Podcasts about eqt partners

In this episode, Ather interviews Lele Cau, AI research scientist at MotherBrain, part of EQT Partners. They discuss AI as a system integrating software and hardware for intelligent decision-making. Lele describes MotherBrain's role in aiding deal professionals with data and algorithms, emphasising the importance of knowledge graphs in large language models (LLMs) for maintaining relationships and entities. Lele highlights the need for hybrid AI systems combining various information sources and explore the future of AI hardware, including quantum computing. Lele recommends the movie "Her" and books "The Beauty of Mathematics in Computer Science" and "Algorithms to Live By."

Today, we have Doreen Huber. Doreen is a Partner at EQT Ventures, a €1.1 BN early-stage venture fund with offices all over Europe and the US to back European and US startups. At EQT Ventures, Doreen focuses on Software in Europe, leading the investment into Parloa this year, the AI for Customer Care Automation. EQT Ventures is investing out of Fund III with a total of €2.3 BN AUM and an established portfolio of more than +100 companies and notable investments, including Handshake, Banking Circle, Einride, Instabee, and Verkor.Prior to joining EQT Ventures as Partner in January 2022, Doreen spent several years honing her role as one of Germany's most respected business entrepreneurs and food technology experts, holding various C-level positions throughout her career and having founded her first company at 23.As the founder and CEO of LEMONCAT (acquired in 2019 by Rocket Internet's B2B Food Group), Doreen built a marketplace and SaaS solution for the European catering industry. She was also COO of food delivery unicorn Delivery Hero, currently valued at over €10bn.Outside of work, Doreen is a keen traveller and art lover and holds a Master's degree in Media Science, Literature and Art History from Humboldt University Berlin.Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview

A EQT Partners, Apax Partners e Oakley Capital, os três fundos de private equity que detêm o portal estão a explorar várias possiblidades entre as quais uma Oferta Pública Inicial, uma venda direta ou as duas opções em conjunto.

Today's private equity market is considered to be a broad and highly globalized industry, historically driven by U.S. and U.K. firms expanding into Continental Europe and Asia. Of late, a number of European PE funds have expanded into the U.S. What are some of the key drivers behind this trend? Dechert's Dominik Stühler leads a discussion with EQT Partners' Eric Liu and Hg Capital's Steve Burn-Murdoch on the primary aspects making the U.S. market an attractive space for European funds, as well as some of the associated challenges and risks.

Anticipating new trends is a cornerstone of a long-term approach to investing. Christian Sinding, head of EQT Partners, joins the podcast to provide insight on how “future-proofing” plays a key role in EQT's strategy for working with portfolio companies. Christian also discusses why he believes private equity is better positioned to make societal impacts, and the launch of a new private capital strategy, EQT Future, and more.

Part 2 of 2. The head of private equity giant EQT Partners discusses the macro themes driving the future of real assets, the transition to renewable energy, and sustainability as a form of value creation. The post How EQT Invests in Sustainable Real Assets appeared first on Privcap.

An interview with CEO of global private equity firm EQT Partners, Christian Sinding. The post EQT's Global Approach to ‘Future-Proofing' Businesses appeared first on Privcap.

Eric Liu, Partner at EQT Partners was interviewed LIVE on the Traders Network Show, hosted by Matt Bird, at the 2019 Greenwich Economic Forum in Greenwich, CT.To inquire about being a guest on this show or others: Matt Bird CommPro Worldwide C: +1 (646) 401-4499 E: matt@commpro.com W: www.commpro.com

Brock Weatherup is a founder, mentor, c-suite executive and passionate leader of high growth consumer businesses. He is currently the CEO & Co-Founder of Metamorphosis Partners - a company focused on creating extraordinary value in the pet industry through innovation. He was most recently the EVP & Chief Innovation Officer & Digital Experience at Petco. Previously he was CEO & CoFounder of PetCoach (acquired by Petco) - revolutionizing the Pet Health Care experience. Brock is a CEO, entrepreneur, angel investor, builder of enterprise value and passionate advocate about the consumer and their interactions with digital media & Ecommerce. Brock is also managing partner of Atai Ventures angel investments, co-founder of ICONYC (www.iconyclabs.com) an early stage NYC based Israeli accelerator, investor/advisor/board member for 7+ startups - VeryApt, SideCar, Social Ladder, Ethology and an industry advisor for VC firms EQT Partners, MissionOG & SafeGuard. Brock also sits on the board of Peachjar (Peachjar.com). Previously Brock was SVP/Chief Digital Officer of Petsmart after selling Pet360 where he was CEO the prior 5 years. Brock was also CEO of Fathead and held several leadership positions with InterActiveCorp (Ticketmaster, Match.com, CitySearch, ReserveAmerica). A graduate of University of Colorado Boulder and father of two amazing girls and pet owner to my english retriever named...Boulder.  Support this podcast

