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Next Time Around - Lessons Learned from Beyond B-School
by Bressel-Wilder - Fletcher - Klenke
Thirty years ago Joanna Bressel-Wilder, Doug Fletcher and Tom Klenke met at the University of Virginia’s Darden Business School. One of two b-schools that use the case method for 100% of the courses, Darden produces generation after generation of business leaders. Now after years of experiences, they are visiting with former classmates to ask - “If you could have a beer with your younger self right after graduating with your MBA, what were the key decision points in your career path? what advice would you provide? And what are the stories behind the lessons?”
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Taking charge of your happiness and importance of selling - Marc Bivona
Marc learned the importance of sales by paying for his degree in accounting and computer science by selling t-shirts on the beach. Marc encourages us to reflect on your mistakes and learn from them, but focus on tomorrow. Marc encourages us all to understand that the only person you need to…
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Collaborative M&A Transactions by Building Trust with Key Stakeholders - Charles Shook
In 2003, Charles set out on his own to found Trestle Capital Partners to provide strategic financial advice and direct investments in middle market companies across a variety of industries. His discusses the personal challenges that many business owners have in selling their companies that they...
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Executive Growth by Focusing on Others and Listening Deeply - Abigail Warnecke Gorman
Abigail has held senior executive roles at the American Dental Education Association, and most recently at the American Institute of Architects. Abigail spoke candidly about her decision to leave the for profit world in search of a better work life balance, sharing with us an important lesson as…
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Non-Profit Leadership, Taking Risks and Playing To Your Strengths - Kathryn Thompson
Kathryn Thompson’s varied experiences in Corporate America prepared her for success in her current role as Chief Operating Officer for the national non-profit Girls on the Run. Along the way she learned that life is a marathon not a sprint, rely on your strengths, but take more risks than maybe…
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Financial Sales and Building Client Relationships - Carl Peoples
Goldman Sach's Private Wealth Managing Director Carl Peoples discusses his career path in financial sales, transitioning to building a book of business in Private Wealth Servoces, and selling discipline. In his journey he's learned that taking a moment to breathe, "everyone here is smart, but so…
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Seek, Build, Exit while Sweating the Details - David Richardson
CEO, Operator, Entrepreneur, and Board Member for early stage private equity and VC investor backed growth companies, David Richardson discusses the search process, building and exiting software businesses.
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Living and Working in Rock and Roll - Dana Sims
Dana Sims owns and manages Seattle’s oldest live venue, El Corazon, one of Pollstar’s top 100 clubs worldwide. Dana has used every opportunity to his advantage. For example while interning at Microsoft, he moonlit at Sub Pop, Nirvana’s label, turning that into a full time position upon graduating...
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Mid-Small Market M&A, Entrepreneurialism and Knowing Thyself - Graham Anthony
After graduating from UVA with an English degree, Graham Anthony started business in men's apparel and journalism. After B-school he entered financial services on Wall Street M&A and has built a successful M&A practice helping medium and small businesses and buyers. Graham has also been CFO for a...
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Fortune 500 Transformations enabled by Human Resources Expertise - Martha White
Martha White spent her career in human resources for Fortune 500 companies such as Allied Signal, Honeywell, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline and Bridgestone. After moving to Italy in 1999, she has spent the last 20 years living and working in the EU. HR is too often an after thought to business leaders...
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Breaking into Private Equity and Succeeding - Mark Riser
After twenty years in private equity investing, Mark Riser still knows hustle beats smarts. Join us in exploring his journey from driving nuclear subs to breaking into private equity. Mark shares his key take aways for determining investments and discusses decisions he's made to manage work-life...
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Small Business Sales Turn Around- Mike Burke
In 2005, Mike Burke left corporate America, purchased two Allstate insurance agencies and struck out on his own. By 2016 his agencies were underperforming; a bankruptcy loomed. In an inspirational story of personal and business transformation, Mike walks us through how he turned his business into...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Thirty years ago Joanna Bressel-Wilder, Doug Fletcher and Tom Klenke met at the University of Virginia’s Darden Business School. One of two b-schools that use the case method for 100% of the courses, Darden produces generation after generation of business leaders. Now after years of experiences, they are visiting with former classmates to ask - “If you could have a beer with your younger self right after graduating with your MBA, what were the key decision points in your career path? what advice would you provide? And what are the stories behind the lessons?”
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Bressel-Wilder - Fletcher - Klenke
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