In this episode of Karma School of Business, Sean Mooney interviews Laurens Goff, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Stone Goff Partners. Laurens shares insights from his path to private equity, the founding story of his firm, and how leveraging focus and visibility transforms lower-middle-market companies. Key points include:

• 1:05 - Laurens' journey: From early life in Providence to successfully navigating investment banking and private equity.
• 9:52 - Stone Goff's evolution: Lessons learned as an independent sponsor and the foundation of a committed capital fund.
• 19:41 - The scorecard for success: Why visibility, recurring revenue, and vertical ecosystem focus create winning business models.
• 25:57 - Enabling value creation: The TEOS framework (Talent, Experts, Outsourced Resources, Support) and collaborative growth strategies.
• 34:52 - Supporting portfolio companies: Stone Goff's management summits and thought leadership tools to foster executive collaboration.

For more information on Stone Goff, go to https://www.stonegoff.com/

For more information on Laurens Goff, go to https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurens-goff-ba47714

For more information on BluWave and this podcast, go to https://www.bluwave.net/podcasts