Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Scott Becker - beckerprivateequityandbusiness.com
Latest episode: Sat Dec 13 2025
Discussions about private equity and business with Scott Becker
300 total episodes
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- Dec13Carvana is in First Gear 12-13-252mins
- Dec13Private Equity in Healthcare: Current Trends & Issues 12-13-259mins
- Dec13U.S. Jobs Claims Jump 12-13-251min
- Dec12Lululemon: Ding Dong the Witch is Dead 12-12-252mins
- Dec12Evaluating Talent and Building Strong Team with David Pivnick, Partner at McGuireWoods LLP 12-12-2515mins
- Dec12Oracle Gets Crushed 12-12-252mins
- Dec11The State of Private Equity in Healthcare with Amber Walsh of McGuireWoods LLP 12-11-2518mins
- Dec11SpaceX Shoots for the Moon 12-11-253mins
- Dec10Startups & Fire Starters 12-10-252mins
- Dec10The 5 Big Stories of the Week 12-10-253mins
- Dec9Medline Goes Public 12-9-252mins
- Dec9CEO of the Month: Stacy DiStefano of Consulting for Human Services 12-9-2521mins
- Dec9IBM Tries to Become a Player Again 12-9-252mins
- Dec8Leadership, Mentorship, and Building Winning Teams with Lori Beth Irvin of LBIngenuity 12-8-2525mins
- Dec8Mark Zuckerburg: A Story of Grit & Resilience 12-8-253mins
- Dec6Leadership Insights for 2026 with David Pivnick of McGuireWoods 12-6-2515mins
- Dec6Netflix Takes a Big Swing at the Plate 12-6-253mins
- Dec5Strategic Insights for Healthcare and Private Equity in 2026 with Holly Buckley of McGuireWoods 12-5-258mins
- Dec56 Notes on the Largest Market Cap Companies 12-5-252mins
- Dec4Ben Johnson, Eliot Moskow, & Tim Donohue 12-4-253mins
- Dec4January Founder of the Month: Brian Taylor of Thinkspan 12-4-2531mins
- Dec4The 5 Steps to Building a Business 12-4-253mins
- Dec3Leadership Insights and Growth Strategies with Jim Feinstein of ENT Partners 12-3-2516mins
- Dec35 Observations on the 5 Big Market Cap Companies 12-3-253mins
- Dec2Bitcoin & Leverage 12-2-253mins
- Dec2Building Value Through ESOPs and Long Term Strategy with Thomas Mallon of Perpetuate Capital 12-2-2522mins
- Dec2Building Great Businesses: 10 Key Concepts 12-2-2512mins
- Dec1It’s Not Just 10,000 Hours 12-1-253mins
- Dec1Howard Klieger on Building True Wealth Through Planning and Behavior 12-1-2533mins
- Dec1Becker Business Media Standout Company of the Year: Google Alphabet 12-1-253mins
- Nov28Apple Keeps Rocking On 11-28-251min
- Nov28Palantir Keeps Surging 11-28-251min
- Nov2810 Tech Stocks You Need to Own 11-28-251min
- Nov26Innovation, Leadership and Gratitude in Healthcare Law with Amber Walsh of McGuireWoods LLP 11-26-2513mins
- Nov26Tesla Keeps Overcoming Obstacles 11-26-251min
- Nov26Alphabet Google Surges 11-26-251min
- Nov26Uban Outfitters is Soaring 11-26-25
- Nov26What Do NVIDIA and Carvana Have in Common? 11-26-252mins
- Nov255 More Stories We Are Following Today 11-25-251min
- Nov2510 Stories We Are Following Today 11-25-252mins
- Nov24The Markets Surge + Tesla & Google 11-24-251min
- Nov24The Accessibility of Very Successful People 11-24-251min
- Nov24Expensive Gifts Are a Bad Flex 11-24-251min
- Nov243 Quick Business News Stories 11-24-251min
- Nov22Rebounding & Improving 11-22-251min
- Nov22Oracle & Bitcoin 11-22-251min
