Middle Market Growth Conversations
Middle Market Growth Magazine
The Middle Market Growth Conversations podcast features in-depth interviews with industry experts and middle-market dealmakers about trends impacting midsize companies and M&A. This podcast is a production of the Association for Corporate Growth. To learn more about ACG, visit acg.org. To hear more interviews with experts and thought leaders, subscribe on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Dec 5, 2017 • 33min
Dave Neiswander of World Bicycle Relief on Running a Social Impact Enterprise
Dave Neiswander, president of World Bicycle Relief’s U.S. operations, discusses the nonprofit’s mission to deliver bikes to students, health care workers and others in developing countries in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia. Dave also talks about how the organization’s fast-growing for-profit subsidiary, Buffalo Bicycles, is generating revenue and creating jobs across the globe.
Nov 21, 2017 • 19min
Natasha Granholm of PwC on the GOP Tax Bill
Natasha Granholm, a partner with PwC who works with private equity clients, discusses the provisions she's watching as the GOP tax reform bill moves its way through Congress, as well as the technological innovation happening in tax departments across organizations.
Nov 7, 2017 • 30min
Melissa Gonzalez of The Lion'esque Group on Experiential Retail
Melissa Gonzalez, a retail futurist and founder of The Lion'esque Group, talks about creating transformative experiences for customers with physical pop-up stores, like IRL in Chicago, that integrate online-only brands with in-person shopping. Rather than lamenting the decline of brick-and-mortar stores, Gonzalez points to new opportunities for retailers, consumers and real estate owners alike.
Oct 24, 2017 • 19min
Mike Stevens of Founders Brewing on the Craft Beer Industry
The co-founder and CEO of Grand Rapids, Michigan-based craft brewer Founders Brewing reflects on how the industry has changed since the brand began to take off in 2008, and how the company has been able to maintain its cult following and independent identity while benefitting from outside capital.
Oct 10, 2017 • 24min
Neal Levine of LivWell Enlightened Health on the Cannabis Industry
Neal Levine of LivWell Enlightened Health on the Cannabis Industry by Middle Market Growth Magazine
Sep 21, 2017 • 31min
Mary Josephs of Verit Advisors on ESOPs
Employee stock ownership plans, or ESOPs, make good business sense and could help address middle-market companies' talent challenges, according to Mary Josephs, founder of Chicago-based investment bank Verit Advisors. And while private equity has traditionally been cautious in dealing with ESOPs, that's starting to change.
