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X-Factor casts a spotlight on proven private equity-backed executives and the tools and tactics they leverage to create enterprise value within their portfolio companies. This podcast is brought to you by PrivateEquityCXO , the world’s largest digital community of PE-backed executives. Start your free membership today and unlock exclusive content and insights that help PE-backed executives drive performance.
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Booking probability
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Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchX-Factor casts a spotlight on proven private equity-backed executives and the tools and tactics they leverage to create enterprise value within their portfolio companies. This podcast is brought to you by PrivateEquityCXO, the world’s largest digital community of PE-backed executives. Start your free membership today and unlock exclusive content and insights that help PE-backed executives drive performance.
X-Factor is hosted by PrivateEquityCXO. The show has published 33 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Leadership Levers, Turning Culture into Cash Flow" (9 January 2025, 12 minutes), "Driving PortCo Value Creation Through Technology" (19 December 2024, 45 minutes), and "The Digital Shift, Navigating Technology in Private Equity" (5 December 2024, 29 minutes).
X-Factor publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 33 episodes.
Booking probability for X-Factor is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. X-Factor requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. X-Factor's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for X-Factor are Holding Companies & Corporate HQs. X-Factor has a business audience.
PrivateEquityCXO hosts X-Factor, a business podcast with 33 episodes published.
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Lindsay Guzowski , CEO and founder of The Crucible , recently joined Will Gladhart on Leadership Levers , a podcast presented by The Culture Think Tank . Lindsay and Will discuss how proactive, balanced culture-building...
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Join us for a panel discussion on driving portfolio company value creation through technology. Christy Smith , VP of Search at FALCON , guest hosts a robust panel of technology leaders - Jeremy Smith , Chief Technology...
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In this episode, we sit down with Matt Thomas , a seasoned executive who has held CEO, CIO, and COO roles across multiple PE-backed companies in the technology, software, energy, and industrial sectors. Matt offers...
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In this episode, we sit down with Bill Wosilius , an experienced private equity CEO and board member, to unpack the realities of leading in a PE-backed environment. Bill shares insights on navigating initial challenges...
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Join us for a panel discussion on the evolution of the GTM (Go-to-Market) Operating Partner role in private equity, and why it’s becoming essential in today’s market. Joe Gravino , Principal, GTM Search Practice Lead at...
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We recently sat down with Jon Sonnenschein , who has experience as both a multi-exited PE-backed CEO and an Operating Partner, to discuss getting the most out of an underutilized value creation lever: culture. X-Factor...
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David Fleming , a multi-exited CFO with over 25 successful buy-side transactions, joins us to discuss how management teams can drive M&A activity and become stronger partners in deal origination and integration with...
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Welcome back to the PrivateEquityCXO Webinar Series! Sarah DeMarco , Vice President of Search at FALCON, takes the reins as guest host of X-Factor. Sarah is joined by Amanda Fleig , Vice President of Human Resources at...
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In this episode, we sit down with Bob Craycraft , a multi-exited, PE-backed CEO, to discuss navigating alignment with a PE firm, from the interview stage to the first 100 days and beyond. Want to join Bob in sharing...
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In this episode, we sit down with Brian Lanier , Chief Financial Officer of Fishbowl , an inventory management software company backed by Diversis Capital. Brian shares his insights on strategic pricing within a private...
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Carson Tate , c-suite advisor and executive coach, joins us to discuss fostering strong team dynamics and optimizing collaboration within executive teams in portfolio companies. Carson shares her step-by-step process...
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Eric Bluhm , Chief Revenue Officer for Modern Campus , an education software provider backed by The Riverside Company, discusses transformational leadership. Eric shares advice on how to make your company unrecognizable...
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Jessica Hamilton , Chief Financial Officer for LeaseCrunch , a cloud-based lease accounting software solution backed by Aquiline Capital Partners, joins us to discuss effective change management practices. Jessica...
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Christian Leard , CEO at Perennials and Sutherland, joins us to discuss the journey from a large company executive to his first PE-backed role as CEO of a mid-market company. X-Factor is presented by PrivateEquityCXO...
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Puja Agrawal , Strategic Operating Partner at Kayne Anderson , joins us to discuss embracing sponsor resources, striking the right balance of leadership traits, and leveraging vulnerability to drive value in portfolio...
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Welcome to the first episode of the PrivateEquityCXO Webinar Series! In this exciting debut, Lizzie Jordan , Vice President of Search at FALCON , takes the reins as guest host of X-Factor. Lizzie is joined by Peter...
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Ben Riefe , Managing Director for Benford Capital Partners , joins us to discuss developing a value creation plan in partnership with management. X-Factor is presented by PrivateEquityCXO , the world’s largest digital...
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Stephen Schiller , Chief Growth Officer for EverSmith Brands , a Riverside Company, shares strategies for creating synergy between commercial and finance teams in private equity-backed companies. X-Factor is presented...
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Jennifer Pereira , Managing Director and Group Head of Private Equity at Fengate Asset Management’s Toronto office joins us to reveal how private equity investors think through the investment thesis of a portfolio...
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Lindsay Guzowski , Founder and CEO of The Crucible, joins us to discuss the one-of-a-kind performance enhancement research tool – The Crucible – designed exclusively for the PE-backed middle market. Built with the...
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founder and CEO, The Crucible
author of 'Transforming Travel' and 'Clean Breaks, 500 Ways to See the World', co-founder of Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency, co-author of the Glasgow Declaration for Climate Action in Tourism, The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Managing Director in Technology Investment Banking, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Associate Pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Grand Rapids, MI, Equity Resource Proprietary Limited
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