Open IC - The Fintalent M&A and Strategy Show
By Tobias Liebsch
Open IC - The Fintalent M&A and Strategy ShowSep 23, 2022
What is great leadership? And how do we get there? With Nicolai Chen Nielsen
In part one of our conversation with Nicolai Chen Nielsen, we dove into the importance of leadership, and why it impacts organizations.
In this episode, we're going practical. This will be interesting for you if you're leading an organization - big or small - yourself, or if you have to lead post-merger integration projects and consider the leadership element of them.
You'll find answers to questions such as:
- How do we build good leadership?
- How does adult learning interact with the power dynamics of leadership?
- Who is responsible for implementing leadership?
- How do we measure the success and effectiveness of leadership development?
- How do we make sure personality doesn't get in the way of good leadership?
- Why do you need a leadership model?
- How do we bridge the leadership gap (gap between strategic business outcomes and what is being reached)
- How to deal with difficult individuals in the change process
More about Nicolai on his website: nicolaicn.com
From Startup To Organization: How Leadership Scales Up Around Different Maturity Levels
In our interview with Nicolai Chen Nielsen, you'll get a thorough primer on the concept of organizational health, and how leaders influence the success of their companies.
The CFA that wants to revolutionize Personal Finance
Andreas "Andy" von Hirschhausen could do anything he wanted in FinTech - but he didn't take the easy route. With reach.finance, Andy set out to make financial education accessible to the masses – and cut out (bad) financial advisors with their app.
In our conversation, we analyzed how and why Andy needed to scratch his entrepreneurial itch. And how his successful Finance podcast, Wall Street Lab, helped with that.
Wall Street Lab Website: https://thewallstreetlab.com/
Connect with Andy: https://de.linkedin.com/in/andreasvonhirschhausen
Reach.Finance: https://reach.finance/
Welcome to the Fintalent Podcast! This is the show for M&A and PE professionals that want to leave a dent in the world and live on their own terms. We're powered by fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for m&a and strategy professionals - and that's what we talk about. Whether we're talking to experts from the dealroom or dissect potential or past deals - after every episode, you'll leave more ready for your next deal.
How To Stand Out As M&A Freelancer: Personal Branding Basics - With Dr. Talaya Waller
What is a personal brand, really? And how can I build my personal brand as freelancer to stand out from the rest, and win more clients? Dr. Talaya Waller, Personal Branding Expert and TEDx speaker, walks us through the fundamentals of setting up a personal brand.
Welcome to the Fintalent Podcast! This is the show for M&A and PE professionals that want to leave a dent in the world and live on their own terms. We're powered by fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for m&a and strategy professionals - and that's what we talk about. Whether we're talking to experts from the dealroom or dissect potential or past deals - after every episode, you'll leave more ready for your next deal.
Learn more about Talaya here:
https://www.talayawaller.com/
https://www.valuables.co/
ESG Investing - Ripe for an update? With Kora-Cora Krause
ESG has an image problem. Countless scandals and transparencies have led to the public throwing shade on the entire ESG sector. But is it justified? And what is the value of ESG in a world where social, environmental, and governance issues seem to be more prevalent than ever?
We talked to Kora-Cora Krause, CESGA and ESG expert, about:
- Why ESG has gotten a bad rep lately
- What's wrong with ESG today - and what is actually working well
- Regional differences in ESG and ESG reporting methodologies
- The Tesla ESG case
Welcome to the open IC - the investment committee in your pocket. Open IC is the go-to show for M&A and strategy professionals that want to leave a dent in the world and live on their own terms. We're powered by fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for m&a and strategy professionals - and that's what we talk about. Whether we're talking to experts from the dealroom or dissect potential or past deals - after every episode, you'll leave more ready for your next deal.
Compliance as FinTech Revenue Engine
How can we leverage regulation to our advantage in FinTech?
Compliance and regulation have the connotation of being the boring afterthoughts in any new venture. But for FinTech, compliance is actually crucial to create any traction. In this episode, we're talking to Tiana Whitehouse, SWOT Team Consulting, about how to leverage compliance in a regulated market and what issues to avoid.
Welcome to the open IC - the investment committee in your pocket. Open IC is the go-to show for M&A and strategy professionals that want to leave a dent in the world and live on their own terms. We're powered by fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for m&a and strategy professionals - and that's what we talk about. Whether we're talking to experts from the dealroom or dissect potential or past deals - after every episode, you'll leave more ready for your next deal.
Equity Stories, Storytelling, and how crucial they are for M&A
Are VCs really that smart in the current environment? In this episode, we talked about convincing equity stories, and how brands and storytelling can have a crucial impact on your M&A success.
