A "deal" is so much more than just a business transaction. In his new column for The Coast News, local business leader Patrick Howell explores what it means to really "get deals done" and why those deals are especially significant in the North County San Diego region. In this interview, Patrick Howell shares his motivations behind the Getting Deals Done initiative, which includes his column in The Coast News as well as a podcast ("Getting Deals Done with Patrick A. Howell" available on all podcast platforms) — oh, and a media storytelling company. It's kind of a big deal! Catch new episodes of The North County Beat every other week with host Kelli Kyle.

Getting Deals Done is a show about doing business, changing power, changing systems and making the world a better place one deal at a time. Host, veteran banker and entrepreneur Patrick A. Howell, speaks with leading and successful innovators, mavericks and captains of industry about making big things happen in the world.