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Middle Market Growth Conversations — 192 episodes
Growing Into the Middle Market: How Small Businesses Size Up
Resilience and Discipline in the Lower Middle Market
The Subordinated Debt Strategy for Growth
The Apprenticeship Returns to Fill the AI Talent Gap
Midmarket Borrowers Play Offense with Private Capital
How Human Capital Drives Operational Agility
PE's Evolving Playbook: How Competition Changed Buyer Behavior
Beyond Layoffs: Where AI Transitions Can Leak Value
Lending to Consumer-Focused Businesses Amidst Inflationary Pressures
The Next Generation of Law Firm Deals
The Four Types of Middle-Market Decision Makers
Redefining the Middle Market for a New Age of M&A
The Anatomy of a DealMAX Deal: Inside DealMAX with Datasite and Blueflame AI
Browsing Retail M&A with PwC’s Mike Ross
Through the Lender’s Lens: Inside DealMAX with Christine Nowaczyk and Jalal Taby
The Micro Clues That Could Win the Deal
Behind the Curtain: Inside DealMAX with Kate Weaver
Flipping the Script: Inside DealMAX with GF Data's Ruben Burke and Ryan McCann
Expect the Unexpected: A 2026 Lending Outlook with WhiteHorse Capital
AI and the Talent Pyramid Problem
Private Equity Meets the 401(k)
The 2026 Economic Outlook with Michael Feuz
Breaking Loose: Inside DealMAX with Doug Brookman and Mike Alberts
Optimism and Comfy Shoes: Inside DealMAX with Brent Baxter and Suzie Doran
The Year Ahead: Dealmakers on Fundraising, Exits, and More
Why Manufacturing Execs Are Bullish on 2026
Getting Investors Primed and Ready for Beauty Sector M&A
Can PE Score in the Youth Sports Sector?
What New Research Says About PE’s Impact on Midmarket Businesses
The Rise of ESOPs: What the Midmarket Needs to Know
A Look at the Soaring Aerospace and Defense Sector
The Rise of Continuation Vehicles and Other Trends in the Lower Midmarket
Traveling the Transportation and Logistics Sector
Inside the OBBBA's Tax Provisions
Unlocking AI’s Potential for Portco Value Creation
Unpacking the Big Beautiful Bill for the Middle Market
Inside Enforcement in the Trump 2.0 SEC
Taking the Temperature of Healthcare Lending
The Economic Impact of Trump’s Policies
AI and Energy Storage: A Fresh Approach
Inside DealMAX: Connecting in Cabanas with Tony Hill and Chris Hebble
Finding Stability in an Uncertain Economic Environment
A 2025 Lending Outlook with WhiteHorse Capital
Private Equity Eyes Law Firms
Inside DealMAX: Talking Investment Banking Trends with Ashton Gillespie
Inside DealMAX: Serendipitous Networking with Karin Kovacic and Jose Gabaldon
Keeping Capital Deployment Consistent in Challenging Markets
Inside DealMAX: Creating Connections with Brent Baxter and Aaron Polack
Five Signs Your Portco Isn’t Ready for an Exit
How Can a CFO Add Value in a PE-Backed Exit Process?
