This is the Second Bite Podcast where we talk with top entrepreneurs and CEOs about creating valuable companies through creative transactions.
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The Delicate Art of Transitioning From Founder to CEO
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Bruce Eckfeldt is a Strategic Coach and Master Facilitator at Eckfeldt & Associates, where he works with CEOs and leadership teams to scale their businesses. As a former Inc. 500 founder and CEO, he successfully scaled and sold his business. Bruce focuses on developing leadership skills, optimizing companies for transactions, and navigating mergers…
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Kevin Wilhelm is the Founder and President of POD Marketing, a digital agency specializing in industry-specific marketing services. With a decade of experience, he has successfully led the company through dynamic growth. Kevin is also the President of several other marketing firms, including Marketing4ECPs, CITIZEN Marketing, and Lift Aesthetic Mar…
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How a 33% “Roll Forward” Results in 47.8% Equity Ownership
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Lindsay Frey is the Co-founder and President of demandDrive, an industry leader in building sales development programs for B2B tech companies. She is also the Co-founder of Data Fuel, demandDrive’s former data offering providing actionable sales data. In this episode… Strategic acquisitions are an effective way to fast-track business growth, but ho…
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How Do I Know the Timing Is Right? (Founder Question Series)
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In the fourth and final episode of the Founder Question Series, nine founders answer the common question of how to determine the ideal time to sell your business. In this episode… Entrepreneurs and CEOs are often caught in the conundrum of selling now or holding out for greater value in the future. How do top business minds navigate this decision? …
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When and How Do I Disclose to My Company, Customers, and the Public? (Founder Question Series)
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In the third edition of the Founder Question Series, Todd Taskey asks his nine guests when to disclose a transaction to the entire company, how to relay it to customers, and when to announce it to the public. In this episode… One of the most crucial steps in any transaction is disclosure. When and how you communicate your transaction to your team, …
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When Do I Bring My Management Team Into the Loop? (Founder Question Series)
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In the second installment of the Founder Question Series, Todd Taskey interviews his nine guests about when to alert your management team to a transaction. In this episode… When navigating a transaction, when should you inform your management team? Nine founders weigh in on how to effectively position a transaction for your team. Jon Morris, Matt S…
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Do I Have a Boss Now? (Founder Question Series)
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In this exclusive episode, host Todd Taskey asks nine founders the question, “do I have a boss following a transaction.” They delve into the changes business owners will experience in their daily lives after selling their companies. In this episode… Do you have to work under an executive after selling your business? What will your day-to-day involv…
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Growing from $10M to $160M to $0 Successfully
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Michael Finnegan is the President of Bradley Media Holdings and Atlantic Media, integrated publishing companies producing journals, including National Journal and The Atlantic. National Journal delivers insightful journalism to help organizations navigate policy and politics effectively. In this episode… If you’re considering selling your assets, h…
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Accelerate Don't Exit - A New Model for Founders
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Todd Taskey is an M&A Advisor for CEOs and Entrepreneurs at Potomac Business Capital. He has been an entrepreneur, business owner, investment banker, and business finance advisor for more than 20 years. In addition to providing M&A advice, Todd has been a founding investor, board member, or part of the management team of several business ventures. …
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Speed M&A™ - The Evolution of Legal Support for Transactions
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Robyn Siers spearheads the M&A practice at JonesSpross, representing strategic and financial buyers and sellers of all sizes, pioneering a distinctive specialization branded Speed M&A™. This method-driven approach to M&A employs cutting-edge technologies and strategic playbooks to streamline the M&A process to be more efficient and cost-effective. …
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Life Lessons For Entrepreneurs from an Early Yahoo & Facebook Exec Turned Professional Comedian
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Paul Ollinger is a writer, comedian, speaker, and host of the Crazy Money Podcast, which explores the connection between money, happiness, work, and meaning. His commentary on business and work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, and Funny or Die. As one of Facebook’s first 250 employees, Paul served as the VP of Sales for the W…
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Why a Public Company CEO Left the “Job of a Lifetime” To Work Out of His Sweaty Garage PT 2
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Dan Khabie is the Co-founder and Partner at CourtAvenue, one of the fastest-growing digital transformation companies in its industry. He began his career as the Co-founder of Digitaria, an award-winning digital agency with clients including DreamWorks and the NFL. As a LinkedIn influencer, Dan speaks frequently about innovation and marketing. In th…
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Why a Public Company CEO Left the “Job of a Lifetime” To Work Out of His Sweaty Garage PT 1
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Dan Khabie is the Co-founder and Partner at CourtAvenue, one of the fastest-growing digital transformation companies in its industry. He began his career as the Co-founder of Digitaria, an award-winning digital agency with clients including DreamWorks and the NFL. As a LinkedIn influencer, Dan speaks frequently about innovation and marketing. In th…
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How Agency Founders Are Accelerating Growth and Realizing “Full Value”
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Todd Taskey has been an entrepreneur, business owner, investment banker, and business finance advisor for over 20 years. He is currently the M&A Advisor at Potomac Business Capital, where he helps CEOs and entrepreneurs maximize their company’s value and develop a successful exit strategy. His specialties include M&A, strategic acquisition, divesti…
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What Do Great M&A Strategists Really Seek From an Acquisition?
