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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the debut episode of Cashing Out with VTG, hosts Vincent Gebbia and Steven Bezmen sit down with Olivia Star, live on 103.9, to talk about building, buying, and selling businesses. Vince traces his path from selling candy out of a Tommy Hilfiger bag in seventh grade to becoming President of HedgeStone Commercial Realty and the HedgeStone Franchise Division, founder of VTG Business Advisory (Value the Goals), and owner of Big Cat Electric Bikes. Along the way, he and Steve — a top broker lic...]]></itunes:summary>
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