Adam is the Co-Founder of SC, a staffing firm focused on recruiting in specialized technologies such as Digital Marketing, Robotic Process Automation, Software Development, Cloud and Data & Analytics.He brings to the table 30 years of technology experience across management, sales, consulting, development, and M&A.Prior to SC, Adam served on the executive team at Session through its acquisition by Mastercard, Sitecore through its acquisition by EQT Partners, and Microsoft, where he successfully completed two acquisitions.LEARN MORE:linkedin.com/in/adampmorgan | adam@betterwithsc.comResume Storyteller with Virginia Francohttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/resume-storyteller-with-virginia-franco/

Adam is the Co-Founder of SC, a staffing firm focused on recruiting in specialized technologies such as Digital Marketing, Robotic Process Automation, Software Development, Cloud and Data & Analytics.He brings to the table 30 years of technology experience across management, sales, consulting, development, and M&A.Prior to SC, Adam served on the executive team at Session through its acquisition by Mastercard, Sitecore through its acquisition by EQT Partners, and Microsoft, where he successfully completed two acquisitions.LEARN MORE:linkedin.com/in/adampmorgan | adam@betterwithsc.comResume Storyteller with Virginia Francohttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/resume-storyteller-with-virginia-franco/

Adam is the Co-Founder of SC, a staffing firm focused on recruiting in specialized technologies such as Digital Marketing, Robotic Process Automation, Software Development, Cloud and Data & Analytics.He brings to the table 30 years of technology experience across management, sales, consulting, development, and M&A.Prior to SC, Adam served on the executive team at Session through its acquisition by Mastercard, Sitecore through its acquisition by EQT Partners, and Microsoft, where he successfully completed two acquisitions.LEARN MORE:linkedin.com/in/adampmorgan | adam@betterwithsc.comResume Storyteller with Virginia Francohttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/resume-storyteller-with-virginia-franco/

TechCentral — In this promoted episode of the podcast, TechCentral talks to Suse country manager Grant Bennett about the enterprise open-source software company’s partnership with SAP and how South African companies are increasingly realising the benefits of moving to cloud services. Bennett talks about the history of Suse, which was founded 27 years ago, and its path to becoming a major player in cloud and enterprise software, including last year’s US$2.5-billion acquisition by EQT Partners and how the company plans to use that capital injection to fuel its growth plans. The conversation then turns to the recent SAP Saphila conference at Sun City and Suse’s relationship with the software giant in deploying SAP Hana in-memory solutions into corporate South Africa. Bennett talks about how South African businesses have begun to embrace cloud computing. A few years ago, the conversations that were taking place were very different, with most companies today actively developing cloud strategies and moving workloads onto cloud platforms, be their on-premise, public or hybrid clouds. What impact will this shift have on corporate IT department, specifically from a skills perspective – will it lead to job losses, how should companies go about reskilling their employees and what does it mean ultimately for enterprise IT? Bennett answers these questions and more in this fascinating discussion. Don’t miss it!

If you don’t know the name Abakar Saidov, you soon will. Because he may have cracked the code on how to build a relationship with the candidates you want to hire. For years, I’ve said that “just in time hiring” stinks. By the time you realize you need to hire someone, and then start, you’re already too late. You need to dig your well before your thirsty. In hiring, that means you need to build relationships with candidates ahead of time. That’s where Abakar comes in. He’s CEO and Co-Founder of London-based Beamery. He’s on a mission to transform recruitment by empowering companies to treat candidates like customers. In fact, he’s helped invent CRM Candidate Relationship Management. It’s like Salesforce.com for Recruitment. Abakar now has over 100 employees & $40 Million in venture funding from Index Ventures, Workday Ventures, EQT Partners, and M12. He’s on a roll. In this 20 minute conversation, Abakar shares the keys to hooking the candidates you really want. Before you even need them.  