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Jeff Reynolds is the CEO of Agital, an integrated marketing agency backed by $100 million of capital. He is also the Founder of Human Growth Systems, which helps middle-market service companies develop sustainable business models to drive growth. Before Agital and Human Growth Systems, Jeff spent nearly 20 years leading a 10x growth journey for a m…
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Master Class in Selecting a Private Equity Partner
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Jeff King is the CEO of Barkley, an independent creative company that builds brands. In 2022, the company was named to W shortlist. With over 25 years of experience in advertising and marketing, Jeff began as an intern at Barkley before becoming a respected executive and CEO. In this episode… If you’re considering conducting a transaction, private …
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Patrick Briggs is the CEO of Semify, a white-label partner for SEO, PPC, and Facebook Ads. He is also the Principal and Operating Partner at Broadtree Partners, a lower-middle market PE firm that acquired Semify. With expertise in marketing and growth, Patrick has held various leadership positions at companies, including Yumble, Jetty, and Zazzle. …
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Lance Loveday is the Chairman of Closed Loop, a boutique digital advertising agency. The company has managed over $1 billion in digital ad spend for clients, including AWS and Intercom. As an angel investor, Lance serves on the boards of both the Sacramento Angels and Placer Robotics, a regional non-profit teaching STEM skills to local students. In…
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Can You Really Be a “Platform Investment” at $1.25m EBITDA?
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David Slenzak is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Broadtree Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm. With extensive experience in the search fund management process, he has both managed and exited an acquired business. David specializes in government contracting, healthcare, and technology companies. In this episode… As a lower mi…
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Lance Hollander is the CEO and Managing Partner of From the Future, an agency that creates sustainable growth for businesses. He is also a Co-founder and Partner at The Agency Shop. With 25 years of experience, Lance has built and sold four digital agencies, including merging Delphic Digital with Hero Digital. In this episode… If you’re considering…
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Ned MacPherson is the Founder and Growth Lead at Endrock, a consumer analytics and growth experimentation firm serving DTC, e-commerce, and retail brands. In his role, he leads cross-sector technical growth efforts. Before Endrock, Ned held roles including CMO, Head of Growth, and Head of Revenue at multiple e-commerce businesses. In this episode… …
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How Being Strategically Acquired Accelerated This Entrepreneur's Dream & Expanded His Vision
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Andrew Kolidas is the Founder and CEO of Digital Impulse, a Boston-based web design and digital marketing agency. As a solutions-driven, media-savvy marketing specialist, he focuses on identifying and leveraging marketing opportunities in emerging technologies. In this episode… Contrary to standard beliefs, business exits aren’t always final. Inste…
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Hidden Tax and Benefit Opportunities Founders Always Overlook
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Ken Fahmy is the Founder and President of Fahmy & Associates, where he has helped families, individuals, and small businesses achieve financial security since 1985. As a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), he has experience in a host of insurance and finance sectors. Ken ha…
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Mike Perez is the President of iLaywerMarketing, a law firm marketing company. He is also the CEO of 1Point21 Interactive, a full-service data visualization and content marketing agency. Mike specializes in SEO, SEM, web design, website video production, and video optimization. In this episode… Selling your business requires consideration for impli…
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Nat Berman is the CEO of Uncoached Corp, where he works with motivated individuals and teams to reach peak performance levels. As a multi-million dollar entrepreneur, he helps CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs gain clarity. Over 17 years, Nat grew a portfolio of 25 sites that reached millions of visitors each month. In this episode… Have you reache…
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Better Systems = Better Margins = Bigger Exit
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Adi Klevit is the Founder and CEO of Business Success Consulting Group, which identifies, creates, and documents processes to help businesses scale. She has 25 years of experience as a trained industrial engineer, management consultant, and business executive. With this knowledge, Adi helps organizations and companies improve efficiency and perform…
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Life After a Successful Exit - Opportunities, Excitement & New Challenges
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Felix Laboy is an Advisor and Executive at Shift Digital, a leader in digital marketing program optimization. In his role, he helps develop teams, manage hospitality resources, and provide strategic focus. With three decades of experience in the hospitality industry, he founded one of the first digital marketing agencies in the hotel industry. Prio…
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The 5-Year Earnout That Exceeded Projections, Payouts and All Expectations
