Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Scott Becker - beckerprivateequityandbusiness.com
Latest episode: Fri May 09 2025
Discussions about private equity and business with Scott Becker
300 total episodes
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- May9Navigating Tariffs and Market Uncertainty: Value Creation in M&A with Chris Felderman of Palm Tree LLC 5-9-2510mins
- May9We Need More Doctors Now 5-9-251min
- May9Match vs. Grindr 5-9-252mins
- May9The S&P 500 Rebounds 5-9-251min
- May8The Ongoing Shift to Outpatient Care: Key Trends and Investor Insights with Amber Walsh of McGuireWoods LLP 5-8-2513mins
- May8Leaders Who Excel at Both People and Problem-Solving 5-8-253mins
- May8Golf & a Sucker is Born Every Minute 5-8-251min
- May8A Special Shout Out to High-Motor Leaders 5-8-254mins
- May810 Stories We Are Following Today 5-8-253mins
- May7Evaluating Your Business Journey with Jennifer June of VMG Health 5-7-2512mins
- May7A Shakeup in the Market Cap Tables 5-7-251min
- May7Earned Media, Supporting Friends’ Businesses, & More 5-7-253mins
- May79 Business News Stories We Are Following Today 5-7-253mins
- May6Shout Out of the Day: Naomi Freed Becker 5-6-252mins
- May6The DoorDash Death Spiral 5-6-251min
- May6Palantir Plunges: 4 Quick Points 5-6-251min
- May6Revenge & How Sweet it is 5-6-252mins
- May67 Stories We Are Following This Afternoon 5-6-253mins
- May5Weathering the Private Equity Slowdown: Insights from Rick Kes of RSM 5-5-258mins
- May56 Quick Stories We Are Following Today 5-5-253mins
- May510 Core Concepts in Building a Business 5-5-2512mins
- May3President Trump & the Media: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly 5-3-251min
- May3The Tortoise or the Hare: Microsoft, Apple, & NVIDIA 5-3-251min
- May3Shout Out of the Day: Liz Hutson 5-3-252mins
- May3Apple, Trump, China, & More 5-3-252mins
- May2Coca-Cola, Eli Lilly, & Becton Dickinson 5-2-251min
- May2The EV Stocks & the Bank Stocks 5-2-251min
- May25 Stories We Are Following Today 5-2-252mins
- May2What We Think When People Say They Are Paying it Forward 5-2-254mins
- May1Strategic Pete Takeover: Scott Becker on Legacy, Leadership, and Building Becker’s 5-1-2551mins
- May1All I Want is Carbs 5-1-252mins
- May13 Stories We Are Following Today 5-1-252mins
- May1Maintaining Physical and Mental Health on Business Trips 5-1-253mins
- Apr307 Stocks Tanking Today & Staying Healthy on the Road 4-30-252mins
- Apr308 Stories We Are Following Today 4-30-253mins
- Apr30The U.S. Economy Slows: 4 Key Points 4-30-252mins
- Apr295 Quick Market Notes for Today 4-29-251min
- Apr29Private Equity at a Crossroads: Trends, Valuations & What’s Next with Matt Wolf of Elliott Davis 4-29-2511mins
- Apr295 Rules for Business 4-29-252mins
- Apr297,000 Podcast Episodes & Counting 4-29-251min
- Apr28Innovation, Health Equity, and the Future of Healthcare with Jason Taylor of Panda Health 4-28-2517mins
- Apr285 More Stories to Watch This Week 4-28-251min
- Apr28It’s Good to be Friends with the King 4-28-251min
- Apr28Don’t Listen to the Naysayers 4-28-251min
- Apr287 Stories We Are Following Today 4-28-253mins
- Apr26Learn to Love Your 90 Percenters 4-26-252mins
- Apr266 Big-Name Stocks That Got Crushed This Year 4-26-252mins
- Apr25Creating a Culture of Honest Career Conversations with Amber Walsh of McGuireWoods LLP 4-25-2517mins
