Nicole Markowski

Nicole Markowski, former Director of Business Integration and Operations at Wipfli, shares her insights from managing over 30 transactions. She discusses the importance of integrating human factors into deal economics to prevent value destruction. Markowski highlights the need for integration leaders to be involved early and the challenges of maintaining a human touch in scaling M&A operations. The conversation delves into the critical differences between project managers and true integration leaders, emphasizing collaboration and cultural diligence in successful integrations.