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Matt White is the President of WHITE64, a full-service creative agency with clients, including Metro, Hilton, and Koons Automotive Group. He is also a Corporate Officer and board member of Port Annapolis Marina and serves on the board of several additional organizations. As an advertising and new media executive, Matt focuses on hiring quality tale…
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3 Alternatives to Rapid Growth & Value Creation
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Ned MacPherson is the Founder and Growth Lead at Endrock, a consumer analytics and growth experimentation firm serving DTC, e-commerce, and retail brands. In his role, he leads cross-sector technical growth efforts. Before Endrock, Ned held roles including CMO, Head of Growth, and Head of Revenue at multiple e-commerce businesses. In this episode… …
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How “Learning Habits” Leads to PE Investment, Global Clients, and Dominance in a Micro Niche
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Raman Sehgal is the Founder and Global President of ramarketing, a multi-million dollar and PE-backed content marketing agency. He is also the Co-founder of Lead Candidate, a specialist talent acquisition partner for the pharma and biotech outsourcing space. Raman is an international bestselling author, keynote speaker, and the host of the industry…
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First Generation Entrepreneur Executing on a $400M Vision
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Gautam Ijoor is the Founder, CEO, and President of Alpha Omega Integration, a leading federal contracting business specializing in intelligent government IT solutions. Through three acquisitions, he has grown the firm to $137 million in yearly revenue. Before Alpha Omega, Gautam was the CEO of C3 Systems, where he handled the M&A activities and rev…
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A Key Acquisition Accelerates Growth in an Abstrakt Way
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Scott Scully is the Founder and CEO of Abstrakt Marketing Group, a B2B lead generation and business growth agency. In this role, he has led the company to become one of the most successful privately held marketing startups in the St. Louis region. Over the past 28 years, Scott has started, invested in, or played a major role in several companies in…
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Big Fish in a Small Pond With 700 Happy, Raving Customers
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Ron Callis is the Co-founder and CEO of One Firefly, an award-winning marketing agency serving customer integration, security, and tech industries. As the author of numerous industry articles, he is frequently interviewed and cited as an authority in the home automation and smart building industries. Ron is also a Certified Instructor at CEDIA and …
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Can You Really Triple Your Business in Two Years?
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Peter Lang is the Principal Co-founder of AVA (Agency Ventures Aggregator) Acquisitions, an advertising agency aggregation platform. In his role, he leads acquisitions of businesses with $1-10 million in revenue. As an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist, Peter has more than 12 years of experience starting, building, buying, and selling comp…
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How a Richard Branson Comment Motivated a Connected TV Pioneer
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Dan Larkman is the Founder and CEO of Keynes Digital, a full-service programmatic advertising partner. He has ad operations expertise in management, leadership, international campaigns, and communications across multiple markets. Before founding Keynes Digital, Dan held various roles at SteelHouse, including Senior Director of Operations and VP of …
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Master Class: How a $100M+ CEO Raised Venture Capital for a New Sports Data Company
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Ali Manouchehri is the Co-founder and Chairperson at Zoomph, which offers a one-stop platform for social media intelligence, measurement, and audience analytics to maximize brand revenue. Ali leads talented IT and business minds across the public and private sectors. He has been recognized as one of Inc. magazine’s “40 Under 40” and has conducted i…
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Cash, Equity, a Sales Team, New Capabilities and Administrative Freedom... All After Deal #1 Failed
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Kevin Biondi is the Managing Partner of Digital Marketing and Growth at Sproutward, a boutique marketing consultancy acquired by Power Digital. As an accomplished digital marketing and growth leader, he has over 15 years of experience in customer acquisition and retention in the online and mobile spaces. Kevin previously served as the Founder and H…
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Terror, Excitement & Reward - A Bootstrapped Acquisition
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Kevin Lee is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Didit, a leading digital marketing and technology firm. Over the past five years, Didit has made 11 acquisitions to transform into a full-service marketing firm. They serve Fortune 500 as well as startup businesses, performing everything from strategy to execution. As a digital marketing pioneer, K…
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Acqui-Hiring To Fuel Agency Double Digit Growth: A Behind the Scenes Look
