The Minds Capital Podcast
Your connection to the growing world of independent sponsors and deal-by-deal private equity.
7x Organic EBITDA Growth After Liberating Employees
Rise Run Capital's Corbin Cook and Alex Swanston discuss their independent sponsor success: 5 platforms, $50m+ EBITDA, and a 7x exit in 4 years.
The Applied AI Engineer: A New PE Weapon
Chris Breaux shares how he left $500m investment banking to build Emberline, an independent sponsor focused on government, defense, and vertical tech with AI-driven growth.
Acquiring $10m of EBITDA as Industry Operators
Edoardo Maggini discusses Star Step's specialty coatings rollup strategy, aggregating founder-led businesses to achieve $10m EBITDA across 5 acquisitions in the USA and Europe.
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"I Sold My Business to an Independent Sponsor"
Aaron Stahl sold P3 Cost Analysts to an independent sponsor after 21 years, choosing trust over complex PE terms to reclaim time and enable growth.
11x MOIC by Scaling Revenue from $15m to $100m
Justin Turner of Traction Capital shares how a 7-year hold in specialty fire equipment distribution achieved 11x MOIC and 44% IRR through strategic exit planning and rollup execution.