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Private Equity FunCast
Your favorite GP's favorite podcast. Occasionally insightful, always entertaining. Deep dives into how private equity works, what happens after the deal closes, how money gets raised, and how companies get bought and sold. And everything in between with healthy doses of pop culture and humor. Straight from the team at ParkerGale Capital. For educational and entertainment purposes only. Not investment advice. Additional disclosures at www.parkergale.com.
Episodes
- Private Equity FunCast
Generative AI: Implications for PE Investors
This week we sat down with Clark O'Niell and Jay Barlett from BCG to discuss their most recent research report on Generative AI and its implications for PE…
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PE Partner and the CEO
In this episode of the PE Funcast, we take a deep dive into the relationship between the portfolio company CEO and the private equity Partner. What do they…
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What is the role of an Operating Partner at a private equity fund?
We've been hearing more questions and interest in operating partner roles than ever before. In our latest episode of the Private Equity Funcast, Operating…
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AlixPartners 8th Annual PE Leadership Survey
Ted Bililies, Managing Director and Head of Global Transformation Leadership Practice at AlixPartners joins Devin again to review the findings of the 8th…
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What's a Software Company Worth?
In this episode of the PE Funcast, Devin and our Head of Research, David, discuss our research on software valuations, "What's a Software Company Worth." They…
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More Working with Private Equity from the Portfolio CXO Perspective
The grand finale of our two-part conversation with Kelley Powell, a long-time ParkerGale collaborator, and ex-portfolio executive. Kelley talks about the ins…
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Working with Private Equity from the Portfolio CXO Perspective
Part One of a two-part conversation with Kelley Powell, a long-time ParkerGale collaborator and ex-portfolio executive. Kelley talks about the ins and outs of…
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Technical Due Diligence with Code & Co
Jim spends an hour talking about technical due diligence with Dan Bender, and Lukas Ingelheim from Code & Co. Dan and Lukas have over 250 engagements under…
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Think Like a CTO with Alan Williamson
Jim talks with an old friend and comrade, Alan Williamson, about his new book - Think Like a CTO. Alan shares hard-won lessons on how to thrive in the…
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M&A Rollups with Matt Lynch
Jim talks Mergers and Acquisitions Roll-up strategies with Matt Lynch, Managing Director at District Capital Partners. We discuss the various types of add-on…
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Demystifying Executive Coaching
Jimmy is joined by Katrina Calihan, Executive Coach and Co-Founder of Wind + Sail Leadership Partners, to discuss and demystify executive coaching. Jimmy and…
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How PE firms use the Jobs-To-Be-Done framework to drive a high-growth product strategy
In this episode of the Private Equity Funcast, Operating Partner Cici Zheng is joined by Jared Ranere, President and COO of thrv, a firm that delivers…
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The Digging In Episode
Jim talks with Paul Stansik about his experiences digging in on the sales and marketing function within our portfolio.
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Defining Your Ideal Customer Profile
In the latest episode of the Private Equity Funcast, Operating Partners Cici Zheng and Paul Stansik discuss the ICP - Ideal Customer Profile. As investors…
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Value Creation through Human Capital with David Cohen, Partner at Kelso and Company
Jimmy is joined by David Cohen, Human Capital Partner at Kelso and Company. David has been working in the Human Capital / Private Equity space for over a…
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What is Human Capital Due Diligence? A lot more than you think.
