Podcast appearances and mentions of geoff hill

With 30 miles of riding experience under his belt, Geoff Hill set out on a Royal Enfield from India to Ireland. And that was just the beginning. Hill then retraced the ‘round-the-world ride of Carl Stearns Clancy, a 22-year-old American who hit the road in 1912. Additionally, Hill is the most capped volleyball player in Ireland's history, whatever that means.

Dr. Geoff Hill, professor of Biological Sciences at Auburn University, joins Marcus and Will to break down the unique evolutionary biology of our favorite bird. Learn which characteristics hens select for, what make decoys effective, if gene selection is impacted by hunter harvest, the intricacies of the turkey brotherhood, and much more.  Donate to wild turkey research: UF Turkey Donation Fund , Auburn Turkey Donation Fund Please help us by taking our (QUICK) listener survey - Thank you! https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3VR10xcKOMTvZH0 Dr. Geoff Hill (Website) (Academic Profile) Dr. Marcus Lashley (@DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile) Dr. Will Gulsby (@dr_will_gulsby) (Academic Profile) Turkeys for Tomorrow (@turkeysfortomorrow)  UF DEER Lab (@ufdeerlab) (YouTube) Watch these podcasts on YouTube: Wild Turkey Science YouTube This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org.  Help us help turkeys by rating this podcast and sharing it with your friends and family.  Music by Artlist.io Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak  

Dr. Geoff Hill, professor of Biological Sciences at Auburn University, joins Marcus and Will to break down the unique evolutionary biology of our favorite bird. Learn which characteristics hens select for, what make decoys effective, if gene selection is impacted by hunter harvest, the intricacies of the turkey brotherhood, and much more.  Donate to wild turkey research: UF Turkey Donation Fund , Auburn Turkey Donation Fund  Please help us by taking our (QUICK) listener survey - Thank you! https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3VR10xcKOMTvZH0 Dr. Geoff Hill (Website) (Academic Profile) Dr. Marcus Lashley (@DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile) Dr. Will Gulsby (@dr_will_gulsby) (Academic Profile) Turkeys for Tomorrow (@turkeysfortomorrow)  UF DEER Lab (@ufdeerlab) (YouTube) Watch these podcasts on YouTube: Wild Turkey Science YouTube This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org.  Help us help turkeys by rating this podcast and sharing it with your friends and family.  Music by Artlist.io Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak  

Palace's first game of the season back at Selhurst ends in a slender 1-0 defeat to Arsenal. Jim, Joe and Reuben react to that and hear from Palace legend Geoff Thomas. They also answer your questions, try a brand new feature called 321 and preview Saturday's trip to Brentford. The FYP podcast is sponsored by Greene King Sport, where football is ‘more than a game' this season. Keep an eye out during the season for events, offers, content and competitions that put you closer to the action. Support the memory of Geoff Hill and the pioneering work of Cure Leukaemia here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cheersguv Get more from the FYP Podcast at patreon.com/fyppodcast Twitter: @fypfanzine Facebook: FYPFanzine Instagram: @fypfanzine contact@fypfanzine.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the highs of a season opening win at Bramall Lane to the low of Michael Olise's impending departure, and all in a matter of days. There's a lot for Jack, Joe and Edmund Brack from the South London Press to chew over in the first midweek podcast since the 2023/24 Premier League season has kicked off. They also answer your questions and preview Monday's visit of Arsenal. The FYP podcast is sponsored by Greene King Sport, where football is ‘more than a game' this season. Keep an eye out during the season for events, offers, content and competitions that put you closer to the action. Support the memory of Geoff Hill and the pioneering work of Cure Leukaemia here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cheersguv Get more from the FYP Podcast at patreon.com/fyppodcast Twitter: @fypfanzine Facebook: FYPFanzine Instagram: @fypfanzine contact@fypfanzine.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geoff Hill is back for an update on Baja Bound Insurance, spoiler alert --Baja Bound can now insure your home in Mexico! We talk Baja travel, trip preparation, where he's just been and where he's headed next. Geoff's not your average Insurance agent. Since his first surf trip in 1990, he hasn't been able to escape Baja's pull. After surfing his way to a degree at UCSD, he joined Baja Bound Insurance in 2003. He is the VP of Business Development, the face of the franchise --and as I say Geoff "lives the brand." When our Lucha Libre Racing Team took on the grueling La Carrera Panamericana in 2006 -we were honored to be the first racing team sponsored by Baja Bound Insurance. We are thrilled to have their continued support for Slow Baja sixteen years later! In this conversation, Geoff announces the new Baja Bound Home Insurance program. We dive into the phenomenal success of the Baja Bound Lifestyle and Travel Expo. The growth of Escapar ala Baja, and the van life explosion. The pros and cons of working remote with Starlink. The bounty of the Valle de Guadalupe, and driving in the NORRA Slow Baja Safari. Get a quote and buy your Baja Bound Insurance here Visit the Baja Bound Insurance Travel Guide here Follow Baja Bound Insurance on Instagram Follow on Baja Bound Insurance on Facebook

