The Business Builders’ Podcast
The Karma School of Business is joined by a recognizable name in both the private equity and healthcare communities. Scott Becker, founder of Becker's Healthcare and Partner at McGuireWoods shares valuable insight to business owners and PE professionals: 2:09 - Scott's background in PE and founding Becker's Healthcare 6:14 - The origin story of Becker's Healthcare and the window of opportunity 13:29 - Top healthcare trends for PE and business executives 19:27 - How machine learning and AI factor into the healthcare ecosystem 22:26 - Governmental regulations around investing in healthcare for PE 29:30 - Private equity bringing healthcare to underserved populations 32:09 - Experience with getting investment from a PE firm 41:33 - Scott's book recommendations To learn more about Becker's Healthcare, go to https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/ To learn more about McGuireWoods, go to https://www.mcguirewoods.com/ To learn more about BluWave and this podcast, go to https://www.bluwave.net/podcast/
The Karma School of Business podcast is joined by Paul Stansik, an Operating Partner at ParkerGale Capital, to discuss his Sales Metric Playbook and overall approach to growth within portfolio companies. In the episode, we discuss: 2:06 - Paul's origin story and path to private equity 8:01 - The Sales Metrics Playbook and the importance of clean data 15:42 - What to do after you've got clean data 20:08 - Analyzing specific cohorts of revenue 30:04 - Managing long-term revenue goals versus short-term 36:42 - What benefits the key questions in the Sales Metric Playbook have in portcos 40:17 - Prioritizing sales opportunities 44:20 - The importance of marketing To get in touch with Paul and ParkerGale, go to parkergale.com. To get on the list for the weekly Sales Metric Playbook, go to parkergale.com/weekly-sales-metrics. For more information on BluWave and this podcast, go to bluwave.net/podcast.
In this special episode, we have exclusive audio from our recent webinar: Activating AI: Empowering Your Business for Success. The panel of experts from this webinar includes: Alex Castrounis, Founder and CEO, Why of AI Nik Kapauan, Principal, Access Holdings Ken McLaren, Partner, AI, Frazier Healthcare Partners Keith Thomas, National Practice Lead, Security Operations, AT&T The panel, moderated by Karma School of Business host, Sean Mooney, includes the following topics: 4:40 - What pre-cursor activities to perform before diving in to AI 10:20 - Things that companies should keep in mind to remain secure 13:50 - Expert opinions on best in class tools 27:23 - Most addressable use cases for everyday companies 34:07 - Considerations that companies should take when implementing tools off the shelf 39:03 - Things that may take shape in the near future 46:55 - Answering FAQs To view the on-demand webinar, go to www.bluwave.net/demystifying-ai-webinar-registration/. For more information on this podcast, go to www.bluwave.net/podcast. www.whyofai.com www.accessholdings.com www.frazierhealthcare.com www.att.com
We're joined by David Hellier, a partner at Bertram Capital, to discuss: 1:31 - His background and what brought him to private equity 5:40 - How private equity is evolving 9:18 - David's story about throwing out the first pitch 11:09 - Overcoming adversity and being differentiated 16:23 - Running private equity like a business 22:37 - How data and AI will impact productivity 27:50 - Finding opportunity admidst uncertainty 34:08 - David's life hack For more information on Bertram Capital, go to their website: bertramcapital.com For more information about this podcast, go to bluwave.net/podcast
The Karma School of Business is joined by Bain and Company Global Head of Performance and Improvement, Harnan Saenz to take a deep dive on the future of the economy as it relates to sustainability, viewed through the lens of private equity. The conversation topics include: 2:30 "Remanufacturing" and forces applying pressure to traditional operations 5:21 What is the circular economy? 13:13 The current policies set up by the government related to the circular economy 16:03 Barriers to a circular economy 25:21 How can tech be leveraged to support the circular economy? 27:13 Measuring progress toward circularity 29:25 The role of private equity in promoting circularity 30:28 Incorporating circular principles into investment strategies 33:01 Investment opportunities and most promising sectors 35:46 Challenges a PE firm might face when investing in a circular economy 37:13 How can firms work with portcos to improve sustainability? 39:39 How PE can collaborate with governments and other stakeholders to promote the circular economy
We share top private equity insights from our Q1 2023 Insights Report where we evaluate proprietary data from over 500 leading private equity firms across thousands of projects. We compare year over year activity from the BluWave Activity Index to share how private equity is reacting to the current economic state. Join BluWave Founder and CEO, Sean Mooney, as he discusses: 1:07 - Comparing the economy in 2023 to 2008 2:52 - The breakdown between due diligence and value creation 6:25 - How private equity is being strategic in diligence during the unsteady economic environment 8:35 - What is fueling the increase in value creation activity 11:58 - The top three functional areas in the BluWave Activity Index 16:06 - How to get additional insights and trends Click here to get the report: http://bit.ly/3obXJXu
Host Sean Mooney sits down with HCI Equity Partners Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Doug McCormick, to discuss building world-class teams, how to scale your leadership along with your business and company culture, how HCI Equity Partners helps entrepreneurs realize their vision, and more. At the end of the day, good values and work ethic win.
Host Sean Mooney tells the origin story of BluWave. Growing up in a large, entrepreneurial family in Texas, Sean followed an unquestioned path that led him to study in D.C, to then investment banking in New York, to a nearly 20-year career in private equity. Learn why Sean decided to move to Nashville, Tennessee, to start building BluWave in 2016, how he managed the highest highs and lowest lows in the early days, and why it wasn’t a straight path to Rome.
Host Sean Mooney shares what the Karma School of Business means and how he developed this philosophy over the years. He learned that if you make life simple, it becomes simpler. Sean explains why and how this approach yields the highest percentage chance of long-term success in his experience.
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