In this episode, Brian Raduenz, founder and executive chairman of AEVEX,  reflects on how his dream of playing college hockey led him to the Air Force Academy and ultimately a 20-year Air Force career. Those experiences inspired him to found AEVEX, a defense technology company that entered the public markets this year with a $2.3 billion market value.

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In this episode, Aura Minerals CEO Rodrigo Barbosa talks culture, collaboration and IPO readiness — plus what it takes to grow a market cap of $20 million to $5 billion in a decade. 

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In this episode, host Gregg Nabhan speaks with Chris Baldwin, Managing Partner at CVC and former Chairman and CEO of BJ’s Wholesale Club. Baldwin shares the full story of how he led the membership-based warehouse club to a $733 million IPO. Shares now trade around $100, a 488% return since going public.

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In this episode, Alliance Laundry CEO Mike Schoeb talks about turning equity ownership into opportunity, embedding AI across operations and leading a team that delivered a $1B IPO with 10x investor demand.

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In this episode, SharkNinja CEO Mark Barrocas talks going public via direct listing, growing the company into a $13 billion powerhouse — and the company’s “secret sauce.”

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In this episode, Andrew Page, Chief Financial Officer of Amer Sports, talks capital raising, a $1.6 billion IPO — and what running track taught him about staying the course.

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In this episode, Travis Boersma, co-founder and executive chairman of Dutch Bros Coffee, talks key decisions — like franchising vs. company-owned shops — and the road to Oregon’s largest IPO.

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In our first episode, Gregg Nabhan sits down with Bahram Akradi, founder and CEO of luxury health, wellness and lifestyle brand, Life Time.

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