Often requested, we finally got round to recording this episode thanks to Geoff Hill who won this months member raffle.#C.ThomasHowell #rutgerhauer #thehitcherThanks to all our Patrons and YouTube Members for supporting the channel, if you would like early access to TSL Content, find out more at the links below.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLfaW3fd5Oo-nFvKsL_1CfQ/joinhttps://www.patreon.com/tslmoviepodcastPO Box 156, Stockholm, NJ 07460 USAMany thanks to "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" for providing the superb synth background music.Many thanks to Jason Draughon for the amazing channel artwork. You can check him out here at https://www.instagram.com/jase_drawn/Please feel free to like and subscribe. You can also join our facebook page where you can learn when our shows are about to drop. https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSlaughteredLambMoviePodcasthttps://www.facebook.com/groups/803029887178672https://www.instagram.com/the_slaughtered_lamb_podcast/https://twitter.com/SlaughteredTheAll clips and images used in this video were used ONLY as a means to review and criticise and should be considered as FAIR USE, under the Copyright act.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

We introduce Geoff Hill, the newly hired executive director of the Tucson Conquistadores and tournament director of the Cologuard Classic. Also checking in is Francisco Gamez of the Mexican Baseball Fiesta which begins today at Kino Memorial Stadium.

Welcome to Episode #027 of Mission Of Spe Podcast. In this episode. Mark will be interviewing Shea Whelan & Geoffrey Hill. Shea Whelan is a NASM certified personal trainer who also played for USF, a division 1 team, and for a summer season with the San Jose Earthquakes PDL reserve team. Geoffrey Hill is a board-certified ophthalmologist and Cornea Specialist and is trained by Shea In today's episode, you will hear about such topics as: -How they met and why and the "Coach / Client" relationship -Training tactics during Covid lock down -Each of their "Hidden Talents" -Mental toughness AKA Jedi Mind Trick to training Reach out to Shea Whelan: https://fitbyshea.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/sheawhelan Reach out to Geoffrey Hill: Instagram: www.instagram.com/geoffreymaurice/

The Baja Guy/Photojournalists Gary Graham was with us to share tips and places to go and things to see while traveling by vehicle the Baja peninsula. Greg Arizpe from Lands End Charters informed us what happens when we give him a call for charter boat fishing or excursions. Geoff Hill from Bajabound.com invited all our listeners to attend the Baja Lifestyle and Travel expo this March 19 at Humphreys by the Bay.

REX goes after rebate bans, Redfin removes crime data, and Biden sets his sights on all-cash home purchases. “The working man's realtor” Geoff Hill of KW Greater Seattle joins us, discussing lead generation, CRM strategies, and online reviews. His advice? Don't pump the brakes - forge ahead!

We did a wellness check up with Jerry Morales from Jigs Only. Geoff Hill from Baja Bound Ins told us about a new program they have just released, the Baja Saver Rates. Captain Chuck Taft is getting ready for the 2021 season with new equipment on his entire Sea Adventure Sportfishing fleet.

