The VCM Playbook: 3 Pillars for Search CEOs to Maximize Exit Value
Search CEOs: Stop VCM friction. Learn 3 actionable pillars to recruit niche operators, engineer alignment with shared KPIs, and guarantee maximum EBITDA for your exit multiple.
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- 27 Oct 2025
The Operating Partner Pathway: From Fractional to Investor-Trusted
The Operating Partner Pathway by Five Experts helps fractional executives and experienced operators move from short-term projects to investor-trusted roles. Build credibility, visibility, and a repeatable value creation framework in three live founder-led sessions.
- 10 Oct 2025
Investor Partnerships for Search CEOs: How to Lead With Alignment, Not Approval
Learn how Search and ETA CEOs can turn investor relationships into value-creation partnerships. Discover best practices for communication, trust-building, and post-acquisition alignment that drive stronger board dynamics and faster growth.
- 10 Oct 2025
Culture After the Close: How to Build the Company You Actually Bought
When you acquire a business, you’re not just buying financials, contracts, or customers — you’re inheriting a culture. And whether you recognize it on day one or not, that culture will determine how fast (or how painfully) your value creation plan takes hold.
- 8 Oct 2025
Building Culture in the First 90 Days After Acquisition: Lessons for Search CEOs
When a new CEO steps into a company after acquisition, they inherit more than financial statements and customer contracts — they inherit a culture they didn’t create. And in the ETA world, where leadership transitions are often abrupt, how you handle those first 90 days determines whether people lean in… or pull back.
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