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Alex Rossman is the Founder and CEO of Rossman Media, an award-winning global creative and media agency focusing on social media. He founded Rossman with a mission to help consumer brands connect with their target audience on social media. Alex and his team have been named by Business Insider as the “Best New Social Media Agency” of 2020. Before fo…
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A 14 Month Road to Clarity, Partnership, and a Successful Deal Close
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Matt Diteljan is a Board Member of NextGrad and the former Co-founder and CEO of Glacier, a higher-education advertising agency. As an innovator in the high school and youth media space, he has worked with student influencers and developed in-school ad placements and digital strategies. Matt has spoken at numerous conferences, including the America…
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Understanding the Advantages of an “Independent Sponsor”
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Drew Bagot is the Founder and Managing Partner at Serata Capital Partners, a founder-friendly private equity firm that create partnerships that build lasting value for business owners and investors. As a private equity investor for over 15 years, he has founded and operated several entrepreneurial businesses. He also manages a private equity portfo…
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[Year in Review] Potomac Business Capital’s Partnerships and Transactions
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Todd Taskey is an investment banker and M&A Advisor at Potomac Business Capital, a company focused on helping businesses with company evolution, exit planning, and M&A investing. Before joining Potomac, Todd was the Principal (Certified Financial Planner) at Solutions Planning Group, Inc. Todd is also an Angel Investor for many companies, including…
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How a Veterinary Roll-Up, an AT&T “Black Box,” and a British Family Office Shaped a Leading Global Marketing Transformation Agency
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Matthew Murphy is the founder and CEO of Fusion92, delivering data-inspired, results-driven and right-priced marketing transformation solutions for enterprise and emerging brands. He has led the company through the development of 14 patents and five groundbreaking technologies, the acquisition of six companies, the launch of a premium Web3 studio a…
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Transactions That Created a Global Marketing Powerhouse Part 2
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Michael Mothner is the Founder and CEO of Wpromote, one of the fastest-growing search engine marketing firms in the country. As a thought leader in the online community, he is a frequent contributor on subjects such as digital marketing and entrepreneurship. Mike has been a columnist for Inc. magazine and has been featured on MSNBC, Fox News, The N…
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Transactions That Created a Global Marketing Powerhouse Part 1
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Michael Mothner is the Founder and CEO of Wpromote, one of the fastest-growing search engine marketing firms in the country. As a thought leader in the online community, he is a frequent contributor on subjects such as digital marketing and entrepreneurship. Mike has been a columnist for Inc. magazine and has been featured on MSNBC, Fox News, The N…
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Understanding the Impact of Science Behind Performance Marketing
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Norman Brauns is the CEO and Co-founder of PACIFIC, a global performance marketing agency that grows new customer acquisition for some of the world’s largest brands. As an experienced professional in the marketing and advertising industry, he is skilled in digital and marketing strategy, SEO, and MARTECH. Before PACIFIC, Norman was the Director of …
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Combining Internal Operating Partners at "Inflection Points" Creates Long Term Value
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Glenn Oken is the Managing Director at Mangrove Equity Partners, a lower-middle market private equity fund. He specializes in originating deal opportunities and quantifying acquisition candidates. Before co-founding Mangrove, Glenn was a Tenured Partner at Florida Capital Partners (FCP). Between Mangrove and FCP, he has helped build two of the most…
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Jerad Speigel is the Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at Groundswell, an IT consultancy helping federal agencies solve their most complex challenges. In his role, he is responsible for evaluating marketing trends and identifying critical areas for investment. Before joining Groundswell, Jerad was the Founder and CEO of Phase One, wh…
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Data & Data = Client ROI (And Super Profitable Agency)
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Moses Foster is the CEO and Founder of West Cary Group, a full-service advertising agency that focuses on performance-based marketing and communications. He also serves on the Executive Advisory Councils for the University of Richmond Robins School of Business, the Board of Trustees for HCA Chippenham/Johnston-Willis Hospitals, and the Greater Rich…
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Understanding How Debt Enhances PE Investment Returns
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Bill Dyer is the Managing Partner at Boathouse Capital, a debt and equity firm making minority and majority investments in middle market companies across the US. He is a private equity executive with over 25 years of experience, specializing in mezzanine debt and equity investments. Before Boathouse Capital, Bill was a Principal at American Capital…
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