Welcome to the Open IC, the show where we talk to the movers and shakers in M&A, the teams behind the deals, and how the deals really went down. This show is brought to you by Fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for M&A and Strategy professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
Due Diligence for Startups, PE vs. VC, M&A in the ESG space and more
Welcome to the Open IC, the show where we talk to the movers and shakers in M&A, the teams behind the deals, and how the deals really went down. This show is brought to you by Fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for M&A and Strategy professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
The big crypto consolidation, and how Mercado Bitcoin builds a winning M&A team in LATAM
Crypto is the fastest moving industry in the world, and new technologies erupt pretty much every day. Worldwide, a number of players have emerged to take part in that eruption - marketplaces, technology providers - it's a complete ecosystem.
Mercado Bitcoin has recently completed a number of M&A and CVC deals. In this episode, we talked to Daniel Cunha, who's responsible for Corporate Development at 2TM (The mother company behind Mercado Bitcoin) how he approaches the market from an M&A lense, and what crypto has to offer in LATAM - and vice versa.
Welcome to the Open IC, the show where we talk to the movers and shakers in M&A, the teams behind the deals, and how the deals really went down. This show is brought to you by Fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for M&A and Strategy professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
Navigating Complex Supply Chains in M&A with Jeff Desroches
Semiconductors are pretty close to what you might consider rocket science. But how do you navigate such complex supply chains when sourcing and executing M&A deals? We talked to M&A veteran Jeff Desroches, Vice President at VAT Group, about his experiences, strategies, and tactics, when executing M&A deals along the semiconductor value chain.
Welcome to the Open IC, the show where we talk to the movers and shakers in M&A, the teams behind the deals, and how the deals really went down. This show is brought to you by Fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for M&A and Strategy professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
From war refugee toESG pioneer: Sasja Beslik
Sasja Beslik is one of the most influential men when it comes to sustainable finance: more than 200.000 people follow his hot takes on social media.
At Nordea, Sasja pioneered including ESG factors into investment decisions (worth €320 billion in 2018), which led to big changes in the bank's strategy. Sasja is also co-author of "Where the money tree grows", about climate-smart investing.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why Greta Thunberg follows Sasja on Twitter
- How Sasja's background as refugee influenced his career
- What successful ESG investing means today
- Why he calls out corporates
Follow Sasja on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SasjaBeslik
Welcome to the Open IC, the show where we talk to the movers and shakers in M&A, the teams behind the deals, and how the deals really went down. This show is brought to you by Fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for M&A and Strategy professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
Winning in MarTech through M&A
Steffen Schebesta, CEO North America & VP Corporate Development at Sendinblue, has been on an acquisition spree lately. The European MarTech player has large competitors in the US, but that doesn't intimidate the France-born company. Sendinblue is building a legit competitor in the market through build, buy, and strong integrations. In this episode, Steffen also shares his perspective on their acquisition of the Austrian video-meeting tool MeetFox, that was announced this week.
If you want to try Sendinblue now, you actually get a 50% discount for the first three months with the code FINTALENT!
More about Sendinblue here: sendinblue.com
Welcome to the Open IC, the show where we talk to the movers and shakers in M&A, the teams behind the deals, and how the deals really went down. This show is brought to you by Fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for M&A and Strategy professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
Building a LegalTech powerhouse through M&A - with Haley Altman, Litera
Haley Altman is a one-person M&A swiss army knife: The lawyer found her entrepreneurial calling early in her career, and it led to her company being acquired by Litera - a LegalTech product platform.
In this episode, we discussed
- How M&A leaders with legal backgrounds are different from the Finance-folks
- How Haley manages multiple deals per month with a super small team
- How M&A leaders can better collaborate with their CEOs
I left our conversation deeply inspired, and so will you!
Welcome to the Open IC, the show where we talk to the movers and shakers in M&A, the teams behind the deals, and how the deals really went down. This show is brought to you by Fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for M&A and Strategy professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
Moving from M&A to CFO with Jeff Baker, CFO at Paysign
After a long career in M&A, Jeff Baker has recently made the move to become CFO at the FinTech Paysign. We talked to Jeff about his interpretation of the CFO role, and what he has learned along the way.
Welcome to the Open IC, the show where we talk to the movers and shakers in M&A, the teams behind the deals, and how the deals really went down. This show is brought to you by Fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for M&A and Strategy professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
From M&A to Entrepreneur (and back): The Kison Patel Story
Kison Patel is the face behind the popular knowledge platform M&A Science, and he's also running the M&A project management platform Dealroom. Kison and I talk about his move from consultant to entrepreneurship, and his view on where the M&A industry is headed.
