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Henry Schuck - Creating Ambitious Teams at ZoomInfo - EP.218
Think Like an Owner - April 09, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp. 218: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Henry Schuck (@HenryLSchuck). My guest today is Henry Schuck, founder and CEO at ZoomInfo, one of the most successful data businesses in recent times with a market cap today around $12B. I’ve been looking forward to this podcast for a long time because ...
Mike Stone - Growing a $1B+ Painting Company - Ep.217
Think Like an Owner - April 02, 2024 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.217: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Mike Stone (@michael-stone). My guest today is Mike Stone, CEO of CertaPro Painters, the largest painting company in North America structured as a franchise with 370 owners across 500 territories and over $700m in revenue. Their goal is to become a $1B co...
Ayman Al-Abdullah - How Companies Scale to $100M and Beyond - Ep.215
Think Like an Owner - March 26, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.215: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Ayman Al-Abdullah (@aymanalabdul). My guest today is Ayman Al-Abdullah, former CEO of Appsumo and now executive coach to other ambitious CEOs looking to scale 7 and 8-figure businesses past $100m, Ayman’s specialty. I love learning from CEOs who’ve made th...
Dennis Dresser - High Performing SaaS Sales Orgs - Ep.214
Think Like an Owner - March 12, 2024 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.214: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Dennis Dresser (@DennisDresser). My guest today is Dennis Dresser. Dennis was a sales leader at IBM and Oracle and became CRO at Anaplan and Dialpad before taking on an advisory role with companies looking to develop best-in-class sales organizations. Thr...
Transforming Data at Coalesce - Armon Petrossian - Ep.213
Think Like an Owner - March 05, 2024 11:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.213: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Armon Petrossian (@ArmonPetrossian). My guest today is Armon Petrossian, co-founder and CEO of data transformation company Coalesce, built on Snowflake’s ecosystem. Armon and I kick off talking about his time in China and learning Mandarin in undergrad, an...
Sieva Kozinsky - Long-Term Thinking is an Advantage - Ep.212 [TLAO Replay]
Think Like an Owner - February 27, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.212: Alex Bridgeman (@aebridgeman) is joined by Sieva Kozinsky (@sievakozinsky). My guest on this episode is Sieva Kozinsky, co-founder of Enduring Ventures, a holding company founded in 2019 with 17 acquisitions to date. Sieva and I met at a dinner following the Berkshire Hathaway meeting in ...
Eric Jorgenson - The Power of Writing Books - Ep.211
Think Like an Owner - February 20, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.211: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Eric Jorgenson (@EricJorgenson). My guest on this episode is Eric Jorgenson. Eric became a close friend while my wife and I lived in Omaha. I love the energy and enthusiasm he brings to whatever he’s doing, whether it’s investing in tech startups, writing ...
Studying CEO's, Data Businesses, and Chief of Staff Roles - Alex Bridgeman and Chris Powers Ep,210
Think Like an Owner - February 13, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsThis week, we are running the episode I did with Chris Powers on the Fort podcast where I was a guest on that show, and in this episode, we talked all about my background, my interest in data, the podcast, and all kinds of other things that kinds of weird theories I have about restaurants too nea...
Roland Lessard - The M&A Value Creation Playbook - Ep.209
Think Like an Owner - February 06, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsMy guest on this episode is Roland Lessard, former Co-CEO of Morningside with his partner Tom Klein, a language translation services business that served over 4,000 clients in 55 countries. A core piece of their thesis revolved around M&A, and Tom and Roland through that experience acquired deep ...
[Re-Run] Richard Reese - Designing Incentives at Iron Mountain - Ep.208
Think Like an Owner - January 30, 2024 11:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsMy guest on this episode is Richard Reese. Richard took over as CEO of Iron Mountain, a physical records management business, in 1981. He ran the business as CEO through going public in 1996 before retiring from the role in 2013. Revenue over that period grew from around $3 million in 1981 to $3 ...
Savneet Singh - Leading a Public Turnaround at PAR Technology - Ep.207
Think Like an Owner - January 23, 2024 11:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.207: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Savneet Singh (@SavneetS). My guest today is Savneet Signh, CEO of PAR Technology, a billion-dollar market cap publicly traded point of sale software business serving the restaurant industry. I’ve been following Savneet’s career since college when he went ...
Tim Strickland - High Performing CROs and Designing Great Sales Orgs - Ep.206
Think Like an Owner - January 16, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.206: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Tim Strickland (@Tim-Strickland). My guest today is Tim Strickland, former Chief Revenue Officer of ZoomInfo and now an advisory partner at Summit Partners. Tim led during a massive growth period for ZoomInfo and had to learn how to rapidly scale sales tea...
Mike Wyman - The CFO Role in Search Funds - Ep.205
Think Like an Owner - January 09, 2024 11:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.205: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Mike Wyman (@michael-k-wyman). My guest today, Mike Wyman, brings over 30 years of experience in various CFO roles to this episode where we dive into the CFO role, especially in newly acquired businesses with limited financial infrastructure. Today Mike ad...
Mike Zani - The Science of Transformative Teams - Ep.204
Think Like an Owner - January 02, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.204: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Mike Zani (@MikeZani). My guest today is Mike Zani, CEO of The Predictive Index, a talent optimization platform built around their nearly 70-year-old behavioral assessment tool. Today they help companies optimize their teams by identifying the key strength...
[Re-Run] David Dodson - The Manager's Handbook - Ep.203
Think Like an Owner - December 26, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.203: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by David Dodson (@Dave-Dodson). Today’s episode is a re-run of my conversation with David Dodson, an investor, professor, former CEO, and author of one of my new favorite management books, The Manager’s Handbook. We talk about the strategies and tactics he’s ...
