This episode is an audio recording of the webinar entitled " The Business of Private Equity: Key Issues & Trends". Here Scott talks to the Chair of the McGuireWoods private equity group, Geoff Cockrell.They focus on:How does PE make money?What areas are they investing in?What kinds of companies do they look at?What multiples do they pay?Whats attractive and not?How long do they hold for?Why do they pay more than strategics?Who are some of the key funds?

Lee Eisenstaedt is a current Amazon best-selling author, and the founder of the Leading with Courage Academy. Lee’s newest book, Leading with Courage, explores the critical behaviors necessary to be a successful leader. In today’s episode talks about some of these behaviors, as well as what goes in to building your own specific brand of leadership.

Today we had the opportunity to speak with Tom Gimbel, founder and CEO of the LaSalle Network, about his experience bootstrapping his recruiting and consulting firm, developing exceptional company culture, and how to train and maximize new hires. Gimbel founded the LaSalle Network at 26 years old, generating a track record of success that has included making the INC 500/5000 list 11 years in a row. 11 straight years is something less than 0.5% of private companies in America can claim.

Today we spoke with Danny Glick and Paula Aveniam, realtors from Atproperties, about the changing residential realty market, building great client relationships, and how to position oneself as a consultant to the client. both Paula and Danny are seasoned brokers in the Chicago realty market, specializing in high end residential properties.

This episode features Robert Kurson. Robert is the author of many bestselling books including “Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II” and “Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon”. Here he discusses his books, his career trajectory, and more.

This episode features Joe Martin. Joe is the Founder & CEO of Martin Creative. Here he discusses his company, the importance of enjoying time away from work, what motivates him, and more.

This episode features Mike McCaslin. Mike a Principal at Somerset CPAs, P.C. Here they discuss the business of accounting, evolution of the industry, commoditization, growth, motivation, and more.

This episode features Bill Thompson. He is the Chairman of the Firm Hall Render. They cover topics such as: the organization of law firms, competing against other firms, how services are billed, growth, and more.

This Episode features Ron Ralph. Ron is a Partner at Crow LLP. Here they discuss growth, trends, and the business of accounting.

This episode features Jeff Badu. Jeff is a Tax Practitioner, a business management consultant, property tax consultant, investor, and Treasurer for the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA). Here they talk about Jeff’s rough youth and involvement with street gangs, his trips back to Ghana, and how he overcame adversity to be the successful business leader he is today.