- Nov22Survive & Advance and the American Dream 11-22-252mins
- Nov21Legal Trends, Deal Activity, and Chicago Sports with David Pivnick of McGuireWoods LLP 11-21-2511mins
- Nov21Restoration Hardware Surges 11-21-25
- Nov21Walmart, Exact Sciences, & Verizon 11-21-251min
- Nov21The Magnificent 7: A Mixed Bag 11-21-25
- Nov215 Stories We Are Following Today 11-21-251min
- Nov20“Are You On or Off the Bus?” with Liz Hutson of EGH, LLC 11-20-259mins
- Nov20The 3 Main Reasons Why Physicians Sell Their Practices to Private Equity 11-20-252mins
- Nov19Top Stories We Are Following Today 11-19-252mins
- Nov19Realtor of the Month: Paula Avenaim of Baird & Warner 11-19-2513mins
- Nov19The Bitcoin Loser Story 11-19-251min
- Nov19Should You Retire at 35? 11-19-252mins
- Nov18Business Leader in the Spotlight: Ranil Herath of Shorelight 11-18-2521mins
- Nov184 Half Truths 11-18-253mins
- Nov18Should We Have Medicare for All? 11-18-251min
- Nov18“The U.S. is so Rich” 11-18-251min
- Nov17Building Success in Southeast Florida Real Estate with Jake Geleerd of Tortoise Properties 11-17-2515mins
- Nov172 Awful Pieces of Advice from Twitter 11-17-252mins
- Nov17The Largest Companies by Revenue + More Awful Financial Advice 11-17-252mins
- Nov17The 3 Biggest Market Cap Companies + Horrible Financial Advice 11-17-252mins
- Nov15The Worst Sales Technique Ever 11-15-252mins
- Nov15StubHub Crashes + More 11-15-251min
- Nov14“No Good News: Part 2” 11-14-251min
- Nov14No Good News: 5 Stories We Are Following This Morning 11-14-251min
- Nov13How Do You Know When a Stock is Going to Crash? 11-13-25
- Nov13Bob Iger & Disney 11-13-251min
- Nov13Capitalism & Entrepreneurship Are Still the Best Systems 11-13-251min
- Nov134 Quick Stories We Are Following Today 11-13-252mins
- Nov13Technology Leader of the Month: Scott Bauer, CEO, Mosaic Processing 11-13-2515mins
- Nov12Small Business Owner of the Month: Matt Litzelfelner, President & Owner, A One Towing 11-12-2518mins
- Nov12Chipotle, Golf, & Blame 11-12-251min
- Nov11Chipotle: Is it the Economy or is it Leadership? 11-11-251min
- Nov11The 4 Largest Private Equity Fund Companies & Their Stock Results YTD 11-11-251min
- Nov11Rivian Motors + Tesla & Lucid 11-11-252mins
- Nov115 Quick Stories We’re Watching This Morning 11-11-251min
- Nov10Using AI to Power Custom Treatments for Rare Diseases with Steven Ringel of Nome Therapeutics 11-10-2510mins
- Nov10A Rebound Day 11-10-251min
- Nov10How Subsidies Drive Up Costs in Education and Healthcare 11-10-252mins
- Nov10Health Insurers Take it on the Chin as a Deal Comes Together in D.C. 11-10-252mins
- Nov10Surgery Partners Drops 24% 11-10-251min
- Nov1020 Stories We Are Following This Morning 11-10-256mins
- Nov85 Quick Notes for This Weekend 11-8-253mins
- Nov8Kanye, Tucker, and the World is Crazy 11-8-253mins
- Nov7My Own Government Shutdown 11-7-251min
- Nov78 Stories Defining This Week 11-7-253mins
- Nov74 Stocks Getting Crushed 11-7-251min
- Nov6Lessons Learned from the Great One 11-6-251min
- Nov6A Special Shout Out to Middle-Aged Entrepreneurs 11-6-251min
- Nov6Job Cuts Are Hitting Hard 11-6-251min
- Nov5Business Leader of the Month: Joseph Calvanico of J2C Valuation 11-5-2515mins
