The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection
Hosted by Alex Rawlings, Managing Partner of Raw Selection, a specialist executive search firm. Join us as we interview the leading experts in Private Equity, unlocking their secrets of success to share with you.
Discover how some of the top Private Equity professionals got into Private Equity, how they rose to success and learn about some of the mistakes they made along the way.
Alex has strong connections to the Private Equity industry through his executive search firm, Raw Selection, which specialises in working with Private Equity firms and their portfolio companies across Europe and North America. Alex is straight talking and to the point and aims to unlock real gold you can build into your firm or portfolio companies. Find out more at www.raw-selection.com
The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection
Bruce Sinclair on Digital Transformation and its Impact
Today’s Guest
Today we welcome Bruce Sinclair, founder and principal consultant of Digital Operating Partners. Drawing from his experiences as a CEO and as a consultant, he authored two books on how businesses can leverage technology to create more value.
What You’ll Learn
Definition of digital transformation and how it creates value
How to get started on digital transformation
The role of digital transformation in private equity
Example applications of high-level technology to create smart products and services
Onboarding the right expert or team to create structural change
Breakdown
[00:49] Getting to know Bruce Sinclair
[02:40] Why Bruce got into writing
[05:46] Digital transformation and its impact
[13:58] Biggest mistake by private equity firms in digital transformation
[17:40] Founding a company during COVID-19
[21:54] The Role of Digital Operating Partners
[25:54] How digital transformation creates value
[32:50] Examples of digital transformation
[38:36] How to begin digital transformation in portfolio of companies
[45:19] Notable attributes of top-performing individual
[47:08] Qualities to look for in a digital transformation expert or team
[52:02] Bruce’s learning resources
Resources
The Private Equity Digital Operating Partner
Digital Operating Partners Website
The Private Equity Digital Transformation Show
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