1 hr 5 min
Steve Ressler of Brydon Group - Searching with a Thesis: How to run an ETA Fund - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 34 The Michael Girdley Show
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- Entrepreneurship
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Steve Ressler (@steveressler), we talk about building the Brydon Group to combine Private Equity with Entrepreneurship through acquisition, the sentiment flip on social media, how much attention should you pay to Social Media, networking & learnings at annual shareholder meetings, and much more.
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Show Notes:
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Support our show with a review on your favorite platform! Thanks :)
1:47 - Sentiment has flipped! How much should we pay attention to social media? How do we find balance?
7:00 - Being a half step ahead: Getting informed instantly on social media
8:55 - The Spurs Entertainment Group: What happened after the Covid hit?
10:42 - The Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting: A learning opportunity?
16:00 - Networking at annual shareholder meetings: Pro tip from Steve
18:20 - Learning through osmosis strategy
24:32 - The Brydon Group: How do you choose your candidates?
29:27 - Structure of the process? Which assessment tools do you use?
34:24 - The adverse selection idea around entrepreneurship on mid-career professionals.
37:22 - How do you structure salary and incentives short and long term? Are applicants taking pay cuts?
42:00 - Whos’ investing in Twitter?
44:50 - College Entrepreneurship through Acquisition programs: What’s so interesting about them?
47:10 - CEOs as operators or allocators: Where are you in the infinite spectrum between them?
53:50 - Working with Baby Boomers
57:00 - Michael’s SWAG standards.
1:02:15 - Connect with Steve: Twitter, Linkedin, and his newsletter
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Links:
* https://www.brydon.com/for-searchers
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/ressler/
* bit.ly/etamusings
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Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more.
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#24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show e24
#19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - The Michael Girdley Show e19
#13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - The Michael Girdley Show e13
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Steve Ressler (@steveressler), we talk about building the Brydon Group to combine Private Equity with Entrepreneurship through acquisition, the sentiment flip on social media, how much attention should you pay to Social Media, networking & learnings at annual shareholder meetings, and much more.
Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!
-----
* Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel
* Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship.
-----
Show Notes:
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - Support our show with a review on your favorite platform! Thanks :)
1:47 - Sentiment has flipped! How much should we pay attention to social media? How do we find balance?
7:00 - Being a half step ahead: Getting informed instantly on social media
8:55 - The Spurs Entertainment Group: What happened after the Covid hit?
10:42 - The Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting: A learning opportunity?
16:00 - Networking at annual shareholder meetings: Pro tip from Steve
18:20 - Learning through osmosis strategy
24:32 - The Brydon Group: How do you choose your candidates?
29:27 - Structure of the process? Which assessment tools do you use?
34:24 - The adverse selection idea around entrepreneurship on mid-career professionals.
37:22 - How do you structure salary and incentives short and long term? Are applicants taking pay cuts?
42:00 - Whos’ investing in Twitter?
44:50 - College Entrepreneurship through Acquisition programs: What’s so interesting about them?
47:10 - CEOs as operators or allocators: Where are you in the infinite spectrum between them?
53:50 - Working with Baby Boomers
57:00 - Michael’s SWAG standards.
1:02:15 - Connect with Steve: Twitter, Linkedin, and his newsletter
-----
Links:
* https://www.brydon.com/for-searchers
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/ressler/
* bit.ly/etamusings
-----
Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more.
-----
Additional episodes you might enjoy:
#24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show e24
#19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - The Michael Girdley Show e19
#13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - The Michael Girdley Show e13
1 hr 5 min