3 Secrets to Success for PE-Backed CEOs

Private equity firms require a whole new set of skills for CEOs, especially if you’re transitioning from bootstrapping or solely with venture capital funding. To help understand how to succeed as a PE-backed CEO, we tapped three of our top coaches who come from years of executive leadership experience with private equity partners.
9 Tips for an Effective Acquisition Strategy

Incorporate these 9 best practices into your acquisition strategy to strengthen the process and prepare your company to Make BIG Happen.
How Not to Get Fired As a PE-Backed CEO

Filled with top tips from three of our world-class coaches, all former CEOs at PE-backed companies, our new ebook will help any CEO succeed with private equity partners at the table, so you’re not left behind.
4 Expert CEOs on How to Combat Quiet Quitting

Workplace engagement and the changing nature of work is at the top of every CEO’s list today. The past three years — and for many companies, the introduction of remote and hybrid work options for the first time — fundamentally changed company policies, employee expectations, and organizational processes. Are you managing this change, or is it managing you?
Mindbody’s Former President and CEO on Going From Losing $350K Per Month to Running the $2B Juggernaut

About ten years ago, Josh McCarter was running a struggling SaaS business in New York. His company was generating about $700,000 in annual revenue, but burning through $350,000 a month. He didn’t have enough cash on hand to cover next month’s payroll. His customer base had flatlined. And just when it seemed like relief was on the way, a terrorist attack disrupted a critical investment. Not even his YPO forum mates thought Josh was going to make it.
How to Monitor the Leading Indicators of Your Business

Here’s a four-step process to start tracking, measuring, and managing the KPIs that will drive your company to BIG.
4 Keys to Communicating with a Multigenerational Workforce

Effective communication incorporating these four strategies is key to managing a multigenerational workforce.
Preview the 2022 Make BIG Happen Summit

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, we’re thrilled to be hosting the 2022 Make BIG Happen Summit from October 20-22 at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, Florida. On today’s show Heidi Smith, Chief Marketing Officer of CEO Coaching International, previews our signature event, which will be BIGGER than ever with over 500+ CEOs gathering in one place for multiple days of stimulating networking and learning.
5 Keys to Scaling a SaaS Business

Patrick Eldon discusses five keys to scaling a SaaS business, including the strategies and key metrics CEOs should follow all the way to BIG growth.
4 Keys to Preparing Your Business for Sale to Private Equity

Aakash Shah reflects on how his efforts to stabilize and grow his family’s business paid off with two private equity rounds and a BIG exit.
5 Keys to Leading Your Business to 10X Growth

Angela Korompilas explains how she led her hotel operating supplies and equipment provider to 10X growth and $1 billion in revenue.
How to Deal with Life and Work When Hit With a Personal Loss

Frank de Jong discusses what he learned about resilience, fatherhood, friendship, and leadership while coping with the loss of his wife.