- Nov5Zohran Mamdani and BIg City Politics 11-5-253mins
- Nov53 Quick Notes 11-5-251min
- Nov57 Stories We Are Following Today 11-5-252mins
- Nov5Cars Not Boats 11-5-251min
- Nov4Founder of the Month: Ahmad Popalyar of Succession Executive Search 11-4-2523mins
- Nov43 Signs That We’re Close to the Apocalypse 11-4-253mins
- Nov4How to Know We’re at a Market High 11-4-251min
- Nov4Palantir, Blackstone, & Rude People 11-4-252mins
- Nov3CEOs of the Month: Ken Motew and Michael Motew, CEOs at Mo2 Properties 11-3-2535mins
- Nov3Closing Loops 11-3-252mins
- Nov3A Note to Entrepreneurs & Founders 11-3-252mins
- Nov3CEO Pay: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly 11-3-251min
- Nov312 Stories We Are Following to Start the Week 11-3-254mins
- Nov1Carlyle Group & Private Equity Strikes Out 11-1-252mins
- Nov1It’s Not the Economy, Stupid 11-1-251min
- Nov1The Amazon Empire Strikes Back 11-1-252mins
- Oct31Cigna’s Stock Tanks 10-31-251min
- Oct31Personal Training & Customer Service 10-31-251min
- Oct31Carvana Crashes 10-31-252mins
- Oct30Sports, Strategy, and Standouts with David Pivnick of McGuireWoods LLP 10-30-2519mins
- Oct305 Quick Notes 10-30-252mins
- Oct30Politics & Immigration 10-30-253mins
- Oct307 Stories We Are Following Today 10-30-251min
- Oct29Building Value and Flexibility in Private Equity with Craig Levy, Founder of KOM Advisers 10-29-2513mins
- Oct29Boeing, Nokia, Trump, & Intel 10-29-251min
- Oct29Several Companies Hit the Layoff Button 10-29-251min
- Oct297 Stories We Are Following Today 10-29-252mins
- Oct28Leadership Lessons in Healthcare and Law with Holly Buckley of McGuireWoods LLP 10-28-2511mins
- Oct28Individual Investments 10-28-254mins
- Oct28Private Equity & Co-Investing 10-28-254mins
- Oct28Is AI Making Our Students Dumber? 10-28-252mins
- Oct27AI, Data, and the Next Wave of Startup Success with David Friedman of Abstrax Tech 10-27-2516mins
- Oct274 Quick Notes 10-27-252mins
- Oct27The Magnificent Seven 10-27-251min
- Oct275 Stories We Are Following Currently 10-27-253mins
- Oct25Amazon, Apple, & My Physical Fitness 10-25-252mins
- Oct25Meta Platforms, Google, Apple, & Microsoft 10-25-252mins
- Oct25Grindr Surges 10-25-251min
- Oct24Target Attacks Layoffs 10-24-251min
- Oct24Intel May Be the Biggest Surprise of the Year 10-24-251min
- Oct24Markets Jump on Good Inflation News 10-24-251min
- Oct23The Importance of Buy-In During Change with Liz Hutson of EGH, LLC 10-23-257mins
- Oct233 Quick Thoughts for Today 10-23-251min
- Oct237 Business Concepts We Love 10-23-254mins
- Oct23Self Actualization & Busyness 10-23-251min
- Oct2315 Stories We Are Following Today 10-23-254mins
- Oct23Golf is Not My Friend: 3 Quick Thoughts 10-23-251min
- Oct22The Dodgers vs Bluejays: World Series Preview with David Pivnick of McGuireWoods LLP 10-22-2516mins
- Oct22Small Failures Are Fine 10-22-251min
- Oct22Channel Capacity 10-22-251min
- Oct22How to Get Wealthy 10-22-251min
- Oct225 Quick Stories We Are Following Today 10-22-252mins
- Oct21AI Founder of the Month: Sriram Muralidharan 10-21-2514mins
- Oct21Get Out of Bed & Get Going 10-21-251min
- Oct21Oracle & Salesforce 10-21-251min
- Oct217 Stories We Are Following Today 10-21-252mins