- Apr25The Warren Buffett Portfolio 4-25-252mins
- Apr25The Brian Niccol Difference 4-25-251min
- Apr25Twitter Poll: How Do You Bounce Back When Your Energy is Low? 4-25-253mins
- Apr24Finding Opportunity in Uncertain Markets: Insights from Rick Kes of RSM 4-24-259mins
- Apr24The Lost Art of Counting 4-24-252mins
- Apr2411 Business News Stories We Are Following Today 4-24-253mins
- Apr24Don’t Fear the Judgment of Others 4-24-254mins
- Apr24Palantir Technologies – Aren’t I a Genius 4-24-252mins
- Apr23The Great Divide in America 4-23-253mins
- Apr23Building Tenacity: How to Cultivate Grit and Confidence with Liz Hutson of EGH, LLC 4-23-257mins
- Apr236 Business News Stories We Are Following Today 4-23-252mins
- Apr23Twitter Poll: Where Should You Allocate Most of Your Equity Side Investments? 4-23-253mins
- Apr22Cybersecurity, M&A, and the Evolving Cyber Battlefield with Aniket Bhardwaj of Charles River Associates 4-22-2527mins
- Apr22Following Your Gut Instincts 4-22-252mins
- Apr227 Stories We Are Following Today 4-22-252mins
- Apr2225 Mantras, Concepts, and Business Thoughts 4-22-2513mins
- Apr22Why We Don’t Time the Markets: Part 271.. 4-22-253mins
- Apr21Building Prosper Trading Academy, Navigating Market Volatility & Finding Purpose Through Loss with Scott Bauer 4-21-2521mins
- Apr214 Thoughts for Today 4-21-252mins
- Apr21President Trump & Cognitive Dissonance 4-21-252mins
- Apr218 Stories We Are Following Today 4-21-253mins
- Apr19Market Uncertainty, Leadership Lessons, and Competitive Dynamics with David Pivnick of McGuireWoods LLP 4-19-2513mins
- Apr19The Role of the CEO: Sales Person, Police Officer, or Both? 4-19-253mins
- Apr19Depressions vs. Recessions & Bull Markets vs. Bear Markets 4-19-252mins
- Apr18Building Wealth, Abundance & Resilience with Chad Coe of Coe Financial Group 4-18-2514mins
- Apr18NVIDIA, Hertz, United, & Eli Lilly 4-18-252mins
- Apr18Index Funds, Individual Stocks, Private Equity Funds & Investing in Private Companies 4-18-254mins
- Apr189 Stories We Are Following Today 4-18-252mins
- Apr17How WEconnect Health is Transforming Recovery & Behavioral Health with Daniela Luzi Tudor, Murphy Jensen, and Cameron Chell 4-17-2519mins
- Apr178 More Stories We Are Following Today 4-17-253mins
- Apr17Chairman Powell vs. Trump: Part 309.. 4-17-252mins
- Apr17Scales & Portfolios or Pounds & Dollars 4-17-253mins
- Apr17Golf – Grind or Reflect 4-17-252mins
- Apr17UnitedHealthcare & the Markets 4-17-241min
- Apr16Healthcare Private Equity in 2025: Navigating the Pause with Amber Walsh of McGuireWoods LLP 4-16-259mins
- Apr16The Worst Advice You Will Ever Receive 4-16-252mins
- Apr16Shock & Awe in Professional Billing 4-16-251min
- Apr165 Stories We Are Following Today 4-16-254mins
- Apr16Don’t Run Your Business Like You’re Rich 4-16-252mins
- Apr15Staying Focused in Uncertain Times: Leadership Lessons from Holly Buckley of McGuireWoods LLP 4-15-2512mins
- Apr159 Stocks & Their YTD Results 4-15-251min
- Apr156 Stories We’re Following Today 4-15-252mins
- Apr15Working a 9-5 & Following X/Twitter 4-15-251min
- Apr14Breaking Barriers: Women Leading on Boards with Desirée Rogers, Marisa Murillo, and Shannon Nash 4-14-2527mins
- Apr14Most of the Things You Do Don’t Matter 4-14-252mins
- Apr14Top 5 Companies by Market Cap 4-14-252mins