Related image https://media1.tenor.com/images/e83b2b5aef8c8af0dd36a0d33d3046a4/tenor.gif?itemid=5038124 This week, we discuss Redis’ license changing move, open source business models in general (of course), SUSE revenue, and some VMworld selections. Relevant to your interests Istio Aims To Be The Mesh Plumbing For Containerized Microservices (https://www.nextplatform.com/2018/08/15/istio-aims-to-be-the-mesh-plumbing-for-containerized-microservices/) Michael Cot (https://soundcloud.com/infoq-engineering-culture/michael-cote-from-pivotal-on-programming-the-business)é (https://soundcloud.com/infoq-engineering-culture/michael-cote-from-pivotal-on-programming-the-business) from Pivotal on Programming the Business by Engineering Culture by InfoQ (https://soundcloud.com/infoq-engineering-culture/michael-cote-from-pivotal-on-programming-the-business) Mobile App Development Services | Web Development services - The NineHertz (https://theninehertz.com/blog/becoming-an-iot-developer/) Has Bezos Become More Powerful in D.C. Than Trump? (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/has-bezos-become-more-powerful-in-dc-than-trump) What Will Be the Real Impact From Knative? (https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/what-will-be-the-real-impact-from-knative/2018/08/) Google just gave control over data center cooling to an AI (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611902/google-just-gave-control-over-data-center-cooling-to-an-ai/) O11yCon 2018: Notes and Observations (https://dev.to/dangolant/o11ycon-2018-notes-and-observations-4nbf) Slack just raised a whopping $427 million to become a $7.1 billion company. Now, it has to defeat Microsoft. (https://www.businessinsider.com/slack-funding-valuation-microsoft-teams-2018-8) Apple Pay Now Accepted at All Costco Warehouses in United States (https://www.macrumors.com/2018/08/20/costco-now-widely-accepts-apple-pay/). 10 AWS Lambda Use Cases to Start Your Serverless Journey (https://www.simform.com/serverless-examples-aws-lambda-use-cases/). Announcing resource-based pricing for Google Compute Engine (https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2018/07/announcing-resource-based-pricing-for-google-compute-engine.html). DevOps Report 2018 released (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/devops-research-and-assessment-dora-announces-the-2018-accelerate-state-of-devops-report-300703837.html). Will talk about it next week. Until then, enjoy 78 pages of landscape PDF glory. Spoiler alert: elite high performers are elite high performers. Pivotal has a webinar on Oct 11th (https://content.pivotal.io/webinars/oct-11-the-accelerate-state-of-devops-report-webinar) about it. Community management is a career cul-de-sac (https://thenewstack.io/why-community-manager-is-a-dead-end-job-and-what-to-do-about-it/). See interview next week (http://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/). Good example of corpdev thinking, in the US (legal) drugs market (https://contrarianedge.com/2018/08/28/investors-have-misdiagnosed-amazons-push-into-the-pharmacy-business/). “Google today announced that it is providing the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) with $9 million in Google Cloud credits (https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/29/google-steps-back-from-running-the-kubernetes-infrastructure/) to help further its work on the Kubernetes container orchestrator and that it is handing over operational control of the project to the community.” Armory lands $10M Series A to bring continuous delivery to enterprise masses (https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/23/armory-lands-10m-series-a-to-bring-continuous-delivery-to-enterprise-masses/). VMworld NA 2018 VMware acquires CloudHealth Technologies for multi-cloud management (https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/27/vmware-acquires-cloudhealth-technologies-for-multi-cloud-management/) - Carl@451 (https://clients.451research.com/reportaction/95582/Toc?ref=Email%3Amis): “Primarily a cost management and analysis platform, it has roughly 3,500 users and has also grown to cover automation, security and governance with a broad, API-based management platform for the major public clouds: AWS, Azure and GCP. CloudHealth mainly operates in the US, meaning VMware will have to square overseas operations and data management with other jurisdictions – primarily the EU GDPR regulations – going forward.” Est. $500m valuation. They monitor your cloud costs. Cf. Dr. Cloud Pricing Guy at 451 (https://twitter.com/owenrog/status/970708698879406080). Still that MoM in the Clouds vision. “With CloudHealth, VMware not only gets the multi-cloud management solution, it gains its 3000 customers which include Yelp, Dow Jones, Zendesk and Pinterest.” VMware CEO: A Virtual Machine Is Still the Best Place to Run Kubernetes (https://thenewstack.io/vmware-ceo-a-virtual-machine-is-still-the-best-place-to-run-kubernetes/). Cameo (https://twitter.com/camhaight/status/1034101496332279810) from the Hill Country’s favorite systems management (former) analyst (https://twitter.com/camhaight). VMware's Software-Defined Vision (https://www.actualtech.io/vmwares-software-defined-vision/). Coté remember when he met with Kit Colbert at DockerCon EU 2014 (https://blog.docker.com/2015/01/dockercon-europe-the-future-of-micro-services/), and Coté had no idea what this “cloud native” stuff was. Now, it seems like it’s slowly moving to be the new word for PaaS, but more like the under-girding of PaaS. Also, went back to the NEMO recently. They no longer have the closet of dead things (https://www.flickr.com/photos/cote/shares/R61a89), sadly. Project Dimension (https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2018/08/introducing-project-dimension.html) - on-demand private clouds, driven by SDDC stuff. Pat’s Pillars (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/next-step-forward-capturing-full-potential-tech-pat-gelsinger/): ‘“Superpowers” that are unlocking game-changing opportunities on a global scale – Cloud, Mobile, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things.’ Redis stinkup - the mysteries of making money by actually selling something Coté: now, what’s the deal here? They closed source some stuff that maybe others had contributed to, taking advantage of good will, and/or they’re just now charging for what used to be free? (Are there other open source scandal scenarios?) Joab and Lawrence at (https://thenewstack.io/redis-pulls-back-on-open-source-licensing-citing-stingy-cloud-services/) The New Stack (https://thenewstack.io/redis-pulls-back-on-open-source-licensing-citing-stingy-cloud-services/): “While the core of Redis itself remains under the permissive BSD license, the company has reworded the licensing for some of its add-on modules, in effect blocking their use by third parties offering commercial Redis-based services — most notably cloud providers. Redis Labs was able to make this change because it retains the copyright to the open source code.” Commons Clause (https://redislabs.com/community/commons-clause/), (https://redislabs.com/community/commons-clause/) Redis Labs (https://redislabs.com/community/commons-clause/). Adam Jacob Twitter thread on commons clause (https://twitter.com/adamhjk/status/1032285457978208257). SUSE Revenue Watch SUSE is all like “PE Mane, call me!” https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/mcgregor-cash.jpg?w=1000&h=600&crop=1 Somehow, this has become a bit in the show. Blame Coté. Something like ~$360m based on trailing 6 months runrat’ed to 12 trailing. Also, likely non-GAAP reporting (not clear if it’s ACV vs. TCV), but whatever. Grind and stack: “EBITDA for that period was $56 million, nearly 23 percent year-over-year growth.” So: ~$112m profit, ~31% margins. That’s the kind of stable (they claim to run 70% of SAP apps), growing cash-throw-off that should make PE people drool on their Patagonia puffy vests: “Following last week's shareholder approval of Micro Focus' proposed sale of SUSE to EQT Partners for $2.535 billion, the transaction is expected to complete in the first quarter of calendar 2019, subject to customary regulatory approvals.” If my math (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tq65HkucftfmO7YUDpfAWEK7Eq3vb9DYfwYeuNqLQ1U/edit#gid=0) is right (it’s established that I don’t know how numbers work), clawing in all profits would pay that $2.5bn off by 2026: 8 or 10 years of holding growth and profit %. Of course, you’d sell it off before that. Conferences, et. al. Sep 24th to 27th - SpringOne Platform (https://springoneplatform.io/), in DC/Maryland (crabs!) get $200 off registration with the code S1P200_Cote. Also, check out the Spring One Tour - coming to a city near you (https://springonetour.io/)! DevOpsDays Berlin (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2018-berlin/welcome/), September 12th to 13th. DevOpsDays Paris (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2018-paris/welcome/), October 16th. Cloud Expo Asia October 10-11 (https://www.cloudexpoasia.com/cloud-asia-2018). Matt’s presenting! DevOps Days Singapore October 11-12 (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2018-singapore/). Matt’s presenting! DevOps Days Newcastle October 24-25 (https://devopsdaysnewy.org/). DevOps Days Wellington November 5-6 (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2018-wellington/). Devoxx Belgium (https://devoxx.be/), Antwerp, November 12th to 16th. SpringOne Tour (https://springonetour.io/) - all over the earth! Listener Feedback Bryan wants you to know about DevOps Days Galway (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2018-galway/welcome/) November 18-20th DevOps Days Singapore (https://www.devopsdays.org/events/2018-singapore/) wanted us to let folks know it’s October 11-12! Camille sent us some feedback and really liked Matt’s Red Atlas recommendation (https://www.amazon.com/dp/022638957X/ref=asc_df_022638957X5555077?tag=shopz0d-20&ascsubtag=shopzilla_mp_1475-20;15350415381076093153510070301008005&creative=395261&creativeASIN=022638957X&linkCode=asn) because she lives near a missile site. Joshua built a service that creates an RSS feed of podcasts based on keywords. Here’s an example: https://prod.mypod.online/feed?q=kubernetes Try it out. Soon to be Honey Ninja subscribes to SDT (https://twitter.com/michaelwilde/status/1035392934110273536), citing host “wit” as driver. SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Subscribe to Software Defined Interviews Podcast (http://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/) Dustin on Linux and Google Cloud (http://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/73) Rachel Stephens from RedMonk on Numbers (http://www.softwaredefinedinterviews.com/74) Buy some t-shirts (https://fsgprints.myshopify.com/collections/software-defined-talk)! DISCOUNT CODE: SDTFSG (40% off) Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you a sticker. Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quick-concall/id1399948033?mt=8) and he wants you to buy it for $0.99. Recommendations Brandon: Acquired Podcast (http://www.acquired.fm/). Matt: Blindsight (http://www.rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm) by Peter Watts; The Good Fight (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5853176/). Coté: Friendly Fire (http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/friendly-fire) podcast (http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/friendly-fire), the intros. 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My guest this week is Kirk Arnold, a veteran tech industry CEO, public board member, and lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Kirk was most recently the CEO of Data Intensity, a 650-person global managed services provider of cloud-based data, application and analytics acquired by EQT Partners in 2017. Before that she held roles as the COO of Avid, CEO and President of the then publicly traded billion-dollar service provider, Keane, Inc., and Founder and CEO of NerveWire. Kirk’s also become a kind of tech “CEO Whisperer” over the years, and serves on a range of boards from Ingersoll Rand to Cramer Marketing. She’s a huge supporter of the local innovation ecosystem here in Boston, rounding out her time at MIT with service on the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees of MassTLC, as a Board Member at The Commonwealth Institute, and on the Advisory Committee for the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Kirk is the embodiment of the servant leader mentality, having started (and succeeded) as the kind sales person genuinely focused on earning her customer’s respect and not just their signature. Our conversation covers that, and a remarkable confluence of philosophies on matters significant and trivial, from what makes for an effective President to why showing up on time and prepared is a habit worth establishing and maintaining throughout your career.

