How to Approach Deal Targets

Donara Jaghinyan – Transformation and Integration Leader Donara Jaghinyan, returns for Part 2 of our conversation on what actually breaks integrations after the deal closes. This episode tackles the messy reality of post-merger execution: integration debt that piles up when long- ...  Show more

Donara Jaghinyan – Transformation and Integration Leader Donara joins us to pull back the curtain on why integrations break—and what it actually takes to make them work. With deep experience across healthcare, SaaS, professional services, and financial services in both public and ...  Show more

CEOs that sold in 2023—What advice do they have for founders and CEOs? Whether you've had an exit plan in mind from the start or you're fielding unsolicited offers from potential acquirers, the more information you have about the M&A process, the better. This month, hear from CEO ...  Show more

As interest rates have risen in recent years, venture capital funding has dried up. How can founders grow their companies in this new environment? In this episode, a founder who grew a $600 million company using just $10,000 of his own money, shares his strategy. Mike Salguero is ...  Show more

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) businesses play an outsize role in disrupting industries. Think of eyeglasses and Warby Parker or mattresses and Casper. But after that initial disruption, industry competitors often adapt. Harvard Business School professor Len Schlesinger and Matt Higgin ...  Show more

Strategy & Leadership Podcast Ep.193: Steve Hoffman (AKA Captain Hoff) joins us to discuss the biggest mistake founders make, the struggle of investing in growth vs. product, current trends in venture capital, how to fuel your next growth stage, and much more. Steve Hoffman is th ...  Show more