Dec 21, 2017 | Case Studies
In 1993 Dennis Hart founded Apex Media Sales (what a great name!). Apex focused on long-form direct response television advertising, in the specific categories of religious and infomercial advertising. Dennis enjoyed the structure of the company. It was a...
Nov 14, 2017 | Case Studies
Before Jeff Hoffman became a cofounder of the Priceline group of companies, he built Competitive Technologies, which was one of the first business intelligence companies in travel. He’d had a suite of products that would help companies manage and reduce travel...
Nov 1, 2017 | Case Studies
Alexis Neely went into law to “save” her dad, who had started out wanting to be an entrepreneur, but ended up as a bit of a con artist. She also hoped that being a lawyer would save her from all the ups and downs she saw her father subjected to. Alexis could never...
Sep 25, 2017 | Case Studies
John Bowen was the CEO of Reinhardt Werba Bowen (RWB), a financial services company that was acquired by Assante Capital in 1998 for $25M. While the exit was ultimately a happy one, it started inauspiciously. Why? Because John was the object of a “fishing trip” from a...
Sep 10, 2017 | Case Studies
Dr. Phil Carson (a different Dr. Phil than the one most people know) is the owner of Carson Natural Health. Before he began that business, he helped create a pharmacy business. He didn’t have anything to invest in that pharmacy business as he’d been wiped out in...
Jul 30, 2017 | Case Studies
Sold to a Competitor Andrew Yang was the CEO of Manhattan GMAT when he sold to a competitor, Kaplan, in 2009. At the time of the sale, the company was doing $11M annually. Andrew stayed on post-acquisition and added an additional $6M a year in revenue before...