- Apr142 Core Concepts for Startups 4-14-251min
- Apr148 Stories We Are Following Today 4-14-253mins
- Apr11Private Equity Outlook: Recession Risks, Market Uncertainty & Deal-Making Slowdown with Matt Wolf 4-11-258mins
- Apr10Growing Revenues Fast in a Changing Economy – Optimizing Sales Teams & Working with Great Outside Resources Featuring Sean Carson 4-10-2550mins
- Apr10Grindr, Hims & Hers, and the Markets Getting Crushed 4-10-253mins
- Apr10Don’t Buy Individual Stocks 4-10-252mins
- Apr103 Stories We Are Following Today 4-10-251min
- Apr10Make America Healthy Again + 5 More Concepts 4-10-254mins
- Apr9Healthcare Private Equity Update with Holly Buckley of McGuireWoods LLP 4-9-2510mins
- Apr9Twitter Poll: Will You Cut Personal or Business Spending Due to Recent Market Downturns? 4-9-252mins
- Apr914 Short Notes for Today 4-9-254mins
- Apr93 Ways of Judging a Leader 3-9-252mins
- Apr9It’s All Okay 4-9-252mins
- Apr8The Markets, Warren Buffett’s Core Thought on Doing Deals, & My Putting 4-8-252mins
- Apr8Harvard, Higher Education & the Addiction to Federal Funding 4-8-253mins
- Apr8Health Insurance, Cannabis, & Apple 4-8-251min
- Apr8Should I Sell Some of My Stocks? 4-8-252mins
- Apr83 Stories We Are Following Today 4-8-251min
- Apr7Market Volatility, Tariffs & the Future of M&A with Rick Kes of RSM 4-7-256mins
- Apr7Post-Tariff Stress Disorder 4-7-253mins
- Apr7Alexander Ovechkin, Divorce, & Midlife Crisis 4-7-253mins
- Apr77 Stories We Are Following Today 4-7-253mins
- Apr5Jobs, Unemployment, & Oil 4-5-251min
- Apr5Affirm, Wayfair, & SoundHound 4-5-251min
- Apr4Restoration Hardware – Part Three 4-4-253mins
- Apr4Should You Buy the Dip? 4-4-252mins
- Apr4Will the Markets Rebound Next Week? 4-4-253mins
- Apr43 Notes on Tariffs 4-4-251min
- Apr3Investing, Inflation, Tariffs and the Search Fund Model with Adam Patinkin, of David Capital Partners LLC 4-3-2524mins
- Apr3RH, Lululemon & Corporate Speak 4-3-25
- Apr3Is Larry Fink Slippery? Part Two 4-3-252mins
- Apr3Summer is Coming, the Markets Are Crashing & I Better Win Some Money on the Golf Course 4-3-255mins
- Apr39 Stories We Are Following Today 4-3-252mins
- Apr210 More Mantras, Concepts & Thoughts 4-2-253mins
- Apr2Slippery Larry Fink 4-2-253mins
- Apr23 Stories We Are Following Today 4-2-252mins
- Apr1Leading Across Generations: Insights from Amber Walsh of McGuireWoods LLP 4-1-2517mins
- Apr1Tesla & More 4-1-252mins
- Apr1Rednecks & Film People 4-1-254mins
- Apr15 Quick Stories We Are Following Today 4-1-252mins
- Mar316 Mantras & Concepts from Twitter 3-31-256mins
- Mar31The Great Pizza Poll of 2025 3-31-253mins
- Mar312 Lessons from Lululemon 3-31-254mins
- Mar29Big Swings vs. Incremental Changes 3-29-254mins
- Mar29Japanese Toilets & European Vacation 3-29-252mins
- Mar28Jobless Claims, Market Reactions, and Economic Stability 3-28-253mins
- Mar28The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same 3-28-252mins
- Mar27Avis, the Unpredictability of Stocks & Index Investing 3-27-252mins
- Mar27KKR, Blackstone & Intuitive 3-27-251min
- Mar276 Stories We Are Following Today 3-27-252mins
- Mar26Tesla, Lucid & Rivian 3-26-251min
- Mar25Focus & Passion 3-26-252mins
- Mar258 Stories We Are Following Today 3-25-254mins
- Mar25The Introductory Call: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly 3-25-243mins
