In a special episode of Behind the Deal live from Miami at Thoma Bravo’s Annual Meeting in March 2025, Thoma Bravo Managing Partner Seth Boro welcomes two prominent leaders in the cybersecurity industry: Jill Popelka, CEO of Darktrace, and Joe Levy, CEO of Sophos. Cybersecurity has been a focus of Thoma Bravo's investment strategy since 2008, driven by the g ... Show More
Jul 2025
Beyond Building NextGen Healthcare’s Successful Remote-First Company and Culture with David Sides
In the Beyond the Deal mini-sode with Thoma Bravo’s A.J. Rohde and Peter Hernandez, hear NextGen Healthcare CEO David Sides explain his approach to leadership, inspired by his family’s medical roots, and how NextGen Healthcare grew into one of the most trustworthy companies in Am ... Show More
19m 55s
Dec 2024
Ep. 144: “Be Strategic” – A Systems Approach to Asset Management with Jonathan C. Thomas, PE, CEM, CRL of Building Maintenance Optimization Consultants, Inc.
Jonathan C. Thomas, PE, CEM, CRL is President at Building Maintenance Optimization Consultants, Inc. (BMOC) where he is passionate about supporting FM organizations that manage portfolios of buildings for their full life cycles. Mike Petrusky asks Jon how organizations can use a ... Show More
21m 15s
Oct 2024
Back to First Principles | Productiv CTO Ashish Aggarwal
<p>Everyone knows the era of growth at all costs is over, but where does that leave us? And specifically, where does that leave founders? The answer is straightforward: founders have to start thinking like business people. <br/><br/>This week, Conor Bronsdon interviews Ashish Agg ... Show More
38m 45s
Apr 2024
Ep. 302: "You Have a Role" – Social Sciences for Successful Workplace Strategies with Leigh Stringer of Perkins&Will and Jomal McNeal & Stephen Smith of REWORC
Leigh Stringer is Global Director of Advisory Services at Perkins&Will, Jomal McNeal is VP of Customer Solutions and Stephen Smith is VP of People Analytics at REWORC where they are passionate about aligning people, place and process for the ultimate workplace experience. Mike Pe ... Show More
29m 19s
Feb 2025
A more compassionate capitalism, with Cotopaxi’s Davis Smith
<p>Cotopaxi founder Davis Smith believes business can be a force for change. He built a world-class outdoor brand around a simple but powerful motto: Do Good. In this conversation with host Jeff Berman, Smith shares the spark of inspiration that set Cotopaxi in motion, the hard-w ... Show More
30m 36s
Oct 2024
#103 Dan Martell’s Secrets to Scale: Build, Delegate, and Buy Back Your Time
In episode 103 of The Grant Mitt Podcast, Dan Martell dives into his journey of building a $100M business from scratch, sharing the mindset shifts and strategies that fueled his success. He breaks down his unique approach to "buying back your time," teaching entrepreneurs how to ... Show More
45m 15s
Dec 2023
Who should be in charge of AI?
This week, the story of a very brief, very absurd revolution at the world’s leading artificial intelligence company, OpenAI. And we try to answer the quite real question that might be animating all of the drama.
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56m 45s
Aug 2024
Succeeding as an introvert, building zero-to-one, and why you should PM your career like you PM your product | Deb Liu (CEO of Ancestry, ex-Facebook, PayPal, eBay)
<p><strong>Deb Liu</strong> is the CEO of Ancestry and former longtime VP of Product at Facebook. At Facebook, Deb led the creation of Facebook Marketplace, developed the first mobile ad product for apps, built the company’s games business, and launched Facebook Pay. She’s also h ... Show More
1h 11m