. Each conversation digs into what actually compounded into a real company. The false starts, the unsexy middle, the years no one writes about.

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Inside the archive
No. 13

A Goldman Sachs banker turned third-generation Vegas casino CEO on advising Disney's Pixar deal and running billion-dollar gaming floors.

Alex Dixon  /  Resorts World Las Vegas
No. 09

From poverty in Flint and seventeen years of corporate work to a laundromat empire built on aggressive saving and ninety-hour weeks.

Dave Menz  /  Laundromat Millionaire
No. 01

How a Macon kid turned a side-hustle car wash into more than thirty acquisitions and one of the country's largest express wash platforms.

Gary Dennis  /  Mammoth Holdings
13 conversations on the shelf so far. A new one every three weeks.
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Riverside-Brookfield LandmarkJanuary 13, 2026 · by Stella Brown

"Brookfield businessman featured on podcast"

A local feature on the show, the format, and the kinds of builders Jack interviews.

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For Prospective Guests

Considering coming on The Making Of Hosted By Jack Pitts?

The show is built for founders, operators, and family-business builders with a real story to tell. Not a launch announcement. Not a fundraising lap. A real conversation about what actually compounded into a company.

Sixty to seventy-five minutes, recorded remotely. No script. No homework binder. No prep deck. We dig into the unsexy middle, the false starts, and the years no one writes about. Episodes go up on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, then we push them on LinkedIn so your story keeps reaching the right people.

Light lift on your end. Show up and talk. One session is the whole ask.

How it works
  1. i.A quick hello. Optional. A short call if you want to talk before we record. Most guests skip it.
  2. ii.One session. Sixty to seventy-five minutes, remote, unedited.
  3. iii.It goes live. Up on every platform, with a LinkedIn push so the story keeps moving.

Past guests include

Dave Menz Lou Mongello Niilo Pirttijarvi Kris Carlson Ian Hicks

Ready to get on the calendar?

Pick a time that works. We will hop on a quick intro call and figure out the right angle for your episode together.

Book a Guest Call Or DM on LinkedIn Replies within 1 to 2 business days. As featured in the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark.

About the Host

"I work in finance, private equity, so I deal with business owners all the time. I was like, hey, why not do a podcast where I get to tell their stories?"

Jack Pitts, in the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Jack Pitts is the founder of Salt Creek Advisory, an AI-native deal sourcing and investment banking practice based in New York City. Chicago-raised and Vanderbilt-educated, Jack spends his days around founders, operators, and investors, and started The Making Of Hosted By Jack Pitts to capture the stories he's always wanted to hear.

The show takes its inspiration from NPR's How I Built This, with a sharper focus on the operators and family-business builders behind companies most people walk past every day. Each episode unpacks what it actually takes to build something. The false starts, the unsexy middle, and the moments that compound into a real company.

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