Episode description

The Karma School of Business is joined by John Kirk, a Deal Partner and Operating Advisor at Tuckerman Capital. John shares his unique perspective on people, business growth, and perseverance. We discuss:

1:20 - John's path to private equity

6:04 - Hiking the Appalachian Trail and a lesson in perseverance

11:32 - Finding a great business: growth mindset

13:31 - Finding a great business: alignment to secular trends

14:30 - Finding a great business: identifiable differentiation

18:18 - The modern private equity process: managing the motion offense

25:28 - The differentiators between businesses that are successful and those that aren't

29:55 - How the best business builders in the world act in times of uncertainty

34:01 -  John's book recommendation

For more information on Tuckerman Capital, go to www.tuckermancapital.com

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