In this episode, Jimmy is joined by Laura Queen, founder, and CEO of 29Bison, a Human Capital Consultancy focused on the PE space. Laura is also the author of…
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DevOps with Dave Mangot
Jim talks all things DevOps with Dave Mangot from Mangoteque. Dave's philosophy is "Get Good at Delivering Software", and he has helped many well-known…
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They Ask, You Answer with Marcus Sheridan
No prospect is going to buy enterprise software on impulse. Prospects don't need advertising, they need help, help understanding that they have a problem, help…
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Lessons Learned from Integrating Companies - and why you need an Integration Management Office (IMO)
Your company acquired another company - congrats! But what happens next? In this episode, Operating Partners Cici and Jimmy break down the Integration…
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The Increasingly Important Role Talent is Playing in Private Equity
Jimmy is joined on the show by Ted Bililies, Managing Director at AlixPartners, for what is now becoming a yearly ritual to discuss the results of the 7th…
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Mastering the Basics of B2B Marketing (w/ Special Guest Elias Rubel)
On this episode of the Funcast, Operating Partner Paul Stansik is joined by CEO Elias Rubel, whose team at Matter Made works with B2B marketing teams big and…
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March Madness 2022 -- Final Four
It's the grand finale of our annual March Madness episodes -- the final four. Cass versus Jimmy and Paul versus Cici for all the proverbial marbles for our…
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March Madness 2022 - Sweet Sixteen
It's our annual March Madness show. This year our intrepid Operations Team picks their 16 favorite podcasts. Have a listen as Cici, Paul, Cass, and Jimmy along…
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The Prospecting Debate
Sometimes the recipe for a good discussion is to simply pick an important topic, invite two smart people who disagree with each other, and then sit back and…
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Cybersecurity Insurance and Litigation with Peter Halprin
Jim and Attorney Peter Halprin from Pasich, LLP discuss the ins and outs of Cybersecurity Insurance and Litigation. We cover a wide range of topics with a…
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Nailing Your Product Positioning with April Dunford
In this episode, Cici Zheng talks with April Dunford, a positioning consultant, speaker, and author on how she helps growth stage companies with positioning…
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Everything you wanted to know about data lists -- but were afraid to ask
In this week's episode, we are talking with Pam Lang, CEO of Xcelerated Data, a company that focuses on fixing data quality problems leading to better…
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Community Building In Our Portfolio
Jim, Cici and Jimmy discuss community building within our portfolio. We cover everything from organizing small teams across our companies to ParkerGale's…
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Annual 2022 Predictions Show
It's our annual predictions show for 2022 with your original hosts, Devin and Jim. With the glut of other pontificators doing their usual prognostications…
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We're Hiring a Platform Team!
Devin walks us through three (yes 3!) new additions to the ParkerGale team. We're calling it the Platform Team and it includes a Head of Community, a Head of…
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Annual Holiday Episode on the Funcast
It's our annual holiday episode, with your original hosts -- Devin and Jim. While the debate over "Die Hard as a Christmas movie" is settled (it is), there are…
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The Great Resignation with Tim Schumm, CEO of Lucas James Talent Partners
Jimmy is joined by Tim Schumm, CEO of Lucas James Talent Partners to discuss The Great Resignation. Just about everyone has been impacted by this personally or…
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We're Hiring! Associate Position Overview
We're hiring! ParkerGale VPs Ben and Nori join Jimmy to discuss the Investment Associate role at ParkerGale. They discuss Associate responsibilities, core…
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A Transformation Story
Jimmy is joined by Eric Green, co-founder of WPD Management, a Chicago-based real-estate and property management company, to discuss the recent transformation…
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Purpose and Culture in a Post-COVID World with Amanda Lannert
Jimmy is joined by Amanda Lannert, much lauded CEO of Chicago-based Jellyvision, to discuss how Jellyvision is transforming their culture as we emerge from the…
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Building a Better Sales Team
ParkerGale Operating Principal Paul Stansik is joined by Zorian Rotenberg, former head of Sales, CRO, and now a PE growth advisor. Zorian and Paul share their…
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What We've Learned about People Ops and Culture
Jimmy Holloran and Paul Stansik share the lessons they've learned inside the portfolio from the last 2+ years working on teams, talent, and culture. They cover…
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Canadian entrepreneurship and M&A, a discussion with Pierre Chamberland