Dudley Slater published his first book Fusion Leadership, with Steven Taylor, in 2017. Prior to becoming a writer, Slater co-founded Integra Telecom, Inc. and served as its CEO for fifteen years, growing the company from nine to over 2,000 Dudley Slater published his first book Fusion Leadership, with Steven Taylor, in 2017.Prior to becoming a writer, Slater co-founded Integra Telecom, Inc. and served as its CEO for fifteen years, growing the company from nine to over 2,000 employees and transitioning it from a start-up to national prominence as one of the ten largest fiber-based telecommunications companies in the United States, generating over $600 million in revenue. The Portland Business Journal also cited Integra as one of “Oregon’s 10 Most Admired Companies” over six consecutive years from 2005 through 2010. Slater presently serves or has recently served in a variety of governance, operating, and entrepreneurial roles working with institutional investors and operating companies in the telecommunications, healthcare, banking, and media industries. In addition to his board roles with Umpqua Bank (NASD: UMPQ), Wow! Cable & Internet and Integra Telecom Inc., Slater’s corporate governance and board memberships also include the nations largest video networking and enterprise collaboration integrator and a super-regional fiber network operator serving enterprise customers in the eastern United States. His recent operating roles include those as president of one of the nation’s largest investors in healthcare technology and alternative healthcare distribution companies and as president and CEO of the largest operator of institutional review boards serving the clinical trials industry. He also serves as an industry advisor to EQT Partners in New York. Slater has been a member of the World President Organization (WPO/ YPO) for nearly twenty years.Ernst & Young recognized Slater as “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the Northwest in 2011.He earned a bachelor of science in geophysics from UCLA and a master’s degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School. Slater has two beautiful grown children (Toryn and Kathrina) and lives with his wife of twenty-nine years, Laurie, in Portland, Oregon, and New York, New York.Learn More: https://fusionleadership.orgInfluential Influencers with Mike Saundershttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/