The Road to Gobblers Knob, In Clancy’s Boots and Way to Go are just a few of the 18 books written by author and journalist, Geoff Hill. Inspired by his own travels, Geoff is a successful travel writer, most of which is by motorcycle. He’s been shortlisted or won the UK travel Writer of the year nine times and has been hailed in reviews of his best selling books as one of the most talented and funniest travel writers in the industry. We caught up with Geoff Hill at his home in Belfast for a conversation about travel, people and of course, writing. More motorcycle travel episodes available on Adventure Rider Radio at adventureriderradio.com.  Want to help out? Rate and review us on iTunes or on your favourite podcast app, tell your family, friends, riding buddies or club about ARR. Check out our other show ARR RAW, round table talks about motorcycles and travel. Subscribe to both shows to listen to inspiring and interesting guests, learn from professional riding instructors and industry experts about all things motorcycle. Get an ARR sticker(postage included) with a $10 donation. Link on our website. Have a comment? Go to the episode show notes on our website and have your say at the bottom of the page. Adventure Rider Radio is now the most listened to motorcycle podcast in the world, and we thank you for your support!

In the inaugural episode of AEA Amplified, a podcast for aviation's technology experts, host Geoff Hill speaks with AEA President & CEO Mike Adamson to discuss the AEA's path forward for the return of in-person association and industry events. Tune in for an informative status update on the association, the training classes taking place at AEA headquarters, as well as the plan for the upcoming AEA Connect Conferences slated for Naples (September 23-24) and Kansas City (October 19-20).

Geoff Hill is not your average Insurance agent. Since his first surf trip in 1990, he hasn't been able to escape Baja's pull. After surfing his way to a degree at UCSD, he joined Baja Bound Insurance in 2003. As VP of Business Development, Hill spends his time sponsoring events that bring people to Baja. When our Lucha Libre Racing Team took on the grueling La Carrera Panamericana in 2006 -we reached out to Hill and were honored to be the first racing team sponsored by Baja Bound Insurance. Nearly fifteen years later, we are thrilled to have his continued support. In this conversation, Hill gets personal about his travels, volunteer and fundraising work, and the people that keep him coming back. If you are planning a trip south-of-the-border, make Baja Bound Insurance your first stop. Visit the Baja Bound Insurance website here Follow on Instagram Follow on Facebook

Geoffrey Hill is an AppSec DevSecOps leader and Architect. Geoff joins us to discuss his experiences rolling out DevSecOps in both Agile and non-Agile practicing shops. We hope you enjoy this conversation with...Geoff Hill. The post Geoff Hill — AppSec, DevSecOps, and Diplomacy appeared first on Security Journey Podcasts.

Tom Gatch guided us through San Quintin. We visited Hotel Jardines the garden spot of San Quintin. Capt. Kelly Catian from K & M Sportsfishing talk up his charter Company. We heard from some of Capt. Catian’s guests about their fishing experience. Geoff Hill from BajaBound.com filled us in on all the information we need to know about Mexican auto insurance.