What’s Drawing Private Credit to the TMT Sector
A CFO’s Perspective on Exit Readiness
How Forvis Mazars Built a Global Network
Talking Nuclear Infrastructure Investment with Nano Nuclear
Stout’s Rudi Moreno on Value Creation During Long Hold Periods
Navigating The Competitive Private Credit Market
Insights on the Mid-Market Lending Outlook with TPG Twin Brook’s Pete Notter
The Cybersecurity Risk of Renewables
Discussing the Demand for Sustainable Fashion with Wearwell's Erin Houston
Consulting the Crystal Ball with WhiteHorse Capital
Delivering Dividends: Investing in Accounting Firms
Discussing the Aerospace And Defense Sector with Michael Richter
Managing Wildfire Risk with AI
GF Data Report: Q3 Shows Valuations Rebounding
Cell Therapy: A New M&A Frontier
Mid-Market Lending Update with Twin Brook’s Betsy Booth
GF Data Report: Q2 Brings Record Low Deal Volume
A Conversation With Revive's Michael Alladawi
GF Data Report: The Cost of Capital Hits Hard in Q1
Taking the Pulse of Healthcare M&A with Twin Brook's Tim Wentink
The Changing Face of Media Liability Risk
Gaining Control of Health Plan Expenses
Protecting Your Business with Contractual Risk Transfer
Navigating Employment Practices Pitfalls in the MeToo Era
The State of the Mid-Market with Twin Brook's Chris Martin
What Dealmakers Should Know About Tech M&A in 2022
Steadfast in a Fast-Paced Environment
Operational Excellence Series Pt. 4 - A Proactive Approach To Human Capital
Operational Excellence Series Pt. 3 - Adapting Your Finance Function
Operational Excellence Series Pt. 2: The Evolution of IT
Operational Excellence Series Pt. 1: Closing Cybersecurity Gaps
Family Office Series Pt. 5: Succession Planning Isn’t Easy—Here’s How to Get It Right
Family Office Series Pt. 4: Make Your Data Work for You
Family Office Series Pt. 3: Setting a Foundation for Good Governance
Family Office Series Pt. 2: Top 5 Tax Planning Trends
Family Office Series Pt. 1: Choose Your Structure Wisely
Lending Perspective: Year in Review & 2022 Middle Market Outlook
M&A Tax: A Value Creation Lever in the PE Playbook
The Importance of Information & Infrastructure
How PE Firms Can Make the Most of Their Tax Data
Churchill's Randy Schwimmer: Why the 2020s Are the "Decade of Private Debt"
The State of Direct Lending in the Middle Market
The Beauty of Being a BDC
Sun Capital's Patient-Centered Approach to Health Care Investing
Seeking Diversity? Think Outside the Box
Pritzker Private Capital's Paul Carbone on the Benefits of Flexible Capital
Family Office Dynamics: People Over Process
End-of-Year Outlook with RSM Economist Kevin Depew
Middle Market Growth Awards: What to Know
Lending Through the Pandemic: The Value of Deep Relationships
Get Ahead of a Business Crisis: Tips from QBE's Head of Claims
Bain Capital Credit's Global Head of Private Credit on COVID's Long-Term Impact
Rising "Social Inflation" Is Putting Midsize Businesses at Risk. Here's Why.
Vertical Bridge's Founders on the Business of Wireless
Preparing for an Era of "Big Government"
Private Equity Perspectives on Animal Care in the Pandemic
Now Is the Time to Build Your Leadership Bench
Surveying Risk in the Middle Market with QBE
Inside the Deal: HKW & Fresh Direct Produce
Unmasking Trends in Consumer Products M&A with Stout's Robert von Furth
Why So Many Deals Fail, and What to Do About It
GTCR's Melissa Mounce on Talent Management in Private Equity
The June Jobs Report, Pricey Stocks & Other Economic Mysteries, Explained
The State of Middle-Market M&A: An Update From RSM
Unionwear Uncovers New Way to Sell Manufactured Products
For RaceDayQuads' CEO, Managing Remotely Isn't New
COVID & the Chocolate Factory: Behind the Scenes at Lily's
Lessons in Leadership: Erie Street's Terry Graunke
The Middle Market Economy in Crisis: What Happens Next?
Manufacturing Moves to the Cloud
3D Printing: The ‘Great Equalizer’ for U.S. Manufacturing
Jennifer Fondrevay on the Human Side of M&A (Rebroadcast)
Former FBI Lead Hostage Negotiator Chris Voss on Negotiation Strategies (Rebroadcast)
Inside the Opaque World of Family Office Investing
"The Tariffs Are Just a Sideshow": A Year-End Look at the U.S. Economy
Trends Shaping Construction and Engineering M&A
How Deals Get Done: Two Corp Dev Leads Weigh In
Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte's Turnaround Play
The New Frontier of Private Equity Tech Investing
How Tariffs Are Reshaping Due Diligence: A Manufacturing Leader Weighs In
Duo Security Founder Dug Song on Building a Unicorn
RSM's Deputy Chief Economist on Declining Confidence in Q3 and What's Ahead
Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Cyberthreats Facing U.S. Businesses
Mobility Could Create 100,000 Jobs in the Next Decade. Will the Workforce Be Ready?