Dudley Slater published his first book Fusion Leadership, with Steven Taylor, in 2017. Prior to becoming a writer, Slater co-founded Integra Telecom, Inc. and served as its CEO for fifteen years, growing the company from nine to over 2,000 Dudley Slater published his first book Fusion Leadership, with Steven Taylor, in 2017.Prior to becoming a writer, Slater co-founded Integra Telecom, Inc. and served as its CEO for fifteen years, growing the company from nine to over 2,000 employees and transitioning it from a start-up to national prominence as one of the ten largest fiber-based telecommunications companies in the United States, generating over $600 million in revenue. The Portland Business Journal also cited Integra as one of “Oregon’s 10 Most Admired Companies” over six consecutive years from 2005 through 2010. Slater presently serves or has recently served in a variety of governance, operating, and entrepreneurial roles working with institutional investors and operating companies in the telecommunications, healthcare, banking, and media industries. In addition to his board roles with Umpqua Bank (NASD: UMPQ), Wow! Cable & Internet and Integra Telecom Inc., Slater’s corporate governance and board memberships also include the nations largest video networking and enterprise collaboration integrator and a super-regional fiber network operator serving enterprise customers in the eastern United States. His recent operating roles include those as president of one of the nation’s largest investors in healthcare technology and alternative healthcare distribution companies and as president and CEO of the largest operator of institutional review boards serving the clinical trials industry. He also serves as an industry advisor to EQT Partners in New York. Slater has been a member of the World President Organization (WPO/ YPO) for nearly twenty years.Ernst & Young recognized Slater as “Entrepreneur of the Year” in the Northwest in 2011.He earned a bachelor of science in geophysics from UCLA and a master’s degree in business administration from the Harvard Business School. Slater has two beautiful grown children (Toryn and Kathrina) and lives with his wife of twenty-nine years, Laurie, in Portland, Oregon, and New York, New York.Learn More: https://fusionleadership.orgInfluential Influencers with Mike Saundershttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/