Welcome to the History of Computing Podcast, where we explore the history of information technology. Because understanding the past prepares us to innovate of the future! Todays episode is is on the microphone. Now you might say “wait, that's not a computer-thing. But given that every computer made in the past decade has one, including your phone, I would beg to differ. Also, every time I record one of these episodes, I seem to get a little better with wielding the instruments, which has led me to spend way more time than is probably appropriate learning about them. So what exactly is a microphone? Well, it's a simple device that converts mechanical waves of energy into electrical waves of energy. Microphones have a diaphragm, much as we humans do and that diaphragm mirrors the sound waves it picks up. So where did these microphones come from? Well, Robert Hooke got the credit for hooking a string to a cup in 1665 and suddenly humans could push sound over distances. Then in 1827 Charles Wheatstone, who invented the telegraph put the word microphone into our vernacular. 1861 rolls around and Johan Philipp Reis build the Reis telephone, which electrified the microphone using a metallic strip that was attached to a vibrating membrane. When a little current was passed through it, it reproduced sound far away. Think of this as more of using electricity to amplify the effects of the string on the cup. But critically, sound had been turned into signal. In 1876, Emile Berliner built a modern microphone while working on the gramophone. He was working with Thomas Edison at the time and would go on to sell the patent for the Microphone to The Bell Telephone Company. Now, Alexander Graham Bell had designed a telephone transmitter in 1876 but ended up in a patent dispute with David Edward Hughes. And as he did with many a great idea, Thomas Edison made the first practical microphone in 1886. This was a carbon microphone that would go on to be used for almost a hundred years. It could produce sound but it kinda' sucked for music. It was used in the first radio broadcast in New York in 1910. The name comes from the cranes of carbon that are packed between two metal plates. Edison would end up introducing the diaphragm and the carbon button microphone would become the standard. That microphone though, often still had a built0-in amp, strengthening the voltage that was the signal sound had been converted to. 1915 rolls around and we get the vacuum tube amplifier. And in 1916, E.C. Wente of Bell Laboratories designed the condenser microphone. This still used two plates, but each had an electrical charge and when the sound vibrations moved the plates, the signal was electronically amplified. Georg Neumann then had the idea to use gold plated PVC and design the mic such that as sound reached the back of the microphone it would be cancelled, resulting in a cardioid pattern, making it the first cardioid microphone and an ancestor to the microphone I'm using right now. In the meantime, other advancements were coming. Electromagnets made it possible to add moving coils and ribbons and Wente and A.C. Thuras would then invent the dynamic, or moving-coil microphone in 1931. This was much more of an omnidirectional pattern and It wasn't until 1959 that the Unidyne III became the first mic to pull in sound from the top of the mic, which would change the shape and look of the microphone forever. Then in 1964 Bell Labs brought us the electrostatic transducer mic and the microphone exploded with over a billion of these built every year. Then Sennheiser gave us clip-on microphones in the 80s, calling their system the Mikroport and releasing it through Telefunken. No, Bootsie Collins was not a member of Telefunken. He'd been touring with James Brown for awhile ad by then was with the Parliament Funkadelic. Funk made a lot of use of all these innovations in sound though. So I see why you might be confused. Other than the fact that all of this was leading us up to a point of being able to use microphones in computers, where's the connection? Well, remember Bell Labs? In 1962 they invented the electret microphone. Here the electrically biased diaphragms have a capacitor that changes with the vibrations of sound waves. Robert Noyce had given us the integrated circuit in 1959 and of microphones couldn't escape the upcoming Moore's law, as every electronics industry started looking for applications. Honeywell came along with silicon pressure sensors, and by 65 Harvey Nathanson gave us a resonant-gated transistors. That would be put on a Monolithic chip by 66 and through the 70s micro sensors were developed to isolate every imaginable environmental parameter, including sound. At this point, computers were still big hulking things. But computers and sound had been working their way into the world for a couple of decades. The technologies would evolve into one another at some point obviously. In 1951, Geoff Hill pushed pules to a speaker using the Australian CSIRAC and Max Mathews at Bell Labs had been doing sound generation on an IBM 704 using the MUSIC program, which went a step further and actually created digital audio using PCM, or Pulse-Code Modulation. The concept of sending multiplexed signals over a wire had started with the telegraph back in the 1870s but the facsimile, or fax machine, used it as far back as 1920. But the science and the math wasn't explaining it all to allow for the computer to handle the rules required. It was Bernard Oliver and Claude Shannon that really put PCM on the map. We've mentioned Claude Shannon on the podcast before. He met Alan Turing in 43 and went on to write crazy papers like A Mathematical Theory of Cryptography, Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems, and A Mathematical Theory of Communications. And he helped birth the field of information theory. When the math nerds showed up, microphones got way cooler. By the way, he liked to juggle on a unicycle. I would too if I could. They documented that you could convert audio to digital by sampling audio and modulation would be mapping the audio on a sine wave at regular intervals. This analog-to-digital converter could then be printed on a chip that would output encoded digital data that would live on storage. Demodulate that with a digital to analog converter, apply an amplification, and you have the paradigm for computer sound. There's way more, like anti-aliasing and reconstruction filters, but someone will always think you're over-simplifying. So the evolutions came, giving us multi-track stereo casettes, the fax machines and eventually getting to the point that this recording will get exported into a 16-bit PCM wave file. PCM would end up evolving to LPCM, or Linear pulse-control modulation and be used in CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray's. Oh and lossleslly compressed to mp3, mpeg4, etc. By the 50s, MIT hackers would start producing sound and even use the computer to emit the same sounds Captain Crunch discovered the tone for, so they could make free phone calls. They used a lot of paper tape then, but with magnetic tape and then hard drives, computers would become more and more active in audio. By 61 John Kelly Jr and Carol Lockbaum made an IBM 7094 mainframe sing Daisy Bell. Arthur C. Clarke happened to see it and that made it into 2001: A Space Odyssey. Remember hearing it sing that when it was getting taken apart? But the digital era of sound recording is marked as starting with the explosion of Sony in the 1970s. Moore's Law, they got smaller, faster, and cheaper and by the 2000s microelectromechanical microphones web mainstream, which are what are built into laptops, cell phones, and headsets. You see, by then it was all on a single chip. Or even shared a chip. These are still mostly omnidirectional. But in modern headphones, like Apple AirPods then you're using dual beam forming microphones. Beamforming uses multiple sensor arrays to extract sounds based on a whole lot of math; the confluence of machine learning and the microphone. You see, humans have known to do many of these things for centuries. We hooked a cup to a wire and sound came out the other side. We electrified it. We then started going from engineering to pure science. We then analyzed it with all the math so we better understood the rules. And that last step is when it's time to start writing software. Or sometimes it's controlling things with software that gives us the necessary understanding to make the next innovative leap. The invention of the microphone doesn't really belong to one person. Hook, Wheatstone, Reis, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Wente, Thuras, Shannon, Hill, Matthews, and many, many more had a hand in putting that crappy mic in your laptop, the really good mic in your cell phone, and the stupidly good mic in your headphones. Some are even starting to move over to Piezoelectric. But I think I'll save that for another episode. The microphone is a great example of that slow, methodical rise, and iterative innovation that makes technologies truly lasting. It's not always shockingly abrupt or disruptive. But those innovations are permanently world-changing. Just think, because of the microphone and computer getting together for a blind date in the 40s you can now record your hit album in Garage Band. For free. Or you call your parents any time you want. Now pretty much for free. So thank you for sticking with me through all of this. It's been a blast. You should probably call your parents now. I'm sure they'd love to hear from you. But before you do, thank you for tuning in to yet another episode of the History of Computing Podcast. We're so lucky to have you. Have a great day!