- Oct20Apple Bounces Back: The 3 Big Market Cap Stocks 10-20-251min
- Oct20The Worst Financial Advice You Can Get 10-20-252mins
- Oct20SoundHound AI & Schadenfreude 10-20-251min
- Oct20hims & hers Tanks on Friday 10-20-251min
- Oct19Sports Talk and Insights with David Pivnick of McGuireWoods LLP 10-19-2516mins
- Oct18Inside the Healthcare Deal Market with Craig Sager of Provident Healthcare Partners 10-18-2512mins
- Oct18Goals & the 2 Week Golf Break 10-18-252mins
- Oct18Auto Loan Defaults Rise 10-18-252mins
- Oct18Bitcoin is Falling, Oh My! 10-18-251min
- Oct17How AI and Branding Are Reshaping Healthcare Marketing with Kathy Gaughran of Healthcare Success Strategies 10-17-2513mins
- Oct17Open AI, the AI Bubble & the International Monetary Fund 10-17-251min
- Oct17MacKenzie Scott Partially Divorces Amazon 10-17-251min
- Oct17Walmart vs. Amazon 10-17-251min
- Oct16AI Leader of the Month: Sharon Easterling, Founder of Upskillz LLC 10-16-2512mins
- Oct165 Different Stocks We Are Following Closely 10-16-251min
- Oct16The Market Turns South 10-16-251min
- Oct16The Big Banks & Money Managers vs. Private Equity Funds 10-16-252mins
- Oct16The Defense of Metrics 10-16-252mins
- Oct15Rethinking Work-Life Balance with Amber Walsh of McGuireWoods LLP 10-15-2513mins
- Oct15Market Gains, Stellantis, and LVMH: 3 More Stories We Are Following Today 10-15-251min
- Oct15You can still have success after 30! Are you kidding me? 10-15-251min
- Oct158 Quick Stories We Are Following This Morning 10-15-253mins
- Oct15CEO of the Month: Alyssa J. Rapp of Empower Aesthetics 10-15-2525mins
- Oct14Lawyer of the Month: David Pivnick of McGuireWoods LLP 10-14-2512mins
- Oct14It’s Not the Income, It’s the Expense Management 10-14-251min
- Oct14GM Takes a Big Hit 10-14-251min
- Oct14Why Do the Stocks That I Invest In Always Get Crushed? 10-14-251min
- Oct145 Stories We Are Following This Morning 10-14-251min
- Oct13Ferrari Tanks 10-13-251min
- Oct13President Trump is Having a Hell of a Week: 3 Quick Points 10-13-251min
- Oct1310 Stocks Getting Hammered 10-13-251min
- Oct13AI: Practical Growth & Use Cases 10-13-2536mins
- Oct12Start Ups: Best Ideas for Founders 10-12-2535mins
- Oct11Private Equity: The State of the Deal Market 10-11-2533mins
- Oct11Watch Your Spending, Markets Are Tanking 10-11-25
- Oct11Everything’s Tanking 10-11-251min
- Oct11Remembering a Force of Nature: Lessons from Myrna Siegel 10-11-252mins
- Oct10Signs of Optimism in Healthcare Private Equity with Amber Walsh of McGuireWoods LLP 10-10-256mins
- Oct10Midday Update 10-10-251min
- Oct10I’m Not Taking the Late Invite 10-10-252mins
- Oct10The Challenges of Self Censorship 10-10-254mins
- Oct1010 Stories We Are Following Today 10-10-252mins
- Oct9How AI Is Transforming Cybersecurity with Sai Huda, CEO of CyberCatch 10-9-2518mins
- Oct9The Concept of “Deep Work” 10-9-253mins
- Oct9Ferrari, Maserati, & Porsche All Take it On the Chin 10-9-252mins
- Oct9“Are You Seeing Two Cups?” 10-9-253mins
- Oct9A Tale of Two Economies: The Rich and the Poor 10-9-254mins
- Oct8Investing in the Future of Healthcare Innovation with Chris Palmieri of Winter Street Ventures 10-8-2510mins
- Oct8Opendoor Technologies & MicroStrategy 10-8-251min
- Oct8Automakers Face Market Turbulence 10-8-251min
