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
Episodes
149 episodes
Hire the Best Executives with this Playbook with Jordan Burton
Welcome to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection, hosted by Alex Rawlings. In today's episode, Jordan Burton shares his expertise on hiring, training, and evaluating executives. They discuss common mistakes private equity firms make when...
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Using AI and Technology to Drive Value Creation in Private Equity with Ron Ramanujam
Welcome back to the Raw Selection Private Equity Podcast. Today’s guest is Ron Ramanujan, Technology Transformation Operating Partner, discussing value creation, tech transformation, AI, and cybersecurity within Private Equity. B...
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Shifting from Founder-Led to Data-Driven Decision Making in Private Equity with Jeff Wigle
Welcome to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection. Today’s guest is Jeff Wigle, Managing Director at Banyan Capital Partners, a lower-to-middle market private equity firm based in Canada. Jeff shares insights on transitioning portfolio co...
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Driving SME Growth to Double-Digit Exit Multiples with Sanjay Chandra
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection. Our host, Alex Rawlings is joined by Sanjay Chandra, Managing Partner of Trinity Investors, a Private Equity firm based in Texas. Sanjay brings decades of experience as an operator, ...
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What is Liquid Private Equity with Randy Cohen and Jean-Louis Lelogeais
Welcome to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection. Host Alex Rawlings interviews Randy Cohen, a lecturer at Harvard Business School, and Jean-Louis Lelogeais, co-founders of PEO Partners. Together, they dive into liquid private equity, it...
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Driving Cultural Change in Portfolio Companies with Jon Sonnenschein
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection! Today’s guest is Jon Sonnenschein, Private Equity Operating Partner and former SaaS and software CEO. Jon shares insights on driving cultural change in portfolio companies, blending ...
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Strategic Insights on Exit Planning with Christen Paras
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection! Today, we’re joined by Christen Paras, Partner of the Transaction Team at MiddleGround Capital, to explore innovative exit strategies and how MiddleGround is redefining Private Equit...
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The Power of Simplicity Done Right With Brad Armstrong
Welcome back to the Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection! Joining me today is Brad Armstrong, Partner at Lovell Minnick, a Private Equity firm celebrating its 25th anniversary. Brad shares insights into value creation, forecasting for 2025, ...
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Winning LP Trust and Raising Capital Strategies for Private Equity Firms with Seth Auld
Welcome to The Private Equity Podcast, hosted by Alex Rawlings. Today’s guest is Seth Auld, VP of Portfolio Management and Deal Origination at Kompass Kapital. Seth shares his insights on building LP relationships, raising capital effectively, ...
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Building Stronger Investor-Operator Relationships Insights from GE with Richard Neff
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection, hosted by Alex Rawlings. Today’s guest is Richard Neff, a proven operator and operating partner with decades of experience in private equity and a 25-year career at GE Capital and GE ...
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How to Increase Your Deal Origination with Jon Van Tuin
Welcome to The Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection, hosted by Alex Rawlings. Today’s guest is Jon Van Tuin, Managing Director at P4G Capital. With decades of experience in Private Equity, Jon shares his insights on deal origination, buildin...
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Driving EBITDA Growth Through Data Metrics with Joe Gerber
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection hosted by Alex Rawlings! Today’s guest is Joe Gerber, a proven Operating Partner and transformation expert. In this episode, we explore Driving EBITDA Growth Through Data Metrics. Joe ...
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How Private Equity Firms Can Stand Out from the Competition with Sam Bendix
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection, In this episode, host Alex Rawlings sits down with Sam Bendix, Partner of Investor Relations at Chicago Pacific Founders. In this episode, we dive deep into what it takes for Private ...
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From Vision to Reality: Scaling for a Billion-Dollar Exit with Adam Coffey
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection! In this episode, Alex Rawlings welcomes back Adam Coffey, CEO and author of the Private Equity Playbook. Adam shares his strategies for scaling businesses, reducing employee tu...
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The Most Unique Deal Origination Strategy with Matt Bodnar
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection, In this episode, host Alex Rawlings sits down with Matt Bodnar, founder and managing partner of Eidolon Capital. They discuss Eidolon’s unique deal origination strategies, including i...
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Optimising Technology Deployment in PE-Backed Companies with Robb Powell
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection! In this episode, Alex is joined by Robb Powell, an experienced Operating Partner and former CEO who has successfully built and sold two businesses. Robb discusses the deployment of t...
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From Private Equity Investing to Breaking World Records with Andrew Towne
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection! In this episode, Alex is joined by Andrew Towne, a partner at Olympus Pines and a five-time world record holder. Andrew shares his journey from private equity to breaking world recor...
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Implementing Artificial Intelligence in Your Private Equity-Backed Company with Beth Pollack
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection! In this episode, Alex is joined by Beth Pollack, an applied AI and data strategy operating partner with over two decades of experience in building decision systems. Beth works closely...
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Why Private Equity is Flooding the Residential Services Sector with Paul Adams
In this episode of the Private Equity Podcast, host Alex Rawlings is joined by Paul Adams, an experienced CEO in the home and residential services sector. Paul shares his extensive experience in leading private equity-backed companies through m...
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Explosive Growth of the Secondaries Market with Richard Brekka
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection! In this episode, Alex Rawlings is joined by Richard Brekka, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Second Alpha. Richard dives deep into the explosive growth of the secondaries market, e...
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23:41
2 PE-backed Exits in the Industrial Services Space with CEO Chad Kalland
In this episode of the Private Equity Podcast, host Alex Rawlings sits down with Chad Kalland, an experienced CEO in the industrial services sector with multiple private equity-backed exits under his belt. Chad shares his insights on navigating...
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The Role of the Private Equity Operating Partner with Marc Jourlait
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection! In this episode, our host, Alex Rawlings is joined by Marc Jourlait, a seasoned Private Equity Operating Partner with extensive experience as a former CEO, leading multiple successfu...
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The Current State of Private Equity and the Outlook for the Rest of 2024 with Drew Schardt
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection! Alex is joined by Drew Schardt, Vice Chairman and Global Head of Investment Strategy at Hamilton Lane. Drew brings over 17 years of experience at the firm, sharing valuable insights i...
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3 Successful PE-Backed Exits & the Impact of AI Adoption with Kevin McShane
Welcome to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection! Today, we're joined by Kevin McShane, a seasoned Chief Revenue Officer turned Operating Partner, with a wealth of experience from multiple private equity-backed exits. In this episode, Ke...
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How Private Equity Investors and Operators Can Produce Better Results with Geoff Lurie
Welcome back to The Private Equity Podcast, by Raw Selection! In this episode, Alex Rawlings, speaks with Geoff Lurie, Managing Partner at Traub Capital Partners. Geoff brings decades of experience as an operator-turned-private equity inv...
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