Welcome to the Open IC, the show where we talk to the movers and shakers in M&A, the teams behind the deals, and how the deals really went down. This show is brought to you by Fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for M&A and Strategy professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
Insuring Deal Risks - Ana Serdarevic, Aon #femaleleaders
There are unlimited risks in an M&A transaction - and it's key to insure the ones we can't eliminate. Ana Serdarevic, Head of M&A and Transaction Solutions Switzerland at Aon, has plenty of experience with that - so today, we're walking through exciting transactions she and her team have accompanied.
The Open IC podcast is the show for M&A professionals who want to get out of the grind and combine success and freedom. We're brought to you by Fintalent, the hiring and collaboration platform for tier-1 M&A professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
Will Smith' Celebrity VC - Interview with Partner Vik Sasi
Celebrity VCs get a bad rep. Rightly so? Vik Sasi would disagree: He's a partner at Will Smith' Dreamers VC - and he talks about the strategy behind dreamers, and how they try to help minority entrepreneurs.
More about Dreamers at dreamers.vc
The Open IC podcast is the show for M&A professionals who want to get out of the grind and combine success and freedom. We're brought to you by Fintalent, the hiring and collaboration platform for tier-1 M&A professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
The Future Of Freelancing
Today we're talking to Jon Younger. Jon is an accomplished scholar and has been shaping the HR industry for decades. Now, he's focusing on what he calls the Freelance Revolution - the movement towards free and independent work. In this episode, Jon presents insights from his recently published Global Survey On Freelancing.
The Open IC podcast is the show for M&A professionals who want to get out of the grind and combine success and freedom. We're brought to you by Fintalent, the hiring and collaboration platform for tier-1 M&A professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
Consultant By Day, Author By Night - How do you tap into your creativity when you're in business?
A common cliche about consultants is that they're just number-crunchers. They are the exact counterpart to the romantic, free-thinking creatives that we consider artists to be. But today, I'm talking to Alina Lindermuth.
Alina is a senior strategy consultant at EY Parthenon, and she's also published her own novel. Alina and I discuss how we can tap into our creativity, and how she combines her two passions.
The Open IC podcast is the show for M&A professionals who want to get out of the grind and combine success and freedom. We're brought to you by Fintalent, the hiring and collaboration platform for tier-1 M&A professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
Building A Modern M&A Team With Valentín Rivas Vera from Lyntia
Do you have to rely on expensive consultancies to run your own M&A team? Valentin Rivas Vera of the Spanish telco-infrastructure company Lyntia thinks differently. They have structured their M&A team in an agile way, working like internal consultants with skin in the game and high-speed execution.
The Open IC podcast is the show for M&A professionals who want to get out of the grind and combine success and freedom. We're brought to you by Fintalent, the hiring and collaboration platform for tier-1 M&A professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
How Freelancing Drastically Improved My Running Performance With Naomi Roba
Naomi Roba was on the brink of a successful, traditional M&A career: ING, Rothschild, Goldman. In this episode of the Open IC podcast, Naomi shares why she chose to be a freelancer instead - and how she is using the free time it created in her life to make the life of others better.
The Open IC podcast is the show for M&A professionals who want to get out of the grind and combine success and freedom. We're brought to you by Fintalent, the hiring and collaboration platform for tier-1 M&A professionals.
Learn more about Fintalent at Fintalent.io.
Harvard Sales Expert breaks down how to screen and integrate Sales organizations
Sales is often the last consideration when it comes to a successful merger or acquisition. Frank Cespedes, Harvard professor and internationally recognized Sales expert, breaks down why that is a huge mistake - and how we can fix it.
Welcome to the open IC - the investment committee in your pocket.
Open IC is the go-to show for M&A and strategy professionals that want to leave a dent in the world and live on their own terms.
We're powered by fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for m&a and strategy professionals - and that's what we talk about.
Whether we're talking to experts from the dealroom or dissect potential or past deals - after every episode, you'll leave more ready for your next deal.
How an ex-banker started an M&A freelance platform
After a prolific - and very much traditional - career in M&A, Ömer wanted a change. During his travels, he started freelancing, and something changed: He realized that he didn't need to spend 80 hours a week in an office room, but could work on his own terms, at his own time.
That's when he decided to start fintalent.io - a hiring platform that would help other M&A and strategy professionals like him live the life they want.
In today's fireside chat, we're talking about Ömer's career, and why he thinks the M&A world is ripe for the freelance revolution.
OpenIC Intro
Welcome to the Open IC - the investment committee in your pocket.
Open IC is the go-to show for M&A and strategy professionals that want to leave a dent in the world and live on their own terms.
We're powered by fintalent.io, the hiring and project platform for m&a and strategy professionals - and that's what we talk about.
Whether we're talking to experts from the deal room or dissect potential or past deals - after every episode, you'll leave more ready for your next deal.
Welcome to the Open IC.