Forum Radio: David Kirshenbaum

Send us Fan MailJessica Fellowes talks to David Kirshenbaum (Chicago), founder of MeadeCo, a Chicago-based merchant bank that works with companies on capital needs, business sales, restructuring and strategic connections. Given his extensive professional experience, we discussed the evolution of his career, what he's focused on now and how he believes larger economic and geopolitical trends are shaping the landscape. As well as the difficulty of describing what it is he does: "My family has a great deal of trouble understanding what I do, so it's down to 'Dad does deals.' I get approached a lot with, David, can you or do you know someone who can help me do fill in the blank? I've been able to do some very, very unusual deals in very short order because I generally always know a person to call."This episode was edited by Vanessa Heaney. Music by Alex Vickers