What makes a road legendary? From Route 66 to the Pan-American Highway, Geoff Hill is an award winning travel writer and long distance motorcyclist who’s ridden his share of the roads the rest of us dream about. In tales that are by turns romantic and hilarious, Hill’s self-described “boy on a bike” makes these dream roads seem suddenly more accessible, and their call all the more insistent. In this delightful conversation, Geoff reveals that it’s their very ability to make excited kids of us all that gives these places their magic, and leaves us with a message: just go.

On this food-centric episode of Talking Story, Cantore talks to San Diego food writer and Food Network personality Troy Johnson about Baja cuisine.  From coastal dining to wine country, joining the conversation is Baja Bound's Geoff Hill with tips for traveling south of the border.  Before sitting down with the boys, Cantore talks to Rachel King, an acclaimed pastry chef who transitioned from top restaurants to the world of edibles at Kaneh Co.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pat McDonell writer and director of the upcoming Cabo Tuna Jackpot by Western Outdoor News. Geoff Hill from Baja Bound insurance. Rick Marin tackle manager at H&M Landing with a current Offshore update.

This week brought a new development in the ongoing scandal over Roger Scruton’s firing from a government commission, after the Spectator obtained the tapes of the interview that got him fired. We talk about what’s on the tapes, and what the affair reveals about the state of public debate (00:37). Plus, we talk about a worrying loophole in our immigration system (17:51), and ask: can men ever be considered feminists? (26:42) With Douglas Murray, Adrian Wooldridge, Geoff Hill, Joanna Bell, Julie Bindel, and Ella Whelan Presented by Lara Prendergast. Produced by Siva Thangarajah and Gabriel Radonich.