What Do Physician Practice Owners Think of Private Equity?
Corporate Leaders Talk M&A, Disruption and Talent Strategies
The Honest Company's Co-Founder on the Business of Wellness
Winning in the Age of Micro Beauty
Building a Network Around Corporate Development
Middle-Market Execs Felt Confident in Q2. Will They Remain Optimistic?
Aberdeen Standard Investments' Senior Investment Director Has Some Advice for GPs
PitchBook's Research Director on Emerging Areas for PE Investment
SoulCycle Co-Founder Elizabeth Cutler's Entrepreneurial Insights
An Inside Look at Trimble's M&A Strategy
Former LVMH Exec Pauline Brown on Building Better Brands
How to Get Hired at a Private Equity-Owned Company
Trade, Tariffs & Cannabis: What They Mean for the Middle Market
Canada's Consul General in Detroit Talks Cross-Border Trade
Investing in the Lower Middle Market, ft. Plante Moran and Prospect Partners - Part 1
Investing in the Lower Middle Market, ft. Plante Moran and Prospect Partners - Part 2
Private Equity Dealmaking in the Southeast
RSM’s Joe Brusuelas on What to Watch in Uncertain Economic Times
Worldpay’s President & COO on M&A Strategy
"People Notice If You're Not There" - Making the Most of InterGrowth
Is There a Role for Private Equity in Canadian Health Care?
Former FBI Lead Hostage Negotiator Chris Voss on Negotiation Strategies
Technology Experts on the Transformative Power of AI and Fintech
Bonus Episode: Frank McGrew of McNally Capital on New Opportunity Zone Clarifications
RSM's Joe Brusuelas on the Middle Market's Labor Dilemma
West Monroe Partners Gets Into Co-Investing
Frank McGrew of McNally Capital on Investing in Opportunity Zones
Orin Winick of Aspiriant on Trends in Wealth Management
A Legislative Update from Langston Emerson of The Cypress Group
Chris Jackson of Deloitte on Technology Trends in the Middle Market
Darin Brock of TorQuest Partners on Opportunities in Canada
Jennifer Fondrevay on the Human Side of M&A
Dr. Ronit Molko on Investing in the Autism Services Industry
Jim Mintz of Mintz Group on #MeToo Considerations for Companies
Michael McAdoo of BCG on Global Trade Issues
Andrew Fulford of HBM Holdings on Supporting Industrial Businesses
John Oechsle of Swiftpage on Software Innovation
Trish Gilbert of Wind Point Partners on Talent Management
Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt Responds to His Critics
Mark Yusko of Morgan Creek Capital on Investing in Blockchain Technology
Get to Know Pat Morris, President & CEO of ACG Global
Chris Hebble of Houlihan Lokey on Accessing the Capital Markets
Bonus Episode: Joseph Brusuelas of RSM on Trade, Tariffs and China
Andrew Appel of IRI on the Power of Data
Dan Sustar of Trademark Global on Carving out a Niche in E-Commerce
Roger Nanney of Deloitte on the Outlook for Global Private Companies
Bonus Episode: Amit Bouri of the GIIN on Impact Investing's Growing Appeal
Jane Rowe of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Steven Kaplan of University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business
Joseph Brusuelas of RSM on Tax Reform, Trade and What He's Reading
Denis O'Sullivan on Washington, D.C.'s Tech Scene
Bonus Episode: Joseph Brusuelas of RSM on the State of the Market at Year-End (Part I)
Dave Neiswander of World Bicycle Relief on Running a Social Impact Enterprise
Natasha Granholm of PwC on the GOP Tax Bill
Melissa Gonzalez of The Lion'esque Group on Experiential Retail
Mike Stevens of Founders Brewing on the Craft Beer Industry
Neal Levine of LivWell Enlightened Health on the Cannabis Industry
Mary Josephs of Verit Advisors on ESOPs