Private Equity Podcast: Karma School of Business
BluWave
Private equity insights for and with top business builders, including investors, operators, executives and industry thought leaders. The Karma School of Business Podcast goes behind the scenes of PE, talking about business best practices and real-time industry trends. You'll learn from leading professionals and visionary business executives who will help you take action and enhance your life, whether you're at a PE firm, a portco or a private or public company.
BluWave Founder & CEO Sean Mooney hosts the Private Equity Karma School of Business Podcast. BluWave is the business builders' network for private equity grade due diligence and value creation needs.
To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3oPBjs8
BluWave Founder & CEO Sean Mooney hosts the Private Equity Karma School of Business Podcast. BluWave is the business builders' network for private equity grade due diligence and value creation needs.
To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3oPBjs8
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Feb 21, 2023 • 31min
Demetrios Dounis, Heartwood Partners | Path to Private Equity, Value Creation, Acquisitions
In this episode, host Sean Mooney chats with Demetrios Dounis, a partner at Heartwood Partners, to discuss his path to private equity, and his unique approach to business building. 0:55 Demetrios' path to private equity 3:04 Demetrios' upbringing 4:39 What to look for in a prospective investment 8:44 Lessons to learn from change 12:24 How Heartwood approaches value creation 16:32 How business leaders can find the right private equity partner 20:30 Demetrios' advice to business leaders starting to think about add-on acquisitions 26:34 Advice to his younger self To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3CfZxmZ
Feb 13, 2023 • 38min
Marshall Phelps, MidOcean Partners | Value Creation, Business Growth, Building a Company
Host Sean Mooney sits down with Marshall Phelps, a Managing Director at MidOcean Partners, to discuss his unique path to the private equity industry. Marshall also provides insight on value creation as it relates to business growth. 1:40 Marshall's story 7:27 Investment banking to PE 13:46 Unique perspective on driving value 18:52 How do PE Firms standout in the M&A process 23:05 A seller's perspective on IOI & LOIs 25:25 Biggest opportunities in the investment world 30:11 Marshall's book recommendations 33:47 Marshall's advice to his younger self To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3CfZxmZ
Jan 25, 2023 • 13min
Private Equity Industry Update: 2022
In this episode, Sean Mooney shares an update on 2022 private equity activity from BluWave's proprietary data. Learn the top takeaways on due diligence trends and value creation focuses from over 500 private equity firms in 2022. 1:14 - Private Equity does best when times are worst 2:04 - Due Diligence and Value Creation mix 3:35 - Functional area focus: Human Capital 5:45 - Functional area focus: Strategy 8:06 - Functional area focus: Operations 8:53 - Functional area focus: Technology 10:26 - Functional area focus: Sales & Marketing To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3CfZxmZ
Jan 4, 2023 • 14min
Top 5 Private Equity Predictions in 2023
In this episode, BluWave founder and CEO, Sean Mooney shares data-backed private equity predictions for 2023 including: The 2023 economy (0:57) The VC bubble is going to burst (5:30) In-person work will make a return (7:20) Brands will be become evermore important in PE (10:14) The rise of AI and analytics in mainstream business (11:45) To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3CfZxmZ
Dec 12, 2022 • 11min
Top 5 Private Equity Trends In 2022
It was in interesting year for private equity. In this episode, BluWave Founder and CEO Sean Mooney, breaks down what he's identified as the top 5 trends of 2022: Private equity firms run toward the (economic) storm The rise of human capital Digitization & data ESG Fundraising BluWave supports hundreds of PE firms and their portcos, giving us a unique bird's-eye view of what's happening in the business world. We hope you enjoy these insights.
Nov 7, 2022 • 15min
Q3 Private Equity Industry Update
In this episode, host Sean Mooney shares an update on Q3 private equity activity from BluWave's proprietary data. Learn the top takeaways on due diligence trends and informed value creation focuses from over 500 top private equity firms in Q3. To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3CfZxmZ
Oct 18, 2022 • 1h 2min
Devin Mathews, ParkerGale | PE culture, mental health, fundraising, cash flows and more
ParkerGale's Partner, Devin Mathews, joins host Sean Mooney to discuss the value of culture, the importance of mental health, the economy's impact on fundraising, tips to weather the economic storm, the benefits of being yourself and more. To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3CfZxmZ
Oct 13, 2022 • 51min
Brian Bank, Kirkland & Ellis | What LPs are looking for and trends every GP should know
Brian Bank, Strategy and Client Relations, Investment Funds at Kirkland & Ellis, joins host Sean mooney to discuss what LPs are looking for, investment trends and other things every GP should know. To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3CfZxmZ
Sep 20, 2022 • 14min
How to Hire a Private Equity-Grade CFO
In this episode, BluWave Founder and CEO, Sean Mooney, describes the importance of a great CFO for both PE-backed companies and independent companies alike. Hear the benefits that a PE-grade CFO can have on your organization.
Aug 22, 2022 • 42min
Doug McCormick, HCI Equity Partners | Scale leadership along with your business and company culture
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. To learn more, visit: https://bit.ly/3CfZxmZ
