Exit Strategies w/ Thoma Bravo’s Holden ...

In part two of our interview series, Pete Stavros shares how KKR has scaled employee ownership to 85 companies and 200,000 frontline workers — and why it can be a powerful performance lever when done right. 

KKR's Co-Head of Global Private Equity and Partner reveals the rigorous, long-term discipline required to drive real operational improvements. 

Private equity is not in a crisis — rather, it’s stuck. The issue isn’t capital; it’s confidence. Read Bain’s 2026 Midyear Private Equity Report here. Register for our live webinar here. 

Orlando Bravo is a Founder and Managing Partner of Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm focused on software and technology companies with over $78 billion in assets under management. Among his many accolades, Forbes named Orlando “Wall Street’s best dealmaker” in 2019. Our conversa ... Show More

Scott Crabill is a Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo, the software and technology specialist with $120 billion in asset under management. He joined Thoma Bravo twenty years ago to help develop its software investment strategy. RealPage is a technology platform that enables real est ... Show More

In the world of entrepreneurship, we dream about the BIG EXIT. We talk about mergers, acquisitions and IPOs… But there's one exit strategy that's often whispered about Selling to private equity. Today, we're pulling back the curtain on this mysterious world with someone who's not ... Show More

In this special Beyond the Deal mini-sode, Thoma Bravo Co-Founders and Managing Partners Carl Thoma and Orlando Bravo go beyond their long, storied and industry-shaping partnership to discuss the importance of fostering relationships, focusing on performance and staying humble wh ... Show More

<p>Tom Hopkins, "America's #1 sales trainer", returns to the Magnetic Marketing podcast to continue his coaching on the vital fundamentals of sales that every entrepreneur should know.</p> <p>From test questions, to handling concerns, to actually closing the sale, Tom expertly te ... Show More

In this Beyond the Deal mini-sode, Nasdaq Chair and CEO Adena Friedman and Thoma Bravo Managing Partner and Nasdaq Board Member Holden Spaht discuss Adena’s thirty-year career at Nasdaq, how changing jobs can develop your management style, and how you can literally look for luck ... Show More

Jim and Devin are back together on this latest episode, talking about Exits for portfolio companies.  How do we time our exits? Do we get unsolicited offers or do we take them to market? When does management get involved? These are just a few of the questions that we answer on th ... Show More

In this episode we talk to Tom Williams, CEO of DealPoint. Deals that will never close come at a huge opportunity cost to B2B sales teams. Tom shares how proactive, ongoing disqualification leads to more successful sales teams. He breaks down how to disqualify bad deals at every ... Show More

We’re continuing our conversation with Ankur Shah, ex-CFO of Careem, the largest venture-backed exit in our region. If you haven’t heard it yet, you can listen to Part I in your podcast app, where we talk about his insights on recent market conditions and his 3T framework. On Par ... Show More

Welcome to another episode of the Natural Born Leader Podcast! In today's episode, I'm diving into a topic that's not just crucial for my sales team but for every entrepreneur out there. It's all about mastering the art of communicating your value proposition. Join me as I break ... Show More