Podcast Episodes

Mastery of the Psychology of Change & Transformation

Guest: Meg Pogue, Founder, Mission Squared
Host: Alex Rawlings

Meg Pogue joins Alex to discuss the psychology behind change in private equity-backed bu…

7 hours ago

Scaling a Home Services Business

Guest: David Williams, CEO, Advantage Services Group (ASG)
Host: Alex Rawlings

David Williams joins Alex to share how he transitioned from consulting …

1 week ago

Balance Sheet First Investing Like an Operator, Not Traditional PE

In this episode, Alex Rawlings speaks with Andrew Sachs, Founder of Mauloa, about why he believes the traditional private equity model is fundamental…

2 weeks ago

The lessons from Formula 1 to 22 acquisitions by a Private Equity-backed CTO

In this episode, Alex sits down with Peter Rossi, a UK-based CTO with 25+ years in technology and 15 years in commercial leadership. From running tra…

3 weeks ago

What Two PE Exits Taught James About Winning as a CFO

In this episode, host Alex Rawlings welcomes James Carver, a seasoned CFO with two private equity-backed exits under his belt. James shares his uniqu…

4 weeks ago

Learnings from a $1BN+ exit and 300 investments in Private Equity

Episode Overview:

In this episode, Alex Rawlings speaks with Richard Fitzgerald of CapitalSpring, a private equity firm specializing in foodservice an…

1 month, 1 week ago

Building a Value Creation Machine & Scaling a Private Equity Firm

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In this episode, Alex Rawlings speaks with Chris Sznewajs of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners about building a private equity firm …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

How private equity firm THL is winning with AI implementation

In this episode, Alex Rawlings is joined by Alex Sabel, Vice President at THL Partners, to explore how the firm is embracing AI across its operations…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Emerging markets investing in the consumer & retail sector

In this episode, Giovanni Zangani joins Alex Rawlings to share insights from operating in Vietnam’s emerging private equity landscape. As Managing Pa…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

The 5 step playbook assessment on business leadership effectiveness

In this episode, Sam and Taavo from CEO Advantage return to dive into the 5X CEO Assessment—a diagnostic tool developed from two years of research in…

2 months ago