This week brought a new development in the ongoing scandal over Roger Scruton's firing from a government commission, after the Spectator obtained the tapes of the interview that got him fired. We talk about what's on the tapes, and what the affair reveals about the state of public debate (00:37). Plus, we talk about a worrying loophole in our immigration system (17:51), and ask: can men ever be considered feminists? (26:42) With Douglas Murray, Adrian Wooldridge, Geoff Hill, Joanna Bell, Julie Bindel, and Ella Whelan Presented by Lara Prendergast. Produced by Siva Thangarajah and Gabriel Radonich.

On this episode, Chris and Robert are joined by Geoff Hill to talk about Rapid Threat Model Prototyping Process. You can find Geoff on Twitter @Tutamantic_Sec The post Rapid Threat Model Prototyping Process (S04E26) appeared first on Security Journey Podcasts.

Geoff Hill goes deep on how to have fun in Baja and squashes all the rumors about travel in Mexico. He gives insight on how safe it is to travel in Baja and how to avoid trouble just like anywhere else in the world. Plus Geoff is an incredible resource for Mexican Insurance, suggested things to do, and places to see while in Baja.

In 2009, Canadian researcher Geoff Hill asked park managers across North America what problems they needed solved. Every single one of them said human waste. Since then, Hill has been on a quest to figure out what to do about the fact that U.S. national parks get more than 300 million visitors each year, and at some point most of them have to take a dump. So far, every solution has failed. And so with every trip to the outhouse, we’re contaminating groundwater, spreading disease, and costing parks a fortune. Recently, however, Geoff found an elegant remedy. Correction: In this episode, we mistakenly say that Geoff Hill licensed a toilet from Ecosphere. The company’s name is Ecodomeo.

Southern Company brings us our Business of Sports segment. Today we are joined by Geoff HillGeoff, Manager of Operations at the Tour Championship.

This show is all about catching giant bass. And our guest know how to get it done. Shane Burns just come off 2 wins with bags over 40 lbs. That's a five fish limit. Then after that Johnny Martin and Geoff Hill won the last Anglers Choice Tournament. With a  23.5 lbs bag. Then after that Eric Catlett will be on to talk about how he catches spring time giants. He won a tournament a week ago with a 24 lbs bag. So we got a great line up with some heavy hitters. Get your pen and paper ready to take notes. This is going to be a great show. 

In this edition host David Gordon chats to Singer/songwriter Dougie McClean about the Perthshire Amber Festival. He also talks to writer Geoff Hill about his travel books and meets celebrity chefs Paul Rankin and Nick Nairn. You can find the show page at facebook.com/travelbitesradio and on Twitter at @trvlbitesradio  

In this edition host David Gordon chats to Singer/songwriter Dougie McClean about the Perthshire Amber Festival.  He also talks to writer Geoff Hill about his books and meets celebrity chefs Paul Rankin and Nick Nairn. You can find the show page at facebook.com/travelbitesradio and on Twitter at @trvlbitesradio  

Sandi Toksvig finds out about Georgia on the Black Sea with novelist Meg Clothier, hears about a motorbike trip around Australia's Highway 1 with biker and travel writer Geoff Hill and examines St Pancras Station in London and the newly refurbished St Pancras Hotel with architectural expert Simon Bradley. Producer: Chris Wilson.

We are meeting with Geoff Hill, vice president at Roark Capital Group. Roark Capital Group is an Atlanta-based private equity firm that specializes in business and consumer service companies with attractive growth prospects and revenues ranging from $20 million to $1 billion. Roark has acquired 15 franchise/multi-unit brands that collectively have more than 14,000 points of distribution, 2,600 franchisees, and $3.7 billion in system-wide revenues across 50 states and 33 countries. Its franchise portfolio includes such well known brands as Carvel, Cinnabon, Schlotzsky's, Moe's Southwest Grill, Seattle's Best Coffee International, McAlister's Deli, Money Mailer, Fast Signs, Batteries Plus and Primrose Schools. The firm has more than $1.5 billion of equity capital under management.