- Mar24Coverage vs. Access in Healthcare & the Affordable Care Act 3-24-253mins
- Mar24The Stock Market, Tariffs & Reactionary Perspectives 3-24-254mins
- Mar24Amazon Amazon Amazon 3-24-252mins
- Mar22Peloton Rises Today 3-22-251min
- Mar22Apple, NVIDIA & Palatnir 3-22-251min
- Mar21Nike – Be Like Mike 3-21-251min
- Mar216 Stories We Are Following Today 3-21-252mins
- Mar21Navigating Healthcare Investment Banking: Insights from Palm Tree’s Steven Richards 3-21-2520mins
- Mar2110 Mantras, Concepts & Sayings 3-21-258mins
- Mar20Mastering Sales Growth: AI, Private Equity, and Scaling Success with Sean Carson of Sales Empowerment Group (SEG)21mins
- Mar20Despite the Turbulence, Is This a Goldilocks Economy? 3-20-252mins
- Mar20Tesla, Stellantis Jeep & Carvana 3-20-252mins
- Mar20Big Banks, Small Layoffs 3-20-251min
- Mar19Boeing, Intel & Williams Sonoma 3-19-252mins
- Mar19Morgan Stanely Cutting 2,000 Jobs 3-19-251min
- Mar19Chairman Powell & The Fed 3-19-251min
- Mar19The Hyphenate Conundrum: Managing Multiple Careers and Identities with Liz Hutson of EGH, LLC 3-19-2512mins
- Mar18Revolutionizing Drug Discovery with AI: A Conversation with Dr. Rahul Gupta of GATC Health 3-18-259mins
- Mar18The Stupidity of Binary Thinking 3-18-252mins
- Mar18American Eagle Outfitters & Share Buybacks 3-18-252mins
- Mar185 Stories We Are Following Today 3-18-252mins
- Mar17The Rise of Independent Sponsors in Private Equity – Insights from Gregory Hawver of McGuireWoods LLP 3-17-2510mins
- Mar17The Scott Becker Middle Age Score Card 3-17-25
- Mar17Don’t Forget What Lead to Success the First Time 3-17-253mins
- Mar17The Sheer Magnitude of Higher Education Funding 3-17-253mins
- Mar175 Stories We Are Following Today 3-17-252mins
- Mar15UK Growth Stops, EU Response to Trump + Several Stocks We Follow 3-15-253mins
- Mar14IPO Uncertainty: Market Volatility and Capital Trends with Matt Wolf of RSM 3-14-253mins
- Mar143 Quick Stories + Elon Musk’s Scorecard 3-14-252mins
- Mar14Should We Reduce Government Spending: Twitter Poll Results 3-14-252mins
- Mar148 Stories We Are Following Today 3-14-251min
- Mar134 Reader Questions 3-13-255mins
- Mar13The Government Shutdown, Tariffs, DOGE & More 3-13-255mins
- Mar13The Elon Musk Score Card 3-13-253mins
- Mar12Tariffs, Uncertainty, and the Deal Market: Insights from Matt Wolf of RSM 3-12-259mins
- Mar12Inflation Falls – Not Enough to Comfort the Markets 3-12-251min
- Mar12Retail Stores Lie 3-12-251min
- Mar125 Stories We Are Following Today 3-12-252mins
- Mar11Private Equity in Uncertain Times: Insights from Rick Kes of RSM 3-11-255mins
- Mar119 Stories We Are Following Today 3-11-252mins
- Mar11Will a Reduction in Government Spending Lead to Higher Unemployment? 3-11-251min
- Mar11When the Mentee Eclipses the Mentor 3-11-255mins
- Mar10Steve Werner, Steve Mendes & Gritty Wellness 3-10-251min
- Mar10The Markets Are Crashing & We’re Going to Get Tired of Winning 3-10-253mins
- Mar10Is there a Right Way to Calculate GDP + 3 More Stories 3-10-253mins
- Mar10The 5 Largest Companies By Market Cap 3-10-251min
- Mar104 Quick Stories for Today 3-10-253mins
- Mar8Private Equity Funds, Exits & Multiples 3-8-252mins
- Mar8Why Money Managers Are Pushing Private Equity 3-8-252mins
- Mar7Healthcare Private Equity Carveouts: Trends and Insights with Amber Walsh of McGuireWoods LLP 3-7-258mins
