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KARMA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS PODCAST 

The Business Builders’ Podcast

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The Karma School of Business Podcast provides one-of-a-kind insights into the private equity industry, business best practices and real-time trends. You'll learn from leading private equity professionals, visionary business executives and top industry thought leaders who will help you take action, improve your business and enhance your life.

HR, Tech Take Center Stage in Q1: Private Equity Industry Update

We share top private equity insights from our Q1 2023 Insights Report where we evaluate proprietary data from over 500 leading private equity firms across thousands of projects. We compare year over year activity from the BluWave Activity Index to share how private equity is reacting to the current economic state. Join BluWave Founder and CEO, Sean Mooney, as he discusses:1:07 - Comparing the economy in 2023 to 20082:52 - The breakdown between due diligence and value creation6:25 - How private equity is being strategic in diligence during the unsteady economic environment8:35 - What is fueling the increase in value creation activity11:58 - The top three functional areas in the BluWave Activity Index16:06 - How to get additional insights and trendsClick here to get the report: http://bit.ly/3obXJXu {% module_block module "widget_0d144837-ddd1-4c47-8433-4720357abfa0" %}{% module_attribute "child_css" is_json="true" %}null{% end_module_attribute %}{%...
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Podcast, PE Firms, CEOs, Due Diligence, Episode 016

Charlie Gifford, New Heritage, Getting to Yes Through Differentiation in Private Equity

Private equity insights from Charlie Gifford, a senior partner at New Heritage Partner, in this episode relate to how PE firms can differentiate themselves from the competitors to win more often. Charlie speaks to BluWave Founder and CEO, Sean Mooney, about the following topics:1:45 Charlie's background7:00 Why did he get into private equity9:02 How private equity reacts to change13:22 The evolution of the private IPO15:29 How New Heritage stands out to portcos20:55 The future of private equity25:30 Charlie's advice to aspiring business builders29:49 Learning how to be successful36:10 Pro tips about wineAnd more...
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Podcast, PE Firms, CEOs, Episode 015

SVB Bank Crisis: What Will Happen Next and How Private Equity Will Reframe Crisis into Opportunity

The Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses of March 2023 are top of mind for many investors and business leaders. In this episode, Sean Mooney explains what happened and how if affects the private equity industry. Additionally, Sean predicts how private equity will react to the crisis and gives advice on how to turn the situation into an opportunity for growth, rather than a setback.For more info, go to http://bit.ly/40hZQH20:52 What happened on the weekend of March 18, 20232:28 What happens next4:35 How the bank collapses impact private equity6:40 Turning crisis into opportunity8:03 PE's reaction to crisis (Ooda Loops)13:06 How all companies can learn from PE firms during a crisisColonel John Boyd's Ooda Loop concept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop {% module_block module "widget_afecd053-7a84-48e3-8352-1582ddfab14c" %}{% module_attribute "child_css" is_json="true" %}null{% end_module_attribute %}{% module_attribute "css" is_json="true"...
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Podcast, PE Firms, CEOs, Episode 014

Good Values and Work Ethic Win | Doug McCormick, HCI Equity Partners

Host Sean Mooney sits down with HCI Equity Partners Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Doug McCormick, to discuss building world-class teams, how to scale your leadership along with your business and company culture, how HCI Equity Partners helps entrepreneurs realize their vision, and more.At the end of the day, good values and work ethic win.

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Podcast, PE Firms, CEOs, Episode 003

The BluWave Story

Host Sean Mooney tells the origin story of BluWave.Growing up in a large, entrepreneurial family in Texas, Sean followed an unquestioned path that led him to study in D.C, to then investment banking in New York, to a nearly 20-year career in private equity. Learn why Sean decided to move to Nashville, Tennessee, to start building BluWave in 2016, how he managed the highest highs and lowest lows in the early days, and why it wasn’t a straight path to Rome. {% module_block module "widget_14e16332-c66d-4b3d-abaf-db636a82188e" %}{% module_attribute "child_css" is_json="true" %}null{% end_module_attribute %}{% module_attribute "css" is_json="true" %}null{% end_module_attribute %}{% module_attribute "label" is_json="true" %}null{% end_module_attribute %}{% module_attribute "module_id" is_json="true" %}208551128721{% end_module_attribute %}{% module_attribute "platforms" is_json="true" %}{% raw...
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Podcast, PE Firms, CEOs, Due Diligence, Episode 002

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