Independent Sponsor, Should They Chair the Board?
Should the Independent Sponsor always be the Chair of the Board? Yes, it sounds nice, you control the narrative, and
People
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CEO threatened to blow up deal
$112m exit, hugely successful deal: I was just chatting with one of the board members. As the big sale got
EQ is the most important trait
Soft skills are the most important for an independent sponsor, according to Kevin Wong at Lang Partners, a Dallas-based Family
Make 25 intros each week
World-class networker shared that one of his KPIs was to make 25 introductions each week. “If you provide valuable intros,
How to hire A+ players
How do you hire true A+ players, and not settle for “good enough”? When hiring, it’s common to fall
Org Chart w/ Rock Stars
Organization chart coloring. In board meetings I like to present a current view of the organization, and I use four
8 Graduates from Tech Track
8 apprentices successfully graduated from the Tech Track program at Service Star Brands this week. We celebrated with a company-wide
UpSmith Podcast (May 2023)
Wyatt Smith is an authority on workforce productivity. We need people of his extraordinary caliber to solve one of America’
HR in 4 parts
HR consists of 4 parts: Administration, Recruiting, Training, Retention. From left to right, tactical/reactive to strategic/proactive. Sadly, most
Apprentices at Service Star
Just wrapped up an inspiring session with our new apprentices at Service Star Brands! I met 10 incredible gentlemen selected
Training = Vertical integration
Training is actually vertical integration. One often hears about how companies use M&A to vertically integrate as a
People vs. Profitability
It took me a while to understand the link between people and profitability. I routinely ask our management team how