Ryan Milligan discusses the state of the Canadian M&A market with Pierre Chamberland, founder of NetGovern. Pierre describes his roughly 20-year journey from…
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Limited Partner Questions You Must Know
Inspired by their friend Dave Kellogg, Devin & Jim discuss the questions Limited Partners (and prospective Limited Partners) ask that you should always know…
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Commercial Diligence with Cici Zheng
Devin and Cici sit down to discuss how we do commercial due diligence at ParkerGale. You know, all the market sizing, customer calls, surveys, competitive…
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Dean's Hot Takes
ParkerGale's newly promoted Senior Associate Dean Olson sits down with Devin to talk about his path from Indiana University to working in the private equity…
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How BluWave Helps PE Shrink the World
Devin sits down with BluWave founder Sean Mooney to discuss how his firm helps PE funds run diligence better and post-closing operations faster. BluWave…
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Software Buyout Lingo Explained
Devin is back with Ben Falloon and Cass Ziebel to talk about software buyout lingo. The trio revisits past popular episodes with all new "lingo" updates. Sit…
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Selling a Portfolio Company
Jim and Devin are back together on this latest episode, talking about Exits for portfolio companies. How do we time our exits? Do we get unsolicited offers or…
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What Makes a Good Board Member with Jason Heltzer
Another conversation with Jason Heltzer, Managing Partner at Origin Ventures and a Chicago Booth professor in the second of a three-part series on Board…
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Talking Shop with Kelly Cornelis from LaSalle Capital
Partner Kristine Heinze talks with Kelly Cornelis, Partner and COO of LaSalle Capital, a long time friend of ParkerGale. Kelly talks about her journey clawing…
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Software Buyouts in Germany
Devin sits down with Christoph Jost and Peter Waleczek, the founders of Berlin-based software buyout fund Flex Capital. Christoph and Peter started as tech…
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Why NPS is one of the most important metrics we track as a PE firm
The ultimate question: "On a scale of 0-10, with 10 being very likely, how likely are you to recommend us to a friend or colleague?" Operating Principal Cici…
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The Case for 1st Time CEOs
Devin sits down with Jordan Brugg, the Head of Private Equity at SpencerStuart to discuss his research on whether repeat or first-time CEOs outperform over the…
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The Board Perspective of People Operations
Jimmy is joined by Dave Kellogg, Board Member of a couple ParkerGale companies and writer of the Kellblog. The two discuss a classic post from Dave's Kellblog…
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CEO Interview - Todd Dauchy from SMA Technologies
Our newest portfolio company CEO, Todd Dauchy, sits down with Principal Kevin Fitzgerald to talk about his journey from being CTO to the CEO seat.
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WomenHack: Helping Diverse People Get Hired in Tech
Partner Kristina Heinze talks with Lisa Hudson -- Director of Global Events for WomenHack. Its mission is to promote gender equality in tech and help people…
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What Makes a Good Board Meeting Deck?
Jim spends an hour with Jason Heltzer, Managing Partner at Origin Ventures and a Chicago Booth professor in the first of a three-part series on Board Meetings…
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Leadership During Periods of Disruption
Jimmy is joined by Ted Bililies, Managing Partner at AlixPartners, to share the results of the Sixth Annual Private Equity Leadership Survey, which focuses on…
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Training and Enabling Effective Sales Teams with ClozeLoop
Operating Principals Cici Zheng and Paul Stansik are joined by the founders of ClozeLoop and authors of some of our favorite books on sales training and…
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Survey Results for March Madness 2021 Best Business Books Brackets
Our listeners have submitted their picks in our March Madness 2021 Best Business Books podcast -- so come have a listen along with the ParkerGale Ops Team!
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March Madness 2021 Best Business Books Bracket -- Part I
Paul, Cass, Cici and Jimmy square off with their best business books March Madness bracket with your host, Jim, as the Commissioner. Come have a listen as the…
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How we think about Hiring
Principals Jimmy and Paul discuss the ParkerGale approach to hiring, why hiring is essential to get right, not just at the C-suite level, but how we work with…
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Friends of the Firm Series: Avante Capital with Ivelisse Simon
Guest host partner Kristina Heinze talks with Ivelisse Simon, Managing Partner of Avante Capital Partners - a women and minority-owned private credit and…
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Career Advice from Chicago Booth Professor Chris McGowan - Part 2
Principals Cass and Kara finish their interview with Professor Chris McGowan, from University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. As an investor, advisor…