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Episodes and articles on valuation, capital, strategy, and the risks that quietly suppress what a private company is worth.
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Jun 19, 2017
Work ON Your Business Not IN Your Business
If you're like most business owners who often search for opportunities and business advice at odd hours of the night, you've probably come across…
Jan 3, 2017
Business Planning Practices: Like Your Retirement Depends On It
Will You Be Here? Pepperdine’s 2016 Private Capital Markets Report , which measures private middle-market company M&A activity and cost of capital across the…
Jul 6, 2016
Is it Brexit Uncertainty or Risk?
With all of the uncertainty surrounding the Brexit hoopla I thought it would be wise to take a second and be sure we are…
Jan 11, 2016
Stop Giving Back. Start Giving Again.
A few months ago I moderated a pitch event during which entrepreneurs were tasked with presenting: the market need for the opportunity they intended…
Aug 2, 2015
Searching for Global Economies That Foster Private Company Prosperity: An Exploration of Chile
In the Economics courses I teach each semester, before we dive into the mechanics of supply and demand and after we establish what the…
Jul 13, 2015
Focus, Focus, Focus Your Business
Unfortunately more often than not we see businesses that not only aren't able to focus on their profitable core, but they often aren't even…
Jun 24, 2015
Baby Boomer Valuation Gap
Recurring media coverage and Pepperdine University’s ongoing Private Capital Markets project have increasingly brought the anticipated “baby boomer effect” on M&A into the business…
Mar 16, 2015
Outrageous Customer Service
In this social media crazy-world, the consequences of not treating our customers well are larger than ever. We, as those running or coaching businesses,…
Jan 5, 2015
Growing Yourself Into Bankruptcy
Last year I was having lunch with a friend who excitedly told me about a new contract he had been awarded. The contract was…
Dec 13, 2014
The Importance of Company Specific Risk
Many times through the classes I facilitate in New Orleans or through my work with Emerge Dynamics, I am asked what the drivers of…
Dec 12, 2014
How Is Wealth Created?
What is wealth? Wealth is often misunderstood. When the word “wealth” is spoken, people often bring to mind images of opulence. For me, it…