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Think Like an Owner

By: Alex Bridgeman
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  • Exploring how the most ambitious CEOs grow great companies. Each week we dive into the strategies and tactics that build transformative businesses with the operators doing it firsthand. Learn more at https://tlaopodcast.com/
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  • Moises Eilemberg - Building in Life Science Asset Monitoring - Ep.221

    Moises Eilemberg - Building in Life Science Asset Monitoring - Ep.221
    Apr 30 2024
    Ep.221: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Moises Eilemberg (@Meilemberg). My guest is Moises Eilemberg, CEO of XiltriX, a 24-7 life science asset monitoring business that started 5 years ago with 36 employees today and growing swiftly. Moises is unique in that this is his second time as a CEO, his first being back in 2006 when he acquired a healthcare revenue cycle management company Avadyne, which he ran for 11 years before exiting, making 4 add-on acquisitions during that time. Moises has a ton of experience to share leading teams, improving unit economics, building sales orgs, and managing the change that comes with integrating add-on acquisitions. Listen weekly and follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, and TuneIn. Learn more about Alex and Think Like an Owner at https://tlaopodcast.com/ I want to tell you about the audience survey we are currently running. These surveys help us create the best content for listeners and better understand your needs and interests. Thank you in advance for sharing your feedback, we greatly appreciate it. Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/3QLBB1N Links: XiltriX Moises on LinkedIn Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:20) - Moises’ career & XiltriX (00:07:02) - Becoming comfortable with the CEO role (00:09:33) - When did you start acquiring companies? (00:12:35) - How did your integration process change as you acquired more companies? (00:22:14) - Is there a reason you chose to be in this industry? (00:25:27) - What is the state of your market today? (00:29:12) - Is the market fragmented to a point where there are M&A opportunities? (00:31:40) - What’s driving the biologics growth over the past few years? (00:33:30) - What did you apply from your experience at Avadyne into XiltriX? (00:36:44) - What was your experience setting Sales comps? (00:42:57) - What levers have you used to improve unit economics?
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    50 mins
  • Tom Klein - Pre-Close M&A Value Creation Playbook Ep.220

    Tom Klein - Pre-Close M&A Value Creation Playbook Ep.220
    Apr 23 2024
    My guest today is Tom Klein, former Morningside Co-CEO alongside recent podcast guest Roland Lessard. This episode with Tom acts as a part two pairing with our February episode with Roland where we talked about M&A value creation after close. Tom and I today discuss M&A value creation largely pre-close of add-ons, talking through industry selection, sourcing methodologies, industry knowledge snowballs, building a reputation, and working with lender partners. Tom has been involved in 12 M&A transactions across Morningside and his previous experience in background screening. As an aside to you the listener, I’m really enjoying recent discussions on M&A value creation and consolidation strategies. If this is an expertise of yours or someone you know, I’d love to connect and chat more so please reach out. Listen weekly and follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, and TuneIn. Learn more about Alex and Think Like an Owner at https://tlaopodcast.com/ I want to tell you about the audience survey we are currently running. These surveys help us create the best content for listeners and better understand your needs and interests. Thank you in advance for sharing your feedback, we greatly appreciate it. Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/3QLBB1N Links: Tom on LinkedIn Greenwich Point Capital Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:37) - Deep focused search approaches vs. scattershot approaches (00:11:18) - What numbers and measurements do you use when determining interest in an industry? (00:20:42) - How do you think about proof of success when examining companies within an industry? (00:28:29) - What are some of your favorite ways to research an industry? (00:34:11) - What are the key characteristics of a business you need to see when acquiring? (00:39:47) - What are some industries you were close to investing in but passed on? (00:43:50) - What do you start looking for once you’ve finalized a platform acquisition? (00:54:50) - What are some key questions you ask sellers? (01:01:35) - What do you look for in lenders? (01:18:30) - Advice for folks pursuing consolidation thesis’
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Craig Fuller - On The Intersection of Media and Data [Replay] Ep.219

    Craig Fuller - On The Intersection of Media and Data [Replay] Ep.219
    Apr 16 2024
    The intersection of media and data has been the top idea on my mind for quite some time now. And my guest today, Craig Fuller, runs one of the best modern examples of this concept in action. FreightWaves, founded in 2016, is a media and data company focused on trucking, freight, supply chains, and all things logistics. To date, they have raised $91 million, will hit $42 million in revenue this year, split 55/45 between data and media, and have a valuation of between $300 and 400 million today. Craig’s work building FreightWaves has been an invaluable model for my work at HW Media as Chief of Staff with CEO Clayton Collins and the rest of our team. Conversations like this one have been instrumental in our discussions on the future of HW Media as an all-things housing media business. But we, and especially myself, also believe this model, this intersection of media and data can be a replicable strategy across industries. The goal of my episode with Craig today was to better understand how media and data can work together to create transformative companies, and I’m grateful for Craig’s willingness to share his experience and expertise. Throughout the episode, we talk about what data sets to focus on first in an industry and how to build around them, developing the product roadmap, the media data flywheel, hiring effective editorial and sales teams, and the investor perception of FreightWaves. Enjoy. Listen weekly and follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, and TuneIn. Learn more about Alex and Think Like an Owner at https://tlaopodcast.com/ I want to tell you about the audience survey we are currently running. These surveys help us create the best content for listeners and better understand your needs and interests. Thank you in advance for sharing your feedback, we greatly appreciate it. Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/3QLBB1N Links: Craig on LinkedIn FreightWaves The Economics of Data Businesses by Abraham Thomas Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:05:08) - Why do media companies typically misunderstand ‘data’ and data companies? (00:07:51) - How did the Media & Data arms of FreightWaves impact each other as you built this business? (00:13:44) - When you think back about creating high-frequency data, how did you approach building it for FreightWaves? (00:18:32) - Where has the bulk of your capital gone in building the company? (00:28:02) - How do you think about expanding your data sets going forward? (00:32:50 - Who is involved in your product development process? (00:38:44) - How did you two sides of your business interact in the early days, and has that changed over time? (00:50:12) - How do you attract high-quality talent? (00:54:56) - How do you structure your sales teams? How do you think about pricing? (01:02:01) - What’s the investor perception of businesses running on Media & Data?
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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Essential Listening for Entrepreneurs

This is essential listening for anyone considering buying a small business or already operating a small business. Alex, together with his guests, build an informal sense of support and community for the podcast's listeners; sharing struggles, successes, and lessons-learned along the way. Highly recommended listen!

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