Minds Capital Podcast

NYC-based James Bohannon works at Belzberg & Co, a multi-family office with a keen eye to the independent sponsor asset class. Drawing on years of conference repetition and real world deal experience, James explains how family offices truly think about backing independent sponsors.
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James Bohannon | LinkedIn
Minds Capital invests equity into deals by independent sponsors and searchers. For independent sponsors with a deal under LOI, visit Minds Capital to start a conversation. Our website also contains more information about this podcast and for prospective investors.
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Credits:
Edited by Anton Rohozov

Based in New York, Michael ("Mike") Healy began his career as an attorney before deciding the real fun and action were on the deal side.
After a stint in PE, he founded Gardner Standard in 2010. The early years were rocky, marked by failed deals and long stretches of uncertainty. Momentum finally arrived when a sizable closing fee on a deal he sourced and sold to a PE fund provided the liquidity needed to persevere. Today, Mike is an accomplished independent sponsor with a clearly defined strategy built around sourcing deals with legal complexity.
References and how to contact today's guest:
Michael Healy | LinkedIn
Minds Capital invests equity into deals by independent sponsors and searchers. For independent sponsors with a deal under LOI, visit Minds Capital to start a conversation. Our website also contains more information about this podcast and for prospective investors.
Connect with Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with hosts Will Smith and Niklas James
Visit Minds Capital
Credits:
Edited by Anton Rohozov

Peter Lehrman founded Axial in 2009, the leading deal origination platform for lower-middle-market M&A. Today, roughly 10,000 attempted transactions are launched on Axial each year, with approximately 25% closing, making it one of the most active M&A marketplaces in the U.S. lower middle market, and independent sponsors are the single most active buyer type by closed-deal volume. In this episode, Peter shares unmatched market intelligence and highly tactical insights on how independent sponsors source, win, and fund deals.
References and how to contact today's guest:
Peter Lehrman | LinkedIn
Minds Capital invests equity into deals by independent sponsors and searchers. For independent sponsors with a deal under LOI, visit Minds Capital to start a conversation. Our website also contains more information about this podcast and for prospective investors.
Connect with Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with hosts Will Smith and Niklas James
Visit Minds Capital
Credits:
Edited by Anton Rohozov

G.R. Kearney, a former inner-city Chicago teacher, was thrust into leadership when his senior partner tragically passed away. He navigated the emotional and legal complexities of sustaining the firm and ultimately rebranded it as Stacker Holdings, reshaping the platform into an employee-centric, EOS-driven, long-term investment firm.
References and how to contact today's guest:
G.R.Kearney | LinkedIn

Minds Capital invests equity into deals by independent sponsors and searchers. For independent sponsors with a deal under LOI, visit Minds Capital to start a conversation. Our website also contains more information about this podcast and for prospective investors.
Connect with Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with hosts Will Smith and Niklas James
Visit Minds Capital
Credits:
Edited by Anton Rohozov

Dan Tamkin, based in California and co-founder of Resurgent Capital Partners, is an operator, technologist, and turnaround investor, in that order. After a career revolving around tech turnarounds and challenged VC portcos, he has found the lower-middle market to be a better channel for value creation, especially when done via the deal-by-deal model of independent sponsorship.
References and how to contact today's guest:
Dan Tamkin | LinkedIn

Minds Capital invests equity into deals by independent sponsors and searchers. For independent sponsors with a deal under LOI, visit Minds Capital to start a conversation. Our website also contains more information about this podcast and for prospective investors.
Connect with Minds:
See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
Connect with hosts Will Smith and Niklas James
Visit Minds Capital
Credits:
Edited by Anton Rohozov