Business Owners Striking a Cool Deal in the Hot Summer Days 70 years ago, Mark MacCracken’s father Calvin MacCracken founded CALMAC, a family business and a leading US manufacturer of cool…
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Advisors How Investment Banker Nick MacShane Supercharged His BD Strategy Former technology entrepreneur Nick MacShane is the founder and managing partner of investment bank and corporate advisory firm Progress Partners.…
Private Equity How Impact Investor Paul Reddy Balances Social and Economic Returns Paul Reddy is a partner at Newpark Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments that deliver positive social and…
Private Equity How Investor William Karol Sourced His Ideal Deal William (Bill) Karol started Koda Enterprises Group, a long-term holding company, in 1989, after running a plastic injection molding company…
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Private Equity The #1 Differentiator in a Private Equity Partnership Business model, industry dynamics, competitive landscape, luck: all influence a company’s success. But for Monolith Software, based in Frisco, Texas,…
Private Equity Investor Jake Brodsky on Flipping the Script When Looking for Deals As an associate with San Francisco-based private equity firm Alpine Investors, Jake Brodsky is on the front lines of the…
Advisors Growth Advisor Carl Gould on Profiting From Every Major Business Milestone To think of Carl Gould as simply a “business coach” would be an understatement. He has written 7 books, given…