- Oct84 Stories We Are Following Today 10-8-252mins
- Oct8“We Make a Living by What We Get, But We Make a Life by What We Give” 10-8-252mins
- Oct7Is the Healthcare Apocalypse Upon Us? 10-7-252mins
- Oct7Peloton, Starbucks, & Lucid Motors 10-7-251min
- Oct710 Stories We Are Following Today 10-7-252mins
- Oct7Start Ups, AI + Moderated Business Growth Call 10-7-25105mins
- Oct6Leadership, Family, and Purpose with Bart Walker of McGuireWoods LLP 10-6-259mins
- Oct6Palantir, Carvana, Amazon, hims & hers, Grindr, & More 10-6-252mins
- Oct6AI, Venture Capital, & Crashes 10-6-252mins
- Oct6Can Private Equity Save Retirement? 10-6-251min
- Oct63 Stories We Are Following Today 10-6-252mins
- Oct5Meggan Bushee of Crossroads Treatment Centers on Leadership & Substance Use Treatment 10-5-2515mins
- Oct4Building the Future of Natural Medicine with Matt Brockmeier 10-4-259mins
- Oct4Grindr Goes Soft 10-4-253mins
- Oct4Opendoor Technologies’ Stock Surge 10-4-251min
- Oct4Shout-Out to 3 Great Leaders 10-4-251min
- Oct3Building Value in Executive Search with Travis Guerra of ONWARD Headhunting 10-3-255mins
- Oct3Private Equity Owned Hospitals 10-3-252mins
- Oct3Pay Down Your Debts When the Market Goes Up 10-3-251min
- Oct39 Stories We Are Following This Week 10-3-253mins
- Oct2Investing in Innovation at Mount Sinai Ventures with Nina Williams 10-2-2512mins
- Oct2Jobs & Unemployment 10-2-252mins
- Oct2The Mel Robbins “Let Them” Theory & Don’t Water Dead Plants 10-2-251min
- Oct2Tesla vs. Rivian 10-2-251min
- Oct1Sharing the Luxury of Yachts with Ted Widen 10-1-2529mins
- Oct1Trying to Stay Motivated for 30+ Years 10-1-252mins
- Oct1Are Robinhood and hims & hers the Next Amazon? 10-1-251min
- Oct1Ford & Tesla on the Rise 10-1-251min
- Oct1The Government Shuts Down 10-1-251min
- Sep3015 Headlines: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly 9-30-253mins
- Sep30Navigating Fair Market Value in Healthcare Deals with VMG Health Leaders 9-30-2522mins
- Sep30EV Credits Are Ending: What’s Happening with Tesla, Rivian, and Lucid Motors 9-30-252mins
- Sep30Starbucks: Say it Isn’t So 9-30-251min
- Sep303 Stories We Are Following Today 9-30-251min
- Sep29Helping Healthcare Practices Find the Right Space with Mark Brodson of Resource Commercial Advisors 9-29-258mins
- Sep29The Rich & the Super Rich 9-29-251min
- Sep293 Stocks We Own Having a Bad Month 9-29-251min
- Sep29You Better Get Started in Your 20s & 30s 9-29-251min
- Sep298 Stories We Are Following Today 9-29-253mins
- Sep28Building a Patient-First Podiatry Practice with Dr. Adam Shapiro 9-28-2512mins
- Sep27Insights on Capital Markets and Leadership with Stephen Older of McGuireWoods LLP 9-27-258mins
- Sep27Intel on Fire 9-27-251min
- Sep27Are There Too Many Private Equity Funds & the Stagnation of PE Returns 9-27-253mins
- Sep26Balancing Law, Leadership, and Family with Bart Walker of McGuireWoods LLP 9-26-2510mins
- Sep26I’m Not That Old, Claire 9-26-252mins
- Sep26“I Get to Do This” vs. “I Have to Do This” 9-26-252mins
- Sep26RH: The Best & Most Obnoxious Store in America 9-26-251min
- Sep26The PCE Comes in as Expected 9-26-251min
- Sep25Alibaba, Opendoor Technologies, & Khosla Ventures 9-25-252mins
