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Two Decades of Investing in Franchise/Multi-Unit Businesses with CapitalSpring

Private Equity Podcast: Karma School of Business

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 49:56

Richard Fitzgerald, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at CapitalSpring, joins Sean Mooney to share the story behind one of the most enduring sector-focused firms in private equity. In a conversation that moves well beyond deal mechanics, Richard reflects on the early days of CapitalSpring, the value of sticking with a niche, and what it takes to build trust and alignment — across teams, LPs, and portfolio partners — over the long haul. Episode Highlights: 1:07 – Richard's path to private equity 7:53 – Building a sector-specialist investment firm with true competitive advantage 11:06 – We'd know Richard better if we knew this about him 18:27 – Working through hard things – navigating the pandemic 26:45 – The art of private equity in the franchise/multi-location sector – best practices 35:48 – Benefits of having a sector specialist franchisee investors for sponsors investing in franchisors 40:42 – Flexibility to provide both debt and equity solutions for growing businesses is a competitive advantage 43:05 – Richard's advice for his 22 year-old-self For more on CapitalSpring: https://www.capitalspring.com To connect with Richard Fitzgerald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fitzgeraldrichard For more on Challenge Aspen: https://challengeaspen.org/ For more on the Michael J. Fox Foundation: https://www.michaeljfox.org/ Explore more episodes of Karma School of Business: https://www.bluwave.net/podcasts

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Greg Poschman on Maintaining the Quality of Life and Development in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado

Flanigan's Eco-Logic

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 32:39

In this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Greg Poschman, Pitkin County Commissioner for District 3.Greg has served on the boards or advisory boards of local non-profits, including Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES), and on Pitkin County's Healthy Rivers and Streams Advisory Board, from its founding until the fall before he ran for Commissioner in 2016. He's also served on the Aspen Public Radio Advisory Board. Greg knows the community well, having made many biographies and documentaries for and about local non-profits, including The Aspen Institute, Music Festival, Challenge Aspen, and the Aspen Hall of Fame.He and Ted discuss his background, being born and raised in Aspen. His father, Harry, was a 10th Mountain Division ski trooper who taught skiing to the troops at Camp Hale, Colorado, then fought in the major battles in the Italian Alps. His mother, Jony, was an avid skier, journalist, and artist. Harry Poschman, Greg's father, helped construct the first chairlift in 1946. Greg's parents also started a ski lodge and his father was the sole operator of the Aspen Chamber of Commerce in the early 1950s, tasked with promoting their then-unknown ski resort.Greg is a graduate of Aspen High School, and has a Civil Engineering degree from the University of Colorado, with minors in business and filmmaking. He later travelled the world shooting documentaries and nature films, and over the course of his career, won 3 National Television Emmy awards for Directing and Camerawork.In his current role as a District 3 Pitkin County Commissioner, representative to the CORE board, he's helped build a powerful board of trustees, attract major donations, and helped begin the smooth transition to a new CEO. He shares with Ted his motivation for joining the Board of County Commissioners, his feelings of optimism around the role, and his intentions to serve another term.

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