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Ep. 103: Giacomo Sonnino, Charlesbank | Driving Growth and Efficiency in Services Businesses
Season 3 Episode 44
In this episode, Giacomo Sonnino, Advisory Director and Operating Partner at Charlesbank Capital Partners, shares how top PE firms connect diligence,…
10 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 102: Caroline Tarpey, Lead Edge Capital | Moving Beyond AI Hype to Real Operational Impact
Season 3 Episode 45
Caroline Tarpey, Managing Director of Lead Edge Capital, outlines a practical approach to AI adoption in PE-backed companies—grounded in trust, clear…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 101: Vik Thapar, Cypress Growth Capital | Non-Dilutive Funding with Royalty-Based Capital
Season 3 Episode 42
Shiv sits down with Vik Thapar, Managing Director at Cypress Growth Capital, to explore how royalty-based growth capital helps bootstrapped B2B compa…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep.100: Rafael Telahun, Altaline | Rerating Companies Through Hands-On Operational Strategy
Season 3 Episode 41
On this episode, Shiv is joined by Rafael Telahun, Managing Director at Altaline Capital Management, to discuss value creation that is built on strat…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 99: Josh Christensen, Mercato Partners | Building Billion-Dollar Ecosystems as a Minority Investor
Season 3 Episode 40
Josh Christensen, Director at Mercato Partners, shares how minority growth investors can turn ecosystem-building into a true competitive advantage—wi…
11 months ago
Ep. 98: Riccardo Basile, Permira | How to Focus Your Operating Team for Real Impact
Season 3 Episode 39
Riccardo Basile, Operating Partner, Head of Value Creation at Permira, shares how firms can turn value creation into a true competitive advantage—wit…
11 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 97: Rita Ferrandino, Arc Capital Development | The Downturn Playbook: How to Thrive When Growth Stalls and Disruption Accelerates
Season 3 Episode 38
On this episode Shiv interviews Rita Fiorentino, Co-Founder of Arc Capital Development, to unpack a battle-tested playbook for steering portfolio com…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 96: Jeremy Schein, Corsair Capital | Driving Enterprise Value in Financial Services with Strategic Collaboration
Season 2 Episode 37
On this episode Shiv interviews Jeremy Schein, Partner and Member of the Buyouts Investment Committee at Corsair Capital, to discuss how private equi…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 95: Ed Byrne, Scaleworks | Scaling SaaS with Sustainable Growth through Venture Equity
Season 3 Episode 36
On this episode Shiv Narayanan interviews Ed Byrne, co-founder of Scaleworks, a venture equity firm based in San Antonio. Ed shares his background as…
1 year ago
Ep. 95: Ed Byrne, Scaleworks | Scaling SaaS with Sustainable Growth through Venture Equity
Season 3 Episode 36
On this episode Shiv Narayanan interviews Ed Byrne, co-founder of Scaleworks, a venture equity firm based in San Antonio. Ed shares his background as…
1 year ago