- Mar77 Stocks Taking it on the Chin 3-7-251min
- Mar7Does the Economy Suck Enough for the Fed to Cut Rates? 3-7-251min
- Mar73 Reader Questions + 3 Stories We Are Following Today 3-7-255mins
- Mar7The Good and Bad of Tariffs 3-7-255mins
- Mar6Understanding the Generative AI Landscape & How to Use AI to Improve Decision Making & Operations Now 3-6-2541mins
- Mar63 of My Direct Holdings Are Getting Crushed 3-6-252mins
- Mar6KKR 3-6-251min
- Mar6Grindr, Astera Labs & Stellantis Jeep 3-6-251min
- Mar68 Stories We Are Following Today 3-6-252mins
- Mar5Semaglutide, Healthcare Transaction Laws, and Walgreens’ Take-Private Deal with Holly Buckley of McGuireWoods LLP 3-5-257mins
- Mar55 Stocks That Got Hammered Yesterday 3-5-251min
- Mar5Larry Fink, BlackRock & the Great Game of Business 3-5-252mins
- Mar5Never Complain: A Mantra for Life 3-5-252mins
- Mar5Tariffs, Best Buy & Walgreens 3-5-252mins
- Mar4Private Equity Trends: Exits, Capital Calls, and Market Uncertainty with Rick Kes of RSM 3-4-256mins
- Mar45 Stories We Are Following Today 3-4-252mins
- Mar4Tariffs: Part Two 3-4-255mins
- Mar4Fake Cars & Fake Food Get Slammed in the Markets 3-4-252mins
- Mar4NVIDIA vs. Microsoft 3-4-251min
- Mar3Should You Check Your Weight or Portfolio Every Day? 3-3-252mins
- Mar3Walgreens & Sycamore is Like Trump & Zelensky 3-3-252mins
- Mar3Every Brilliant Person Is Also an Idiot: Part One 3-3-252mins
- Mar37 Stocks We Are Following 3-3-252mins
- Mar35 Stories We Are Following Today 3-3-251min
- Mar14 Thoughts for Saturday 3-1-254mins
- Mar1Key Actions to Win the Day 3-1-252mins
- Mar1Don’t Freak Out When Your Stocks Drop 3-1-252mins
- Mar1Ignore Momentum Investing 3-1-251min
- Feb28Rolls-Royce & Companies Could Still Be Turned Around 2-28-251min
- Feb28College Debt vs. College Costs 2-28-252mins
- Feb28The Elon Musk Scorecard: SpaceX, Twitter, Tesla, & DOGE 2-28-253mins
- Feb285 Stories We Are Following This Morning 2-28-251min
- Feb27The Rising Challenges of Middle Market Businesses with Matt Wolf of RSM 2-27-254mins
- Feb27Throw Out the Sleep Medicine 2-27-251min
- Feb27The Utah Leadership Council 2-27-252mins
- Feb27Nissan & You Better Be Obsessed with Greatness 2-27-251min
- Feb26Navigating the Changing Exit Market: Insights from Rick Kes of RSM 2-26-256mins
- Feb2610 Stocks That Got Crushed Yesterday 2-26-252mins
- Feb26Index Funds vs Individual Stocks vs Allocation of Assets 2-26-253mins
- Feb268 Stories We Are Following Today 2-26-253mins
- Feb26Don’t Count Your Money When You’re Sitting at the Table 2-26-252mins
- Feb25Breaking Down the USA-Canada Rivalry and Business Insights with David Pivnick of McGuireWoods LLP 2-25-2514mins
- Feb25Palantir, DOGE & Politics 2-25-251min
- Feb25The Critical Role of Cybersecurity Due Diligence in Healthcare M&A 2-25-2521mins
- Feb25Responsiveness as a Business Imperative 2-25-251min
- Feb25Tilray Brands & the Cannabis Industry 2-25-251min
- Feb25DOGE DOGE DOGE Part Two 2-25-251min
- Feb24Nicholas Newsad on Healthcare Business Deals and the Future of Medical Software 2-24-254mins
- Feb24Personal Trainers & Customer Service 2-24-253mins
- Feb24Ambition vs. Greed 2-24-251min
- Feb24EV Makers, ED Distributors + More 2-24-251min
- Feb244 Quick Stories We Are Following This Morning 2-24-251min
