The Michael Girdley Show
The Michael Girdley Show
Michael Girdley
Steve Ressler of Brydon Group - Searching with a Thesis: How to run an ETA Fund - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 34
1 hour 5 minutes Posted May 18, 2022 at 11:50 am.
Intro1:10 - 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 media8:55 - 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 Steve18:20 - Learning through osmosis strategy24:32 - 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 Boomers57:00 - 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
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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 - Intro1:10 - 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 media8:55 - 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 Steve18:20 - Learning through osmosis strategy24:32 - 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 Boomers57:00 - 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