Guest: Steve Goldstein author of "Why Are There Snowblowers in Miami?" Transform Your Business Using the Five Principles of Engagement. As a senior executive for a major department store chain, Steve Goldstein was shocked to find snowblowers for sale at the company’s Miami store. When Goldstein asked a salesman on the floor how long this had been going on he replied, “I’ve been here for 30 years and we’ve been getting them since I’ve been here.” For Goldstein, this one snowblower experience crystallizes all the dysfunction he has seen in business over the course of his career, and it eventually became the inspiration for writing this book. Steven D. Goldstein helps improve companies’ performance through renewed engagement and laser-like focus. He has over thirty-five years of experience working as an operating executive at both global Fortune 500 corporations (including as Chairman and CEO of American Express Bank), midsize companies, as well as advising private equity firms with their portfolio companies. His special talent lies in unleashing companies’ hidden assets, transforming employee and customer engagement, and accelerating the pace of decision-making and change. He currently serves as Chairman of US Auto Sales, as Senior Advisor to Milestone Partners and as an Industrial Advisor to EQT Partners. Goldstein also advises leaders about engagement and performance improvement, and is a sought-after public speaker. Steve earned his MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business, and lives in New York City More on our guest: stevendgoldstein.com • snowblowersinmiami.com @stevendgoldstein More on the Host Dov Baron: http://FullMontyLeadership.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve Goldstein is a proven leader who has held executive positions with leading global brands, such as Chairman and CEO of American Express Bank, President of Sears Credit, and Citigroup, as well as several early-stage enterprises. Steve has been an investor, advisor, and interim CEO for more than 10 venture backed e-commerce companies. He currently works in the private equity industry as a Senior Advisor with the consulting and advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal, serves as Chairman of US Auto Sales, serves as a Senior Advisor to Milestone Partners and an Industrial Advisor to EQT Partners (a global private equity firm based in Stockholm). He has also advised CEOs and private equity owners providing counsel on performance improvement with their companies in addition to acquisitions and merger integration opportunities. His talks are based on his Five Principles of Engagement and are interwoven with stories from global companies to mid-size companies to startups. What do you do in the first 60 minutes of your day? Steve gets a lot done before anyone else wakes up -- he works out, eats breakfast, reads a couple of newspapers, checks his email, and takes a shower -- all before 7:30. ONWARD! Favorite quote or lesson? "Leadership is the courage to admit mistakes, the vision to welcome change, the enthusiasm to motivate others, and the others to stay out of step when everyone else is marching to the wrong tune." - Edward N. Cole How do you define success? Success is when you have an organization of people who fully understand what is required that are empowered to do whatever is needed to deliver what your customers want, when you have the ability to change and reinvent yourself, and when you create a sustainable business that morphs and endures. What makes as "A player" an "A player"? An "A player" is are highly qualified individuals that deserve to be there -- get rid of the people that are holding you back.   Final Round – “Breaking Down the Recipe for Success” How can we become better mentors? Be a resource -- but don't give detailed instructions How can business owners reach that elusive next level? Assess your business from an outside perspective Meet with employees and get their perspective on what is working Go through the same process with your customers How best to connect with Steve: Website: stevendgoldstein.com Book: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1626343233 Email: steve@sdgoldstein.com