- Feb22Carvana – Do You Believe Their Financial Statements? 2-22-251min
- Feb22RH Stumbles & I Can’t Help but to Cheer 2-22-252mins
- Feb22Hims & Hers Takes it on the Chin 2-22-251min
- Feb22The 15 Minute Meeting 2-22-252mins
- Feb21Healthcare Private Equity: Trends, Regulations, and Growth Areas with Holly Buckley of McGuireWoods LLP 2-21-2511mins
- Feb21Simplifying, Categorizing, & Stereotyping – Very Human Behavior 2-21-252mins
- Feb21JPMorgan, the IRS and Smoke & Mirrors 2-21-254mins
- Feb21A Mountain Man, a Skokie Person, and a Canadian 2-21-253mins
- Feb21Walmart, UnitedHealthCare & Facebook 2-21-252mins
- Feb20Shake Shack + 5 Losers 2-20-252mins
- Feb20A Few Quick Notes For Today 2-20-254mins
- Feb20Walmart & the Markets 2-20-251min
- Feb20RFK Jr, Pharmaceutical Companies, and “Who Let the Dogs Out” 2-20-254mins
- Feb19Private Equity’s New Reality: Delayed Exits, Interest Rates, and Value Creation with Rick Kes of RSM 2-19-257mins
- Feb19Hims & Hers, Grindr, and RFK Jr. 2-19-252mins
- Feb193 Quick Notes 2-19-251min
- Feb19Oscar Health, Intel, Walgreens & More 2-19-251min
- Feb195 Stories We Are Following Today 2-19-252mins
- Feb18Investing in the Future of Small Business: Jon Staenberg on Search Funds & Entrepreneurship 2-18-2517mins
- Feb18Last Year’s Losers, Today’s Winners: Intel & Walgreens Rebound 2-18-252mins
- Feb18Back to the Basics When You’re Struggling 2-18-252mins
- Feb18The Art of Saying No: How to Say “No” to Invitations 2-18-253mins
- Feb188 Stories We Are Following in the Business World Today 2-18-252mins
- Feb17Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, and Capitalism with Dutch Rojas of Physician Capital, Inc. 2-17-2522mins
- Feb17KKR and Carlyle Group 2-17-252mins
- Feb175 Stories We Are Following Today 2-17-254mins
- Feb16Unlocking AI’s Potential in Healthcare and Early-Stage Investing with Venkat Mocherla 2-16-2535mins
- Feb15Private Equity Exits and the Evolving Role of Family Offices with Matt Wolf of RSM 2-15-2511mins
- Feb15Tempus AI & Private Jets 2-15-251min
- Feb15Hanes Underware 2-15-251min
- Feb155 Key Stocks to Watch 2-15-251min
- Feb14Tempus AI, Eli Lilly & SoundHound: 3 Stocks from One of Our Favorite Stock Pickers 2-14-251min
- Feb14Crocs Surge 24% 2-14-251min
- Feb146 Stories We Are Following Today 2-14-251min
- Feb14AI & Healthcare Innovation: Sarah Fuentes Molina on Digital Health Strategy 2-14-2510mins
- Feb14Hims & Hers, MGM, Crocs, and Dutch Bros Coffee 2-14-251min
- Feb13Leadership, AI, and Private Equity with Bo Bartholomew, CEO of EvidenceCare 2-13-2514mins
- Feb134 Stocks Getting Crushed Today 2-13-251min
- Feb13SoundHound & I’m Sick of Hearing My Friend Brag 2-13-253mins
- Feb13Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Philadelphia Fans & Donald Trump 2-13-253mins
- Feb13Golf & When You Just Suck 2-13-254mins
- Feb12The Increasing Complexity of Business & What it Means for Investors with Matt Wolf of RSM 2-12-2510mins
- Feb1212 More Stories for Today 2-12-254mins
- Feb124 Stories We Are Following This Morning 2-12-251min
- Feb12Coca Cola: It’s the Real Thing 2-12-253mins
- Feb12Intel Inside on the Upside 2-12-251min
- Feb112025 Healthcare Private Equity Deal Trends 2-11-2562mins
- Feb11What’s Wrong with Private Equity? 2-11-252mins
- Feb114 Quick Stories for Today 2-11-252mins
- Feb115 Biggest Market Cap Companies 2-11-252mins