Scott Barstow - Keys to High Performing Product Teams - Ep.202
Think Like an Owner - December 19, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.202: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Scott Barstow (@ScottBarstow). My guest today is Scott Barstow. Scott has founded and led tech companies and teams throughout his career. He now supports the Pacific Lake portfolio as an operating partner focused on building great software product and engi...
Gary Walter Jr - Scaling and Selling a Family Run Data Business - Ep.201
Think Like an Owner - December 12, 2023 11:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.201: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Gary Walter Jr. (@GaryWalter). My guest on this episode is Gary Walter, Jr, who took over running Infutor, a consumer identity data business, as CEO after his father passed. Infutor took on investment from Norwest Venture Partners and experienced rapid gro...
Justin Mazeka Vogt - Compounding, Leverage, and Thinking Bigger - Ep.200
Think Like an Owner - December 05, 2023 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsThis is my 200th episode of Think Like an Owner, and for this special episode I’ve invited my good friend Justin Mazeka Vogt on for the honors. Justin and his business partner Ed Redden were among the very first to reach out to me when I first started the podcast 5 years ago. We’ve discussed this...
Ann Rhoades - Building Values Driven Cultures That Outperform - EP.199
Think Like an Owner - November 28, 2023 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.199: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Ann Rhoades (@Ann_Rhoades). I’m thrilled to share my episode today with Ann Rhoades on building values-driven cultures that drive outperformance. Ann was the VP of People at Southwest Airlines with founder Herb Kelleher and was a founding executive as VP ...
Joel Peterson - Engineering a Remarkable Life -Ep.198
Think Like an Owner - November 21, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp. 198: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Joel Peterson (@JoelPetersonGSB). My guest today is Joel Peterson. Joel is the founder and chairman of Peterson Partners, a private equity, venture, and search investment firm, and the former CEO of Trammell Crow. He is also the former Chairman of JetBlue...
Jason Anderson - Always Be Recruiting - Ep.197
Think Like an Owner - November 14, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.197: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Jason Anderson (@andersonjasone). My guest today is Jason Anderson, CEO of Arizona College of Nursing and former CEO of VRI. Jason brings an extensive range of experience as CEO to this episode and we dive into critical skills he’s developed to be effectiv...
Shikhar Saxena - Building Milan Laser as CEO - Ep.196
Think Like an Owner - November 07, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.196: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Shikhar Saxena (@shikhar-saxena). My guest today is Shikhar Saxena, co-founder and CEO of Milan Laser Hair Removal. Milan, founded in 2012, is the nation's largest laser hair removal provider with over 300 locations in 32 states and 1,900 employees perform...
Cleo’s Mahesh Rajasekharan: Transforming Supply Chains Through Ecosystem Integration Software - Ep.195
Think Like an Owner - October 31, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsMy guest today is Mahesh Rajasekharan, CEO of Cleo, a software platform for supply chain system integrations. A few months ago I asked a few friends which sales-focused CEO they admired most and they all unanimously said Mahesh. With Mahesh at the helm, Cleo has grown from a single-digit ARR busi...
Launch Series Ep.7: Spirit of Search with Coley Andrews and Mitch Cohen Ep.194
Think Like an Owner - October 24, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp. 194: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Coley Andrews (@coley-andrews) and Mitch Cohen. This is the final episode in our Launch Series with guests Coley Andrews and Mitch Cohen, partners at Pacific Lake and Trilogy, respectively. Through this series we have talked about industry research, start...
Jehiel Oliver - Helping Feed Africa at Hello Tractor - Ep.193
Think Like an Owner - October 17, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.193: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Jehiel Oliver (@Jehiel). My guest today is Jehiel Oliver, founder and CEO of Hello Tractor, a farming equipment rental platform serving farms across Africa. Jehiel has an amazing blend of energy, excitement, and tenacity that is hard to find and energizing...
Chris Powers - Focus on What You’re Good At - Ep.192
Think Like an Owner - October 10, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.192: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Chris Powers (@fortworthchris). My guest today is Chris Powers, founder and chairman of Fort Capital, an industrial real estate investor based in Fort Worth, TX. Chris is also the host of The Fort Podcast, which I was a guest on just last week and we’ll li...
Launch Series Ep.6: First 100 Days with Sam Krieg & Chris Hendriksen
Think Like an Owner - October 03, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.191: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Sam Krieg (@sam-krieg) and Chris Hendriksen (@chris-hendriksen). Today is the 6th episode in our Launch Series, a partnered episode series with Pacific Lake Partners and Trilogy Search Partners on preparing for the CEO role as a search fund. This conversat...
Felix Brooks-Church - Fortifying Flour Across Africa as Sanku CEO - Ep.190
Think Like an Owner - September 26, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.190: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Felix Brooks-Church (@felixbc). My guest is Felix Brooks-Church, CEO of Sanku, which helps local mills across Africa produce fortified food, primarily flour, via their machines and technology. Felix was introduced to me by David Dodson, co-founder and chai...
Dave Thrasher - Leading a 9-Figure Family Enterprise - Ep.189
Think Like an Owner - September 19, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.189: Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Dave Thrasher (@dave-thrasher). My guest on this episode is Dave Thrasher who along with his family in Omaha owns Thrasher, a foundation repair business with three core business units: a wholly owned foundation repair brand, an acquisition strategy of non-...
Edward Coady - Value in Repetition as CEO - Ep.188
Think Like an Owner - September 12, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 98 ratingsEp.188 - Alex (@aebridgeman) is joined by Edward Coady (@EdwCoady). My guest on this episode is Edward Coady, CEO of Mainely Grass, a Chenmark-owned company he is taking over leadership for from former CEO and past podcast guest Palmer Higgins. Edward joined Chenmark through their GVP (Generalist...
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