Steve Goldstein is a proven leader who has held executive positions with leading global brands, such as Chairman and CEO of American Express Bank, President of Sears Credit, and Citigroup, as well as several early-stage enterprises. Steve has been an investor, advisor, and interim CEO for more than 10 venture backed e-commerce companies. He currently works in the private equity industry as a Senior Advisor with the consulting and advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal, serves as Chairman of US Auto Sales, serves as a Senior Advisor to Milestone Partners and an Industrial Advisor to EQT Partners (a global private equity firm based in Stockholm). He has also advised CEOs and private equity owners providing counsel on performance improvement with their companies in addition to acquisitions and merger integration opportunities. His talks are based on his Five Principles of Engagement and are interwoven with stories from global companies to mid-size companies to startups. Secret – timesaving technique Steve make a list of what people owe you and what you owe them – stay on top of what moves the needle. ONWARD! Daily habit that contributes to success Get a good workout in – Steve starts every morning with exercise and is ready to go. Could have ruined your business – but now – an invaluable learning experience Steve thought he was going to be fired – and Steve tells the whole story here. Most critical skill you think business owners need to master to be successful “The most important thing is engagement – roll up your sleeves – look ahead and make sure obstacles don't get in your way.” Most influential lesson learned from a mentor “Everyone has value in an organization – regardless of the role they have.”   Final Round – “Breaking Down the Recipe for Success” What systems would you go back and put into place sooner? I would have had a maniacal focus on cash – don't allow your business to become vulnerable. What one strategy or “recipe” would compound into big wins for business owners? Treat every day like a new adventure – constantly innovate and be creative. How to exceed expectations and add the most value? An individual would be independent – they will figure things out and not wait around for you. What strategy would you recommend new business owners focus on to best ensure success? Make sure you're really, really committed – it's hard running a business. Raise more money than you think you need to – don't lowball what you need to get started. How best to connect with Steve: http://sdgoldstein.com/   You can also find us here: ------ OnwardNation.com ------