- Sep25Tesla, Astera Labs, & KKR 9-25-251min
- Sep25The Markets, Starbucks, & Intel 9-25-251min
- Sep24Deal Trends, AI, and Emerging Opportunities in Healthcare with Holly Buckley of McGuireWoods LLP 9-24-255mins
- Sep24Cleveland Sports Are on a Roll: The Guardians, the Browns, & David Stafman 9-24-253mins
- Sep24The Alibaba Group: A Few Things to Know 9-24-251min
- Sep24NVIDIA & Oracle 9-24-251min
- Sep24Opendoor Technologies & Khosla Ventures 9-24-251min
- Sep24Tesla, Astera Labs, & PE Heavyweight KKR 9-24-251min
- Sep23Strengthening Healthcare Deals with Financial Diligence and Compliance 9-23-2515mins
- Sep23“I Hate Clients That Treat You Like a Vendor” 9-23-252mins
- Sep23The One Big Beautiful Jimmy Kimmel Survey 9-23-252mins
- Sep23Palantir Technologies Resurges 9-23-251min
- Sep23Apple Closes the Gap on Microsoft 9-23-251min
- Sep22Starting with the End in Mind with Liz Hutson of EGH, LLC 9-22-256mins
- Sep22H-1B Visa Action 9-22-253mins
- Sep22Choking in Golf: The Scott Becker Story 9-22-252mins
- Sep22The Magnificent 7 & Their YTD Results 9-22-251min
- Sep229 Stories We Are Following Today 9-22-253mins
- Sep20Oracle Healthcare’s Transformation with David Feinberg and Seema Verma 9-20-252mins
- Sep20Shout Out to Five Inspiring Leaders: Nancy Temple, Robert Benun, Howard Sutker, Travis Guerra, & Micheal Weis 9-20-253mins
- Sep20CorroHealth and Patrick Leonard’s Remarkable Growth 9-20-252mins
- Sep20Shout-Out to the Leadership of SkyBridge 9-20-252mins
- Sep19Private Equity, Startups, and AI Virtual Conference Preview 9-19-252mins
- Sep19The Key to Selling 9-19-251min
- Sep19Every Dog Has its Day: The Keith Radner & Michael Kraut Story 9-19-253mins
- Sep195 Big Stories We Are Following This Week 9-19-252mins
- Sep18Intel and Cracker Barrel: A Tale of Two Cities 9-18-252mins
- Sep18Is A New Rust Belt Coming? 9-18-253mins
- Sep18Unemployment vs. Inflation 9-18-252mins
- Sep185 Stories We’re Following Today 9-18-254mins
- Sep17Healthcare Law, Private Equity, and Service with John Saran, Partner at Holland & Knight LLP10mins
- Sep1714 Technology & Business Stories We Are Watching 9-17-258mins
- Sep17Cocaine Makes a Comeback + 7 Other Stories 9-17-254mins
- Sep16Lessons from IBM Watson Health with Doug Meil, Software Architect and Author 9-16-2514mins
- Sep16The Economy: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly 9-16-253mins
- Sep16Lucid Group & Target Remain in the Doldrums 9-16-252mins
- Sep16Tesla, Apple, Oracle, & NASDAQ 9-16-252mins
- Sep15Building a Client-First Law Firm with Michael Weis and Michael Burney of Weis & Burney Law Firm 9-15-2523mins
- Sep15The Growing Disconnect Between the Stock Market & the Real World 9-15-254mins
- Sep15“Private Equity vs. Venture Capital vs. the S&P 500” 9-15-254mins
- Sep15Startups: 3 Key Points 9-15-252mins
- Sep1515 Stories We Are Following This Week 9-15-255mins
- Sep125 Big Stories This Week 9-12-252mins
- Sep124 AI Stocks + Netflix 9-12-252mins
- Sep11High Unemployment & High Deficit 9-11-252mins
- Sep11Political Assassination Has No Place Here 9-11-252mins
- Sep11Jobless Claims, Tesla, & Oracle Surge 9-11-252mins
- Sep11KKR Doesn’t Disappoint 9-11-252mins
- Sep10Apple & Google Provide Some Excitement 9-10-252mins